Last week, we announced the winners of the 2021 Meffys awards during MEF Connect Innovators, as voted for by MEF Members and MEF Minute readers, and now we invite you to watch the recipients collect their virtual awards, presented by MEF Board Member and Executive Chairperson of iTouch Messaging Services, Waheed Adam.
The keynotes and panels from MEF Connects Innovators are also now available to watch on demand – watch this space for more featured sessions from the day.
Mobile Monetisation
Winner: Digital Virgo – Digital Virgo
The tough year 2020 has shown us that innovation is key to achieving sustainable growth. The challenges could only urge Digital Virgo to break new ground in providing Merchants of goods and services with further opportunities in monetizing their content, ticketing, audience and even physical goods.
Digital Virgo deploys a global strategy by interconnecting their expertise in monetization, digital marketing, and most importantly, mobile payment which is natively included across all their services. Their innovative solutions are focused on local adaptation with a priority in monetizing digital services regardless of the countries’ technological level or cultural specificities.
Digital Virgo’s thorough consideration for all regulatory, compliance, technological and security aspects to ensure a sustainable ecosystem makes them the ultimate partner to address novel opportunities of the Mobile Monetization market.
COVID19 Mobile Response
Winner: Infobip – COVID-19 FAQ chatbot over WhatsApp
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several public and government health organisations across the world – including Public Health England – have been faced with the challenge of providing up-to-date information quickly and at scale, while also combating the spread of coronavirus misinformation.
Infobip, as a WhatsApp Business Solution Provider, has enabled these organisations to build simple, self-service chatbots, which are easily accessible over a publicly available number. Contact with the chatbot is initiated by anyone looking for information related to COVID-19 by entering the number in their contact list and sending “Hi” to it.
This starts a dialogue with the WhatsApp chatbot where users can choose from a list of topics they would like more information on – for example the latest guidelines, travel advice, testing information etc.
Richer Customer Engagement
Winner: Sam Media – Mobio360
Mobio360 is a virtual reality streaming content service offering access to hundreds of fully immersive digital experiences, from guided tours of more than fifty world cities, to adrenaline-fueled extreme sports and activities in hundreds of exotic locations.
With the ease of accessibility that direct carrier billing brings, Sam Media provides more than 700,000 Mobio360 subscribers in Africa a window to the world.
With its engaging content, smart streaming capabilities to adjust bandwidth and built-in social sharing functionalities, Mobio360 has encouraged and inspired mobile users on the continent during a time when the pandemic kept everyone indoors.
Anzelle Robertson, Business Development Manager, Sam Media
Protecting the Mobile Consumer
Winner: Dotgo – RichOTP
RichOTP, built on Dotgo’s patent-pending technology enables brands to send One Time Passwords (OTPs) through the rich media messaging channel of RCS (Rich Communication Services).
OTPs are widely used by brands for signing-into apps, to confirm transactions, and for security as part of two-factor authentication. RichOTP offers a dramatic improvement to the overall OTP experience for both brands and consumers, in not just the visual interface, but also the entire authentication experience.
Verified profiles with brand logos, OTP confirmation within native messaging app and suggested responses makes it secure and builds user confidence.
The RichOTP service is live in over 10 countries, including at carriers like Airtel, AT&T, EE, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone, and 9mobile, and is used by several brands daily.
Available on Demand
Digital transformation is hitting consumers and enterprises like never before. But what does it mean for mobile; the experience at the ‘centre’ of it all? Innovators are at work to bring us a new future, now. This is a chance to learn, engage, collaborate & challenge the innovators of MEF.
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