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Mobile Ecosystem Forum elects new EMEA and LatAm boards

Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), is today announcing the results of its 2016 EMEA and LatAm board elections which took place during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. As mobile continues its reign to become the primary channel to engage and transact with consumers...

MEFMarch 2, 2016

MEF LatAm Opinions Regulation VAS

The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

Brazil loves mobile. The roll out of 4G networks and the increased adoption of smartphones are gathering pace in a country which in this Olympic year, is keen to show its maturity on the world stage. Here Fernando Paiva, Brazilian mobile industry journalist and editor of the daily news website Mobile Time discusses how…

MEFFebruary 22, 2016

Industry Views MEF Asia Opinions VAS

Value added services in Asia-Pacific: part 2

Asia-Pacific is widely acknowledged as one of the largest and fastest growing markets for mobile value-added services (VAS) in the world. As a region it is mobile first and as such represents a major opportunity for the service providers.

Tim BanksJanuary 19, 2016

MEF Asia Opinions VAS

Value added services in Asia-Pacific: part 1

The mobile value added services market is pegged to grow to a value of more than $7oo billion worldwide by 2020, and its the Asia-Pacific region that is the largest and fastest growing global region. In this first part of two-part special insights article on VAS in the Asia-Pacific region,…

Tim BanksJanuary 15, 2016

Guest blog Mobile Payments Opinions VAS

Mobile money outlook 2016

Mobile Money is in take-off mode. In developed markets 2015 saw the launch of NFC payments from all of the major players and in growth markets, for some time it has offered convenience, financial inclusion and incredible reach. Yet the technology is typically fragmented, has to comply with varying levels…

Tim BanksJanuary 13, 2016

Industry Views Mobile Payments Regulation VAS

Industry views: mobile money predictions for 2016

2015 has seen some landmark announcements around mobile money. Proximity payments from Google, Apple and Samsung are slowly taking off, direct operator billing is increasingly popular as an app store (and in-app) payment channel option and growth markets continue to realise economic and social benefits from people transacting via their…

Tim BanksDecember 11, 2015

DCB growth Sector focus VAS

From A to B via NFC, DCB, SMS…

This week in our sector focus, MEF Minute takes a brief tour around the world of travel and mobile ticketing. Until the moment Uber completely takes over the world, the daily reality for most regular commuters is public transport. And that reality is not always a pleasant one. For the…

MEFOctober 21, 2015

5 minutes with Europe VAS

5 Minutes with… Loviit

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Marcel Vaschauner, CEO & Founder of Loviit, a mobile payments solution from Buongiorno. What does Loviit do? Loviit is a new solution for mobile payment and financing covering all services around the payment chain,…

MEFJuly 23, 2015

Privacy Regulation Security VAS

Building the sustainable business of consumer trust

MEF’s fourth Annual Consumer Trust Summit was recently held in in New York, where mobile privacy experts, MEF members and guests met to discuss the business critical issue of consumer trust and privacy. MEF CEO Rimma Perelmuter opened the event, and here offers a call to action for the industry to…

MEFJuly 10, 2015

Guest blog VAS

Bluetooth Low Energy – at the intersection of retail, marketing and payments

The mobile payment ecosystem is characteristically fragmented with a host of different options that are vying for consumer attention as the technologies and services based on them progress toward maturity. NFC, Direct Operator Billing and Bluetooth Low Energy all have their strengths as transactional platforms whether that’s peer-to-peer, in-store or…

Tim BanksMay 6, 2015

Mobile Ecosystem Forum elects new EMEA and LatAm boards

The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

Value added services in Asia-Pacific: part 2

Value added services in Asia-Pacific: part 1

Mobile money outlook 2016

Industry views: mobile money predictions for 2016

From A to B via NFC, DCB, SMS…

5 Minutes with… Loviit

Building the sustainable business of consumer trust

Bluetooth Low Energy – at the intersection of retail, marketing and payments

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