23 May 2012
LATEST NEWS:
100G technology makes its debut in Central America Free conference calling now available in Israel Internet-free mobile Facebook, email and online chat apps platform launches... Indian telco giant taking steps into Brazil Green power solutions provider spreads into South Asia Cable agreement to bolster international connectivity in Iraq Lat Am giant looks to Netherlands to boost European footprint CSP unifying mediation systems across four Central American countries Thai operator secures wireless distribution agreement Financial services project reaching out to millions of Africans Fibre investment on the way in Algeria Android tablets gaining popularity in Southeast Asia Bharti seeking JV takeover as profits slide How an Alternative Approach to SIM Card Provisioning Helps Operators Cure t... Solar-powered learning initiative takes off in Uganda GSMA voices criticism of Indian licensing proposals Enhanced mobile broadband deploying across three Baltic countries Market developments lay the foundation for future growth in Iraq India Feels More Shockwaves from the So-called ‘2G Scandal' Overpriced broadband faces fibre challenge in Angola First commercial 4G services go live in Croatia VimpelCom sells Vietnamese assets TRAI advocates new operators entering 2G auctions Romania’s first MVNE launching imminently Indian tax change could provoke legal action from Vodafone Mobile growth slows in Iran as penetration reaches saturation point Thailand close to finalising 3G auction process Internet Exchange Points Spur Internet Growth in Emerging Markets Incoming fibre boosts investment prospects for Burundi 3G on the way in Djibouti, but competition is required Fibre, not privatisation, could be the answer for Africa’s fixed-line opera... Saudi incumbent looks abroad amidst heated domestic competition Orascom serves Algerian government with arbitration notice

Mobile Finance & NFC

Financial services project reaching out to millions of Africans

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 11:58

Enhanced financial services will soon be made available to around 5.3 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa, following the announcement of a new partnership between The MasterCard Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group...

Money transfer website to connect Czech Republic and Slovakia

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Monday, 02 April 2012 13:01

The Czech Republic and Slovakia are key growth markets within Central Europe; exports are the driving force behind both countries’ economies and foreign trade turnover is steadily growing in both markets...

Mobile money transfer service allows for cross-border transactions in Uganda

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Friday, 30 March 2012 11:19

A new money transfer service launching in Uganda will allow subscribers of one of the country’s leading operators to send and receive money across borders using just their mobile phones...

Fraud claims plague Ugandan mobile money service

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Friday, 23 March 2012 13:14

Reports from news outlets in Uganda are claiming that the African mobile giant MTN has lost billions of Ugandan shillings through fraudulent use of its mobile money service...

Somali telecoms head accused of terrorist involvement

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:43

un logo300x225The head of one of Somalia’s largest telecommunications firms has been accused by the United Nations Security Council of financing a terrorist cell with links to Al-Qaeda via hawalas, an informal system for transferring money...

New mobile payment capabilities for Orange’s MEA subscribers

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Tuesday, 06 March 2012 12:16

As mobile payments in emerging markets become ever more advanced, a new development will offer subscribers in Africa and the Middle East a full suite of high quality financial services...

Digital wallet services launching in China

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:56

 Consumer and business customers in China will soon have access to services based on Serve, a next-generation commerce technology...

Mobile insurance payment service launching in Bangladesh

Development Trends - Mobile Finance & NFC

Friday, 13 January 2012 17:47

A major Bangladeshi cellular service provider has launched a mobile insurance premium collection service...

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