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Bitcoin exchange gains access to M-Pesa through acquisition
Australia-based bitcoin exchange igot last week announced its acquisition of Kenya's TagPesa crypto exchange and remittance gateway. In addition, the exchange also was granted access to M-Pesa, giving members the ability to cash out directly from the country's mobile...
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Samsung squares up to Apple in m-payments
Korean electronics giant takes a different approach to wallet replacement with LoopPay acquisition.
Apple and Samsung are headed for a showdown in the mobile wallet market after the latter agreed to acquire m-payment specialist LoopPay.
Founded in 2012, U.S.-based LoopPay's solution...
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Deputy Minister of Communications to open Mobile Payments and E-Commerce Summit this week
1.    Singapore, February 11, 2014 – The 5th Annual Mobile Payments & E-Commerce Emerging Markets 2014 Summit will open this Thursday in Yangon. 2.    Already in its fifth year, the Summit which will take...
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The infrastructure for NFC mobile wallet services is being rolled out
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, there were NFC mobile wallet services commercially live in 13 countries worldwide at the end of Q1-2013, up from just 6 countries at the end of 2011. However, these services...
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In-store mobile wallet payments will reach € 78 billion in Europe and North America by 2017
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, in-store mobile wallet payments in EU27+2 is forecasted to grow from less than € 0.1 billion in 2012 at a compound annual growth rate of 275 percent to reach €...
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Telenor launches mobile savings account in Pakistan
Norwegian operator's local unit extends its partnership with Tameer Bank with launch of Khushaal Munafa.
Telenor has extended its existing mobile payments service in Pakistan to include a savings account that enables users to earn interest.
In partnership with Tameer...
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Qtel and Commercialbank of Qatar Join Together to Offer Mobile Payments
Qtel and Commercialbank of Qatar today signed a new agreement that will enable customers to make Qtel payments and order top-ups via the innovative CBQ Mobile Banking facility.
Through the agreement, customers who access the free downloadable mobile banking application...
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