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Mobile advertising in China is closing in on America

Rangar Kruse, CEO of Smaato shares insights into the state of mobile advertising in China, and reveals that China may soon overtake the US as the highest spending advertising market. We caught up with Ragnar at GMIC Beijing. According to the Smaato Global Trends Report, the United States consistently takes…
Sam Hill
June 17, 2016
MEF AsiaMEFTV

Views from the showfloor: MEFTV at GMIC Beijing

MEF Minute was at this year's Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing among the 25,000 mobile industry executives, entrepreneurs, developers and investors on the show floor over 3 days. We asked exhibiting MEF members and speakers from our own MEF Connects China event held just before GMIC, including Google and…
Sam Hill
May 25, 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
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
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
MEF AsiaOpinions

China’s perfect mobile storm

With the inaugural MEF Connects China only a few weeks away, Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF, takes a look at the staggering growth of the country’s unique mobile industry. As a mobile market, China has grown rapidly to establish itself as a global mobile industry leader with a sophisticated mobile…
Rimma Perelmuter
April 19, 2016
Guest blog

Doing business in China: think global, act mobile

Mobile has the potential to enable businesses to connect with customers globally at any time - George Guo, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Enterprise Solutions at Syniverse shares how China has been quick to embrace mobile.
Sam Hill
March 30, 2016
Country Focusm-commerce

China market focus: mobile payments

China's mobile payment market is booming. Thanks to Alipay and Tencent, local consumers are very happy to make payments by phone - not just online but in store too. Now, new entrants like Apple and Samsung want to provide some competition...
Sam Hill
March 16, 2016
m-commerceMobile Payments

China’s FinTech revolution [infographic]

In 1997, Bill Gates said, “We need banking but we don’t need banks.” In other words its the FinTech services that support the ways in which consumers and businesses transact that are paving the way forward. For most, mobile devices are the centrepiece of the disruption and with that disruption,…
MEF
March 15, 2016
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