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What is fueling the carrier billing market?

Worldwide app store revenues were over $40bn in 2015, according to Statista, a figure that is forecast to increase to just over $100bn in 2020. Whilst carrier billing was responsible for just $3bn of this content in 2015, this figure is forecast to sky-rocket to more than $30bn by 2020.…

MEFApril 27, 2016

Interviews Opinion

Industry views: Facebook’s chatbot launch

Last week Facebook announced the launch of its bot platform for Messenger, opening up an API to allow developers to create bots so that people chat with organisations to get information, answer questions and transact. This means that by combining AI and natural language processing, users will simply instruct messenger…

MEFApril 21, 2016

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mHealth apps – are they secure? [infographic]

55 percent of consumers expect their mobile health apps to be hacked within the next six months, according to a recent report from Arxan Technologies. Executive IT leaders (48%) who have oversight or insight into the security of the mobile healthcare and produce apps also share the same concerns.

MEFApril 4, 2016

Payments & Commerce

Mobile financial services – bridges and barriers [infographic]

Mobile financial services continue to push out in every direction. From simply sending money peer-to-peer through to in-built car technology that allows drivers to pay for petrol without leaving their vehicle. Its all going on. This infographic from Ovum and Amdocs is the result of the findings from a survey…

MEFMarch 21, 2016

Payments & Commerce

China’s FinTech revolution [infographic]

In 1997, Bill Gates said, “We need banking but we don’t need banks.” In other words its the FinTech services that support the ways in which consumers and businesses transact that are paving the way forward. For most, mobile devices are the centrepiece of the disruption and with that disruption,…

MEFMarch 15, 2016

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Country focus: march of the Chinese smartphone makers

The smartphone market is changing - and its rising stars are China's own device makers. MEF Minute explores who these new players are, and how they have changed the landscape. Five years ago, Chinese phone maker Xiaomi didn’t exist. Today, it is the biggest seller of smartphones in its home…

MEFMarch 9, 2016

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Mobile payments in China [infographic]

With a huge addressable domestic market and high smartphone penetration, consumers in China have embraced mobile payments and mobile money. As a result fintech investment is following with VCs keen to identify and support the startups that are bringing new ways to pay to market. This infographic from Bob's Guide…

MEFMarch 7, 2016

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Country focus: China’s mobile market in 13 stats

China's mobile market is officially the biggest in the world - by pretty much any measure. It has more subscribers than any other country, downloads more apps and generates more revenue from these apps. The country also makes a growing share of the world's handsets, with firms like Xiaomi, Oppo…

MEFMarch 2, 2016

Press Release

Mobile Ecosystem Forum elects new EMEA and LatAm boards

Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), is today announcing the results of its 2016 EMEA and LatAm board elections which took place during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. As mobile continues its reign to become the primary channel to engage and transact with consumers...

MEFMarch 2, 2016

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Country focus: the Mexican mobile POS market

All over the world, mobile POS (mPOS) has made a significant impact on small and single outlet merchants. But there’s evidence to suggest that, among growth markets, Mexico has embraced the concept more enthusiastically than most...

MEFFebruary 24, 2016

What is fueling the carrier billing market?

Industry views: Facebook’s chatbot launch

mHealth apps – are they secure? [infographic]

Mobile financial services – bridges and barriers [infographic]

China’s FinTech revolution [infographic]

Country focus: march of the Chinese smartphone makers

Mobile payments in China [infographic]

Country focus: China’s mobile market in 13 stats

Mobile Ecosystem Forum elects new EMEA and LatAm boards

Country focus: the Mexican mobile POS market

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