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Spotlight on: Mahindra Comviva

Mobile money is many different things. In our Executive Interview series, Srinivas Nidugondi, senior VP at m-money specialist Mahindra Comviva, talks to Tim Green about bringing mobile payments, savings and loans to Zimbabweans - while reinventing the ATM in mature markets...
Tim Green
May 12, 2016
OpinionsPrivacy

The great mobile data sovereignty debate

A recent case that’s been making headlines and putting privacy at the center of the discussion is the Apple versus FBI controversy. At the upcoming MEF Global Consumer Trust Summit, the industry will discuss drivers in the mobile ecosystem when it comes to privacy and security. One of the panels,…
Sam Hill
May 11, 2016
5 minutes with

5 minutes with… Veoo

Our tagline is ‘all things mobile,’ and as a global mobile consultancy and leading provider of mobile messaging solutions, we provide a one-stop shop for our customers around the world who are looking to implement mobile strategies. With a host of mobile services on offer, such as mobile marketing, two…
Sam Hill
May 10, 2016
Stats Roundup

Mobile market stats round-up: May 9

What is the true extent of mobile ‘addiction’? How many mobile users does Alibaba have? Which country is set to displace the US as the world’s second biggest smartphone buyer? You’ll find the answers to these and many more mobile data related questions in this week’s MEF market stats round…
MEF
May 9, 2016
Mobile Payments

12 industry stats that show how mobile money is taking hold

From proximity payments, to carrier billing and P2P transfer, mobile money is snowballing. Apple, Android and Samsung Pay are all contributing to the gathering pace of adoption, whilst new models like payment from within chat apps are helping disrupt and distribute new mobile money services. Here’s the latest industry stats…
Sam Hill
May 9, 2016
News Roundup

Weekly mobile news round-up: 6 May

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. WhatsApp has a back-and-forth in Brazil, Google gets access to healthcare data, Apple Pay readies for mobile websites and much more. Mobile gaming is on pace to generate $36.9 billion worldwide this year, but one of the…
MEF
May 6, 2016
Guest blogMEF Asia

MEF Connects China, a view from the floor

One of the key themes that underpins the effective impact of any ecosystem, is the essential connectivity of complimentary components; elements that enhance and improve the livelihood of its co-inhabitants. No greater example of this could be seen than at the recent MEF Connects China event in Beijing last week.
MEF
May 5, 2016
Interviews

Spotlight on … American Express

Two years ago, AmEx CEO Ken Chenault laid out for Fortune Magazine his company’s view on the mobile payments opportunity. “Mobile will redefine how commerce is done…the opportunity for startups to redefine the power of mobile is incredible. Scale is important, but if you have the idea, you now have…
Tim Green
May 4, 2016
MEF Asia

MEF Connects China in pictures

Last week MEF held its inaugural MEF Connects China in Beijing to discuss the mobile opportunity in this exciting market. Supported by MEF Member Syniverse the evening’s discussions were MC-ed by MEF Asia Chair Emeritus Colin Miles and Wei Jiang, Chief Marketing Officer of Google, Greater China shared his views…
Sam Hill
May 4, 2016
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