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Tim Banks

Infographic: sponsored mobile data – the $6 billion Asian revenue opportunity MEF DataMeffys

Infographic: sponsored mobile data – the $6 billion Asian revenue opportunity

Mobile users in Asia are willing to accept sponsored mobile data packages and that could mean a significant revenue opportunity for mobile operators and content owners in the region, according to new research published by mobile technology firm and MEF member, Syniverse. The infographic below breaks out more on the…
Tim Banks
July 29, 2015
14 stats that show why consumer trust and wearables go hand-in-hand InterviewsMeffys

14 stats that show why consumer trust and wearables go hand-in-hand

The wearables ecosystem continues to grow rapidly with all manner of connected devices from fitness trackers in trainers and connected eyewear and is of course buoyed by the recent launches of smartwatches from the likes of Apple and Samsung. What remains consistent is the inevitability of connected devices’ need to…
Tim Banks
July 27, 2015
16 reasons why FinTech, health and education are key drivers of innovation in mobile InterviewsPayments & Commerce

16 reasons why FinTech, health and education are key drivers of innovation in mobile

Now in their 12th year, MEF’s annual awards, the Meffys is an industry benchmark for the evolution of our ecosystem. In 2005 the first dedicated Innovation Award was introduced to the Meffys and marked "an industry coming of age" according to the ceremony host, UK newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Fast-forward 10…
Tim Banks
July 22, 2015
Nine trends that are shaping the way consumers spend and bank on mobile Payments & Commerce

Nine trends that are shaping the way consumers spend and bank on mobile

In June MEF launched its third annual Global Mobile Money report in association with Wirecard and authored by Tim Green from Mobile Money Revolution. The report, which studied 15,000 mobile users across 15 countries, shows that mobile banking and mobile commerce continues to engage consumers - especially in mobile first markets. 69% of mobile media users…
Tim Banks
July 15, 2015
Why mobile first markets are leading the mobile charge Event Roundup

Why mobile first markets are leading the mobile charge

Unencumbered by legacy internet infrastructure, in many markets mobile has taken off as the primary digital touch-point. As smartphones become cheaper and connectivity improves there has been a corresponding uplift in mobile device penetration in markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. And it’s that widespread adoption that characterises…
Tim Banks
June 25, 2015
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