Tim Green, Author at MEF

WeChat’s African Adventure

Tencent’s WeChat has already conquered China. Can it do the same in South Africa?. Brett Loubser, CEO of Tencent Africa Services talked to MEF’s Tim Green about rising to the challenge... Fans of South African radio DJ Gareth Cliff have an interesting way of engaging with their favourite shock jock.…

Tim GreenJune 28, 2017

Interviews

Executive Insights Series: Glyn Povah, Telefónica

In the latest Executive Insights video, supported by Mahindra Comviva, MEF talks to Glyn Povah, founder and director of global product development for Smart Digits at Telefónica. He explains why Telefonica started an new business unit to explore data insights. In the north of England, they have an expression: ‘where’s…

Tim GreenJune 21, 2017

Event Roundup Opinion Payments & Commerce

Money 2020: are banks finally ready to get personal?

Could accessing your banking info ever be as easy as opening up a Google Map? Ahead of a MEF-sponsored panel on the personal data economy at Money 2020, Tim Green looks into the drive towards open banking APIs… Next week, the world’s financial futurologists head to Copenhagen for Money 2020.…

Tim GreenJune 19, 2017

Opinion Payments & Commerce

Did you hear? Apple Pay just became a bank account (sort of)

What is going on with Apple Pay? Last week, Apple revealed a new virtual card for storing funds received from other users. So what is this? A bank account? A gift certificate? A loyalty card? Tim Green ponders what the move means for Apple, for users and for competitors... Ever…

Tim GreenJune 15, 2017

Messaging Channels

The power of the mobile network

The operator SIM is a treasure trove of information about a subscriber. Now, Telefonica is using this insight to make messaging even smarter. MEF Minute features editor, Tim Green talked to James Lasbrey, global head of messaging at Telefónica and others about how the leading mobile operator is making use…

Tim GreenJune 9, 2017

Content & Advertising

Verve: bus checker apps could be jewels of mobile advertising

Location ad specialist Verve believes transport-oriented apps could be as valuable as those of any famous media brand. MEF Minute met Verve's Julie Bernard and Ian James to find out more.

Tim GreenJune 7, 2017

Connectivity & Wholesale

IoT breakthrough: could Ambient be an Android for everything?

Andy Rubin is the man behind Android. He brought a spirit of openness to Android that made it the world's biggest mobile OS. Now, he wants to do the same for the Internet of Things. This week, he went public with his plan.

Tim GreenJune 1, 2017

Messaging Channels

An OTT that’s just for me, Layer’s Ron Palmeri on apps and messaging

What if every brand could have their own in-app messaging channel rather than rely on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger? Ron Palmeri, CEO of Layer says they can. He talked to MEF Minute features editor, Tim Green, about how messaging can be a part of any given app for MEF's free…

Tim GreenJune 1, 2017

Interviews

Executive Insights Series: Dirk Jungnickel, SVP Business Analytics, DU

In the latest Executive Insights video, supported by Mahindra Comviva, we examine how operators can unlock the goldmine of customer data. Here, MEF talks to Dirk Jungnickel, SVP of business analytics at du, about using data insights to reduce churn, create targeted offers and improve network performance. For three decades…

Tim GreenMay 25, 2017

Messaging Channels

The news follows this message…

Can you have a conversation with the news? Digital newspaper Quartz thinks so. Its app dispenses with the usual menus and lists. Instead, it lets readers browse the day’s headlines in a chat interface. Zach Seward, Quartz’s senior VP or product and executive editor, talked to MEF Minute features editor,…

Tim GreenMay 24, 2017

WeChat’s African Adventure

Executive Insights Series: Glyn Povah, Telefónica

Money 2020: are banks finally ready to get personal?

Did you hear? Apple Pay just became a bank account (sort of)

The power of the mobile network

Verve: bus checker apps could be jewels of mobile advertising

IoT breakthrough: could Ambient be an Android for everything?

An OTT that’s just for me, Layer’s Ron Palmeri on apps and messaging

Executive Insights Series: Dirk Jungnickel, SVP Business Analytics, DU

The news follows this message…

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