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Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in FinTech – Kasisto

Everyone is watching the development of chat bots and conversational commerce. US-based Kasisto is right at the heart of the space. It has launched its own banking bot and is helping others do the same. Kasisto won the 2016 Innovation in FinTech Meffy... The financial services space is fascinated by…

MEFDecember 20, 2016

Enterprise Communications Interviews Opinions

Two factor authentication: Is that really you?

Despite recent scare stories, SMS pass codes remain the safest form of two-factor authentication. Rob Malcolm, VP of marketing and online sales at CLX recently spoke to MEF's Tim Green about the issues and benefits of two-factor authentication for its Future of Messaging Guide which can be downloaded here for…

Tim GreenDecember 20, 2016

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Meffys 2016 winner profile: Consumer Trust – Hiya

MEF Minute readers won’t need reminding that mobile is the most personal, universal and immediate of all media. People love this. Sadly, so do fraudsters, scammers and opportunistic marketers. As phone penetration has passed 100 per cent in many regions, unwelcome calls and texts have proliferated. Hiya Mobile says from…

MEFDecember 19, 2016

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…

MEFDecember 19, 2016

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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…

MEFDecember 16, 2016

News Roundup

Global mobile news round-up 16th December

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. UK banks closing as customers go mobile, data security tops mobile concerns for enterprises, Brazilian Government advances IoT plans and Twitter’s aborted messaging app for emerging markets.. More than 1,000 bank branches have closed in the UK…

MEFDecember 16, 2016

Executive Insights Internet of Things Interviews

Executive Insights Video Series: Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange, Middle East & Africa

What are the fundamental issues facing the world's mobile operators? In the first of an exclusive new video series supported by Mahindra Comviva, MEF talked to Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle East & Africa, about digital transformation... Are mobile operators the new ‘over the top’ players? It’s an interesting…

Tim GreenDecember 15, 2016

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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…

MEFDecember 15, 2016

Internet of Things Meffys

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in IoT – VTREE SOLAR

People have always gathered under trees. VTREE SOLAR wants to adapt this habit for the technological age. Its solar-powered trees provide wi-fi and charging – and look amazing. It’s the worthy winner of the 2016 Meffy for Innovation in IoT… You don’t have to be a squirrel to love trees.…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Africa VAS

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…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in FinTech – Kasisto

Two factor authentication: Is that really you?

Meffys 2016 winner profile: Consumer Trust – Hiya

MEF member news – December 19

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

Global mobile news round-up 16th December

Executive Insights Video Series: Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange, Middle East & Africa

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

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in IoT – VTREE SOLAR

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

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