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Powerful solutions built on simplicity

Powerful solutions built on simplicity

Fri, Feb, 26 2010

Buying tickets for buses operated by UK public transport company Arriva has got easier thanks to the introduction of a mobile-phone ticketing solution from mBlox and Concept Data Technologies.

M-Pesa success story continues

M-Pesa success story continues

Mon, Jan, 25 2010

Having overcome attacks on its non-bank business model, Kenyan mobile phone payments service M-Pesa continues to forge ahead at an impressive pace. With its long-delayed UK-Kenya remittance now in place, M-Pesa appears set to achieve more significant user and transaction growth in 2010.

Mobile security threat looms large

Mobile security threat looms large

Mon, Jan, 25 2010

Banks are offering mobile banking in their droves, a service made increasingly attractive to customers by web-enabled smartphones such the iPhone. But, as 41st Parameter’s Ori Eisen explains to EPI, history has shown that fraud follows payments innovations. Mobile banking will be no exception, he warns.

VoiceCash gets European banking licence boost

VoiceCash gets European banking licence boost

Tue, Dec, 22 2009

Mobile money transfer specialist VoiceCash Group (VCG) has marked a significant milestone in its ambitious growth strategy with the award of a European banking license to its newly-formed subsidiary VoiceCash Bank.

IAMTN bestows top honour on Mi-Pay

IAMTN bestows top honour on Mi-Pay

Tue, Dec, 22 2009

Mi-Pay’s claim to be among the leaders in the rapidly developing global mobile phonebased money transfer market has received a major boost with its selection by the International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN) as the “Most Innovative Company in Money Transfers.”

VeriFone intros iPhone card-present solution

VeriFone intros iPhone card-present solution

Tue, Dec, 22 2009

Mobile payments applications harnessing the versatility of Apple’s iPhone continue to come thick and fast. Among the latest is PAYware Mobile, a solution from US payment systems vendor VeriFone which trumpets that it puts “mainstream payment processing capabilities” in the hands of small business merchants.

GSMA accelerates development grant initiative

GSMA accelerates development grant initiative

Wed, Nov, 18 2009

Furthering its Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) project, mobile network operator body the GSM Association (GSMA) has awarded six grants from a $12.5 million fund financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Amazon takes 1-Click mobile

Amazon takes 1-Click mobile

Mon, Oct, 26 2009

Reinforcing the significance of mobile payments as a mainstream channel, Amazon.com has launched Amazon Mobile Payments Service (Amazon MPS), a mobile web service incorporating the internet retail giant’s 1-Click checkout functionality.

A market being driven by innovations

A market being driven by innovations

Mon, Oct, 26 2009

In a series of interviews with Latin American market players and analysts, Robin Arnfield explores innovative developments being driven by the region’s need to provide banking services to its unbanked millions.

Mi-Pay enthuses over prospects

Mi-Pay enthuses over prospects

Mon, Oct, 26 2009

Marking its fifth anniversary, UK-based mobile payments services provider Mi-Pay has put out a strong positive message on the mobile channel’s future, emphasising that, while global recession has left its mark on many industries, it has also acted as a catalyst for mobile-based financial service adoption.

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