DiGi becomes the first telco to offer free Twitter in the country
MALAYSIA: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi) has announced its latest feature for new and existing DiGi Easy Prepaid customers, allowing them to enjoy Twitter service via the DiGi-Opera Mini browser. To start using Twitter over Opera Mini, customers can opt for the 1 Hour Free Twitter or 1 Day Twitter at RM1.00. DiGi introduced DiGi-Opera Mini browser in May 2011 and resulted in good response. As of September 2011, DiGi’s...
Gucci to launch luxury mobile shopping site for Asia-Pacific region
MALAYSIA: The House of Gucci (Gucci), one of the world’s leading fashion and leather goods brand origin from Italy, has announced that its online shopping site, Gucci.com has been optimized for mobile shopping experience for North America and Europe markets, Fibre2fashion.com reported. The site was established in response to the growing demand for access to Gucci products via mobile devices. Gucci soon will launch its mobile shopping...
GSMA awards MasterCard for best NFC/Mobile Money
SPAIN: At the 2013 Mobile World Congress, MasterCard yesterday received a GSMA award for Best NFC/Mobile Money along with its partners – Oberthur Technologies and telecom provider Etisalat, thanks to the introduction of MasterCard’s MasterPass, a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as simple as a click, tap or touch – online, in-store or...
MasterCard releases first global Mobile Payment Social Media Study
SPAIN: In collaboration with Prime Research, MasterCard conducted a study to track 85,000 related social media comments about mobile payment around the world and the study found mobile payment technology was discussed among 58 per cent of Early Adopters and 76 per cent of those yet to adopt the technology. This Mobile Payments Social Media Study also reveals that users based in Europe are the most concerning about the technology,...
VeriFone integrates its mPOS with MasterPass
SPAIN: At Mobile World Congress, VeriFone Systems Inc. announced that the company has agreed to integrate the new launched digital payment – MasterPass as a cloud-based payment option within VeriFone’s GlobalBay Mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) and GlobalBay Clienteling applications. This partnership will allow shoppers to access their MasterPass wallet accounts to pay from anywhere in the store on mobile devices using the GlobalBay...
Foursquare partners with Visa and MasterCard to offer shopping discount
US: Foursquare, a free app that helps you and your friends make the most of where you are, has established partnership with Visa and MasterCard, to offer check-in deals service to its users. As reported by Ad Age, the users just need to “sync” their credit cards with Foursquare and checking in to a participating merchant’s location to enjoy the discount from the merchant. The first deal reported is US$1 discount offered at 8,000...
GSMA study: Majority of women are lacking access to basic financial services
SPAIN: According to ‘Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets’, a study released by GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. today at the Mobile World Congress, women in the developing countries represent a significant underserved market and commercial opportunity for mobile financial service providers. The study found majority of women are lacking of access to basic financial services and often face...
VimpelCom inks agreement with MasterCard for collaboration in mobile payment
SPAIN: VimpelCom, one of the world’s largest integrated telecommunications services operators serving 212 million customers in 18 countries, at Mobile World Congress today announced its strategic partnership with MasterCard. Under this partnership, VimpelCom will integrate its global telecommunications services with MasterCard’s mobile payment technology, allowing its banked and underserved customers can enjoy mobile money services...
ROAM becomes the first global mCommerce provider to join Visa Ready Partner Program
US: ROAM, an Ingenico company that provides mobile point of sale solutions has signed an agreement with Visa to enable all sizes of merchants to accept electronic payments (ePayment) using mobile technology by bundling its mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) hardware peripherals with Visa’s acceptance solutions. This agreement is Visa’s first under the Visa Ready Partner Program which is designed to enable growth of Visa acceptance...
Visa and Samsung team up to accelerate mobile payments globally
US: Visa and Samsung have entered into a global alliance agreement for the implementation of large scale mobile payment programs. This global alliance which believed is a first of its kind between a NFC handset manufacturer and payment network. According the agreement, Samsung will load the applet of Visa payWave, a mobile payment applet that enables consumers to make “wave and pay” contactless payments using mobile devices onto its...
