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Mobile Money turns 10

Mobile money has helped provide banking services to those that previously had no access to them, for ten years
May 11, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

The mobile financial services community is celebrating the tenth anniversary of mobile money. The first ever mobile financial service was launched in Zambia in 2002. It was launched by Celpay, and powered by Visa-owned Fundamo. The service was the first in a movement that has fundamentally transformed the way unbanked and under-banked people in developing nations use financial services.

Tags; Celpay, Fundamo, mobile money, Visa, Zambia, Africa, Content & Applications, Money, News & Analysis, Operator

Visa launches open platform for mobile money

Visa has launched an 'open loop' mobile money product
November 17, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Payment processor Visa has launched a mobile banking product to serve consumers in developing nations. The company said that its Prepaid Mobile offering will provide an open platform for existing mobile money systems.

Tags; Fundamo, mobile money, Visa, Africa, Asia Pacific, Content & Applications, Middle East, Money, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator

Digital money society

What's your wallet in?
June 13, 2011 Written by James Middleton

It’s hard to escape the mobile money land grab at the moment. In the last few weeks I’ve written the word ‘m-wallet’ more than ever before in such a short time. But while the players involved say there’s enough pie to go around, it might not be to everyone’s taste.

Tags; Fundamo, m-commerce, m-payments, Visa, Billing, Google, Money, Operator, Opinion, eBay