Many of you have likely seen that Target recently announced the launch of their mobile coupon program, enabling consumers to view and redeem coupons using .
Up until now, the question has been "How can a mobile operator help me accept payments from mobile subscribers"? Collecting payments for applications & services .
After having a chance to review all the marketing brochures I
collected at the GSMA conference last week I found one from a company focused
on Proximity .
I have finally had a chance to write-up a recap from GSMA
Mobile World Congress from Barcelona, which was a great conference in spite of
the cold .
Breaking News
Boost for Mobile Banking for the Unbanked as CGAP, DFID Announce New Partnership CGAP, an independent microfinance center based at the World Bank, today announced a new partnership with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to expand ongoing global efforts to use information and communication technologies (ICT), especially mobile phones, to increase access to basic financial services for the poor. In addition
Orascom Telecom could acquire microfinance bank Orascom Telecom, parent organisation of Pakistan’s leading cellular company, is in talks to acquire a microfinance bank in order to enter the financial business and strengthen its appearance in the country. The News has learnt that a delegation of Orascom comprising almost seven members including the former CEO Mobilink Zohair Khaliq
Mobile Banking Provider, YellowPepper, Supported 47 Million Financial Transactions Through Mobile In 2009 YellowPepper, a provider of mobile financial services in Latin America, hasannounced that the company supported 47 million transactions in 2009, and is well on track to surpass the number in the current year. The company offers solutions and capabilities on which financial institutions, retailers and both banked and unbanked consumers rely
What will it take to make mobile payments mainstream in the US? The tech industry’s been talking about mobile payments for years, and I find the whole discussion fascinating. Not just the potential and the rhetoric, but the gap that exists between the two. I even spent a year working at a yet-to-launch mobile payments company, BillToMobile. But to be honest, we’re still
With Mobile Model Playing Well in India, Citi Turns to U.S. A mobile payments business model Citigroup Inc. tested in India has proven a hit among all the key players, even wireless carriers.Observers have often said that U.S. carriers, well known for maintaining strict control of their hardware and pricing, would be unwilling to support payments chips in their phones without a cut