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Enabling the move from cash to mobile money

Its no secret that much of the innovation around mobile money and mobile financial services is coming from growth markets.  Typically large sections of the population in these countries are un-banked and have limited access to any physical banking infrastructure yet feature phone and smartphone penetration is high.  Taken together…
Sam Hill
October 24, 2014
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 20th October 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories FBI director speaks out against consumer tech device encryption Slash Gear James B.…
Sam Hill
October 24, 2014
MEF Middle East

MEF Connects Dubai – in pictures

Last week, we hosted the third annual MEF Connects Dubai supported by  TIMWE and On Device Research. Held during GITEX Technology week the event brought together local and international members poolside at the Novotel World Trade Centre. MEF Connects was the highlight of a busy week which included a member-only…
Sam Hill
October 21, 2014
Meffys

Meffys Judge Spotlight – Peggy Anne Salz

While we and all of the finalists patiently await MEF Global Forum next month, which culminates with the glittering Meffys Gala Dinner on the 19th November, we spoke to some of the Meffys Judges, drawn from an international panel of journalists, academics and technology veterans, about the tech trends and innovations on…
Sam Hill
October 17, 2014
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 13th October 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories New iPads come with special, multi-carrier “Apple SIM” ArsTechnica Apple's iPad announcements today…
Sam Hill
October 17, 2014
Guest blog

The Future of MNOs – Utility Cash Cows or Mobile Service Stars?

In the age of app stores and OTT services, mobile network operators have struggled to develop new revenue streams in the provision of content and services. Here, Mike Bradbury, CEO of billing and payments consultancy, T-Exec argues that MNOs need a cultural over-haul to compete in the mobile services economy. It is accepted…
Sam Hill
October 14, 2014
MEF