Rafael Pellon, MEF LatAm Board Member and partner at Focaccia, Amaral, Salvia, Pellon & Lamonica, here explores the ongoing issues surrounding the repeated blocking of hugely popular Whatsapp across Brazil, and the knock on effects this has had across the region and the mobile app ecosystem.
Almost a month since the 2nd wholesale blockage of WhatsApp in Brazil, Brazilians are starting to appreciate that WhatsApp has become nothing but essential.
MEF recently hosted its largest LatAm event to date: MEF Connects Brazil, held during Tela Viva Móvel, supported by Movile and Digital Virgo.
Over 130 senior executives from 60 companies representing the mobile ecosystem in Latin America got together for the business networking event.
We partnered with Tela Viva Móvel, the most relevant conference in Brazil for the mobile sector.
Brazil’s economic growth is well documented. It is a mobile first country with 50 per cent of all households using mobile as their primary means for communicating and getting online.
Today that’s a mix of feature phones and smartphones but by 2018, one third of the country is predicted to own a smartphone.
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…
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…
This month, MEF Minute is posting a series of articles on Mexico. Here, we present an easy-to-digest introduction to one of the world’s fastest growing and dynamic mobile markets.
There’s essential information on subscriber base, smartphones, 4G, operator shares, tablets and more…
Globally, mobile financial services are becoming the preferred way for consumers to perform an array of financial services or simply interact with their bank. This trend is particularly true of growth markets where mobile is the catalyst for financial inclusion.
This infographic from Amdocs and Ovum explores how and to what extent, different consumers in three LatAm countries (Mexico, Guatemala and Columbia) use mobile financial services.
Rafael Pellon, MEF LatAm advisor and partner at Focaccia, Amaral e Salvia Advogados, here explores the latest developments in the arena of digital privacy in Brazil, taking an in-depth look at the sweeping legal and regulatory changes coming into force as 180 million internet users become increasingly aware of the value of their personal data and those who might seek to exploit it.
Last week our LATAM team hosted the first ever MEF Connects Futurecom, in São Paulo, the largest ICT event in LatAm.
Supported by Infobip, MEF Connects Futurecom brought together 100 MEF members and industry executives from across the region at the Hotel Transamerica at the end of a show-day. Members and guests also got to meet MEF’s newest team member, LatAm General Manager, Gabriela Fernandes. Check out the event photos below.
