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MEF member news – December 19 News Roundup

MEF member news – December 19

What's happening among the MEF membership? Here's your weekly round up of all the latest announcements from MEF Members including product launches, partnerships, research insights and more… Wirecard has joined the payment providers backing Vocalink’s Pay by Banking app mobile scheme. Vocalink manages the UK’s faster payments backbone. And as…
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December 19, 2016
Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Social Impact – Turkcell, My Dream Companion Meffys

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Social Impact – Turkcell, My Dream Companion

Turkcell's My Dream Companion has improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of visually impaired people. It's a worthy winner of the 2016 Meffy award for Innovation in Social Impact... With a small amount of modification, the smartphone can be a life-transforming tool for blind and visually impaired people. Turkcell…
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December 16, 2016
Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Mobile Messaging – OpenMarket, Virgin Trains Project Surge Meffys

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Mobile Messaging – OpenMarket, Virgin Trains Project Surge

OpenMarket and Virgin Trains scooped the Meffy 2016 award for Innovation in Mobile Messaging. They won for "Project Surge' - a delightfully simple but effective solution to congestion at Euston train station... Anyone who has ever waited for a train will recognise the mass stampede when platform number is confirmed…
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December 15, 2016
Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones Content & Advertising

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

The availability of faster networks, cheaper data tariffs and smartphones all have a part to play when it comes to driving demand for Internet services in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Analysys Mason, total service revenue across Sub-Saharan Africa will reach USD51.1 billion in 2021, driven by growth opportunities in mobile…
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December 14, 2016
Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Engagement – Bango Boost Meffys

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Engagement – Bango Boost

Every year, direct carrier billing expands across more regions, stores and operators. The channel brings a payment option to millions of people who don’t have – or don’t wish to use – a card. Bango’s Boost tool uses analytics to help operators maximise these revenues. It’s the Meffys 2016 winner…
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December 13, 2016
MEF member news – December 12 MEF Member News round-up

MEF member news – December 12

What's happening among the MEF membership? Here's your weekly round up of all the latest announcements from MEF Members including product launches, partnerships, research insights and more… AmEx signalled its commitment to payment security by acquiring InAuth for an undisclosed sum. InAuth provides mobile device authentication tool for financial institutions,…
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December 12, 2016
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