Financial services
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Security concerns remain biggest barrier to mobile transactions: Study
March 4, 2009
Most consumers' preferences when using their handsets for shopping have remained unchanged between 2007 and 2008, indicating the barriers to mobile money services remain strong.
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SMS provider sues Visa for alleged patent infringement
March 3, 2009
Visa Inc. is being sued by Charge Notification Services Corp. for alleged patent infringement.
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CTIA releases guidelines for mobile financial service providers
February 24, 2009
CTIA, in association with the leading U.S. wireless carriers, has developed best practices and guidelines for mobile financial services.
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Visa claims world ready for mobile financial services
February 19, 2009
Visa Inc. plans to work with wireless trade association GSMA to advance the delivery of mobile financial services around the world.
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Bill Gates invests $12.5M to expand financial services on mobile phones
February 19, 2009
The GSMA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a program that will expand the availability of financial services to people in the developing world through mobile phones.
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Payout rates for mobile content on the rise: Bango
February 9, 2009
In this economy everyone is looking to increase revenue. Here's how according to mobile analytics and billing company Bango.
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Arizona State Credit Union launches mobile banking
February 4, 2009
Arizona State Credit Union has become the first credit union in the state to offer mobile banking to its members.
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CBS launches cross-platform personal finance property
January 29, 2009
CBS Corp. launched MoneyWatch.com, a new cross-platform property designed to help people make sense of the ongoing economic turmoil and make smarter decisions about their money.
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500M mobile financial services customers by 2013: ABI
January 20, 2009
One of the most bullish studies to hit the market on the subject claims that there will be nearly 500 million customers worldwide for mobile financial services by 2013.
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Discover Card goes mobile
January 16, 2009
Discover Card has launched of a mobile platform for its card members, Discover.com Mobile.
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Mobile banking user base to grow to 150M by 2011: Study
January 16, 2009
The number of mobile phone subscribers that use their phones for mobile banking transactions will increase to more than 150 million globally by 2011, according to a study by Juniper Research.
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Obopay debuts widgets for payments, money transfers
January 14, 2009
With millions turning to friends and family for a personal bailout in the form of a little extra cash, mobile payments service provider Obopay Inc. has launched three widgets.
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EMoney Advisor launches iPhone app
December 24, 2008
EMoney Advisor, a wealth and goal-planning service provider for financial advisors has released eMoney Mobile for iPhone and iPod touch.
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Motorola enhances mobile commerce offerings in China
December 23, 2008
Handset manufacturer Motorola Inc. has launched a mobile commerce service for financial and retail merchandising needs in China, the world's largest mobile market.
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Dow Jones launches Sales Triggers app for iPhone
December 19, 2008
Dow Jones & Co. has launched a new mobile application for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch.
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