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Meffys

CNET’s Ashley Esqueda to host 11th Annual Meffys

MEF has announced that the host of the 11th Annual Meffys Gala Awards Dinner is to be Ashley Esqueda. A self declared geek of many talents, Ashley is Senior Editor at CNET, and host of their newest daily tech video/geek talk show, Tomorrow Daily. With a penchant for all things geek, ranging from…

MEFOctober 30, 2014

Event Roundup MEF Data

App Annie partners with MEF to highlight key growth markets for app stores

Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and India are the next growth markets-to-watch for players in the mobile app economy. That's according to a new joint report from App Annie and MEF which details how the mobile infrastructure and rate of development in these countries are creating significant new opportunities for app publishers.…

MEFOctober 27, 2014

Press Release

MEF Global Board Elections reflect growth and diversity of the mobile ecosystem

Last week, MEF held the annual Global AGM in London where members gathered to elect the new Global Board for the 2014/2015 term. Candidates representing MEF’s regional chapters (EMEA, LatAM, Asia and NA) contested four seats on the Board, reflecting the organisation’s diverse membership and key focus areas in an…

MEFOctober 27, 2014

Guest blog Payments & Commerce

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…

MEFOctober 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.…

MEFOctober 24, 2014

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Report: Super Malls & Market stalls – Mobile retail usage in the Middle East

Last week was GITEX technology week, and MEF Member OnDevice Research has released a timely look at the role of mcommerce in the Middle East. It finds that, among many other observations, a massive 90% of mobile internet users in Saudi Arabia and UAE have used their phone while in…

MEFOctober 23, 2014

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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…

MEFOctober 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…

MEFOctober 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…

MEFOctober 17, 2014

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The Mobile App Jungle – facts and figure [infographic]

There are 40,000 new app releases every month, 25% of which are games and 20% of all apps are only used once and never again. That's according to app search engine provider, Knicket which looks at app user behaviour in this handy infographic - its a jungle out there.

Tim BanksOctober 16, 2014

CNET’s Ashley Esqueda to host 11th Annual Meffys

App Annie partners with MEF to highlight key growth markets for app stores

MEF Global Board Elections reflect growth and diversity of the mobile ecosystem

Enabling the move from cash to mobile money

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

Report: Super Malls & Market stalls – Mobile retail usage in the Middle East

MEF Connects Dubai – in pictures

Meffys Judge Spotlight – Peggy Anne Salz

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

The Mobile App Jungle – facts and figure [infographic]

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