Mobile commerce platforms and associated systems and methods for converting consumer coins, cash, and/or other forms of value for use with same

A system for transferring funds to a mobile commerce account, the system comprising:

• a consumer-operated kiosk, wherein the consumer-operated kiosk includes
• a funds receiving portion configured to receive funds from a user;
• a funds counting portion configured to count the funds received from the user to determine a value;
• memory storing one or more display pages configured to receive information from the user to facilitate transferring at least a portion of the value to one or more mobile commerce accounts usable via a mobile device of the user;
• a display configured to display the one or more display pages;
• a user interface configured to receive input from the user in response to the display pages, wherein the input includes:
• identification information associated with the user, mobile commerce account information, and/or transfer value information;
• and
• at least one communication device configured to exchange information with one or more processing devices separate from the kiosk;
• and
• at least one remote computer configured to receive information from the at least one communication device, wherein the information is associated with the input received from the user, and wherein the at least one remote computer is configured to respond to the information by facilitating transfer of the portion of the value to the one or more mobile commerce accounts.

A method for transferring funds to a mobile commerce account, the method comprising:

• receiving funds from a user at a consumer-operated kiosk having a user interface;
• counting the funds at the kiosk to determine a value;
• receiving a selection from the user via the user interface of the kiosk, wherein the selection is associated with a mobile commerce account usable via a mobile device of the user;
• and
• in response to receiving the selection, sending information from the kiosk to a remote computer, wherein the information causes the remote computer to add at least a portion of the value to an amount of funds available to the user via the mobile commerce account.