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11-Mar-10
Boost for Mobile Banking for the Unbanked as CGAP, DFID Announce New Partnership
Housed at the World Bank, CGAP Technology Program working for poor people to get safe ways to send, receive, and save money. Read more...
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| Mobile Banking, Americas, CGAP, Microfinance, DFID, Department for International Development | |
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11-Mar-10
Mobile Banking Provider, YellowPepper, Supported 47 Million Financial Transactions Through Mobile In 2009
YellowPepper, a provider of mobile financial services in Latin America, has announced that the company supported 47 million transactions in 2009, and is well on track to surpass the number in the current year. Read more...
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| Mobile Banking, Americas, Western Union, Fundamo, South America, YellowPepper | |
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11-Mar-10
What will it take to make mobile payments mainstream in the US?
Steven Klebe, a payments expert, describes the various mobile payment models being rolled out in the U.S. and discusses what will it take make mobile payments mainstream in the marketplace.. Read more...
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| Americas, Mobile Payment, Zong, U.S., BillToMobile | |
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11-Mar-10
With Mobile Model Playing Well in India, Citi Turns to U.S.
Citi has recently completed a successful mobile, NFC based, payments trial in Bangalore India. In the trial, over 3,000 participants were provided subsidies to purchase Nokia handsets with NFC chips that supported contactless payment functionality. Citi feels that the trial was successful, with participants actively using the service and the business case being validated for mobile payments. With this success, Citi will look to take the learnings from the trial and apply them to the market in the U.S.. Read more...
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| Mobile Banking, NFC, Contactless Payments, APAC, Americas, Mobile Payment, Citi, India, U.S., Citi Group | |
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10-Mar-10
Media owners cash in on the goldrush for Mobile Marketing apps
Alex Blyth reports on how the smartphone boom is opening up a fast-growing new revenue stream, as media firms rush to create mobile apps for their content. Plus: Media Week rates ten of the latest media owner apps. Read more...
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| Mobile Commerce, EMEA, Americas, Mobile Marketing, UK | |
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10-Mar-10
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Releases Whitepaper on Rich Media Mobile Advertising
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has published a new whitepaper on Rich Media Mobile Advertising. The whitepaper aims to educate the mobile marketing industry about currently available Rich Media mobile ad units.. Read more...
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| Mobile Commerce, Americas, Mobile Marketing, MMA, Mobile Marketing Association | |
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10-Mar-10
An App for Donating Money While You Shop - CauseWorld
Advertisers like Procter & Gamble, Citi and Kraft have signed up with CauseWorld, a mobile donation app for iPhone and Android users. Shoppers can use the app to check in at retail locations to earn "karma points". Karma points can be donated to a variety of causes and charities. The advertises will then make the actual cash donation.. Read more...
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| Mobile Commerce, Americas, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Donation, CauseWorld, Procter & Gamble, Citi and Kraft | |
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10-Mar-10
TransferTo team up with hyperWALLET to offer international airtime recharge in Canada
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| Americas, Canada, Air Time Transfer, hyperWALLET, Air Time, International Recharge, TransferTo, Recharge | |
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10-Mar-10
Mobey Forum publishes white paper which examines the role of the secure element in the Mobile Financial Services ecosystem
Mobey Forum is a not-for-profit organization that brings together financial institutions, mobile network operators, mobile handset manufacturers, payment processors and vendors. Its goal is to accelerate the mass-market deployment of user-friendly mobile financial services by promoting open and secure technology standards. Mobey Forum has recently produced a whitepaper that describes “Alternatives for Banks to Offer Secure Mobile Payments”. . Read more...
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| Global, Americas, Mobile Financial Services, Mobey Forum, Secure Element | |
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10-Mar-10
International air time transfer market heats up
VESTA CORPORATION LAUNCHES PREPAID.COM, A GLOBAL PAYMENT PORTAL FOR PREPAID MOBILE OPERATORS. Read more...
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| Americas, Air Time Transfer, Vesta, Air Time, International Recharge, Recharge, Prepaid.com | |
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09-Mar-10
Company Announcement: Monitise Americas to Speak at CTIA Conference in Las Vegas
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| Mobile Banking, Americas, Conference, Monitise, CTIA | |
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09-Mar-10
MoreMagic Solutions & Western Union Launch International Air-Time Recharge Service to Mexico
46,000 Western Union Agents; Retailers Throughout the United States, Canada, Worldwide; and etopuponline.com Offer Airtime TopUps for Telcel Mobile Phones . Read more...
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| Americas, Western Union, MoreMagic Solutions, Air Time Transfer, Air Time, International Recharge, Recharge, etopuponline.com | |
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08-Mar-10
Globe widens remittance corridors to Belgium, UK, US
Globe has established a partnership with Belgacom International Carrier Services (BICS) that will enable consumers in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States, to send money mobile subscribers on Globe's network in the Philippines. . Read more...
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| Mobile Money Transfer, EMEA, APAC, Americas, Philippines, UK, Mobile Operator, Belgacom, Globe, US, Belgium | |
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08-Mar-10
Open Source Banking: Innovating despite banks who remain out of touch
This is a must read for bankers...Brett King, Author of "Bank 2.0", discusses the shift banks must make in the digital economy to become more like software houses, design houses, and integrators, and the ensuing organizational and operational challenges that they face.. Read more...
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| Mobile Banking, Americas | |
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08-Mar-10
Wirelesss carriers offer a system to turn your cellphone into a payment machine
If you thought you went through money quickly before, try the Zoompass Tag. Read more...
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| NFC, Contactless Payments, Americas, Mobile Payment, Canada, Enstream, Zoompass, Robin Dua, Tag, Sticker | |
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08-Mar-10
hyperWALLET Launches Global Mobile Airtime Top-Ups
hyperWALLET, a payment solutions, announced its launch of a new global mobile airtime top-up service for the Canadian market, enabling consumers to electronically send airtime credits to mobile phones worldwide. . Read more...
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| Americas, Canada, Credit Union, hyperWALLET, Airtime Top-Up, International Recharge, TransferTo | |
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07-Mar-10
ViVOtech's President and Founder, Mohammad Khan answers five burning questions on "what’s next" with mobile payments.
In this exclusive with PYMNTS.com, ViVOtech's President and Founder, Mohammad Khan answers five burning questions on "what’s next" with mobile payments.. Read more...
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| Americas, Mobile Payment, VIVOtech, Contactless | |
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07-Mar-10
VeriFone Brings Out The Big Guns In Its War With Square: Apple Stores
PAYware Mobile, a payment application for the iPhone, provides small businesses with a credit card processing solution. Merchants can use an iPhone add-on device to swipe and accept credit cards for mobile payments. The Payware Mobile solution is from Verifone, which is competing directly against a similar solution from Square. PAYware Mobile will be sold online, as well as in Apple's retail stores.. Read more...
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| Americas, iPhone, Mobile Payment, Twitter, Apple, Patent, Square, VeriFone, Credit Card | |
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05-Mar-10
Enstream to pilot Zoompass mobile payment sticker
Pilot participants will be able to pay for their morning coffee, gas at the pump, and lunch at a fast-food restaurants using only their mobile phones.. Read more...
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| Contactless Payments, Americas, Mobile Payment, Canada, Enstream, Zoompass | |
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04-Mar-10
SelectCore to Launch International Mobile Top-Up from Canada
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| Mobile Commerce, Americas, Canada, Remittance, Air Time, Top-Up, SelectCore | | |
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