IMImobile acquires mobile messaging business TxtLocal
IMImobile today announced the acquisition of TxtLocal (TextLocal), a cloud based, mobile messaging business.
The mobile VAS vendor did not share the financial details.
Based in...
NTT DOCOMO to unveil new fitness service Runtastic for Docomo
Japanese telecom service provider NTT DOCOMO on Tuesday announced that it will release a new fitness service called Runtastic for Docomo.
Available in December, Runtastic for...
Telenor banka starts mobile banking services in Serbia
Telenor said it opened its first wholly-owned financial institution Telenor banka in Serbia to offer mobile banking services.
In Serbia, some 80 percent of transactions are currently...
Airtel app Wynk Music achieves 1 lakh downloads in 4 days
Wynk Music, a mobile application by Bharti Airtel, has reached 1 lakh downloads in 4 days of its launch in the Indian telecom market.
Considering...
VAS infrastructure vendor TeleDNA expands presence in Middle East
Telecom VAS infrastructure vendor TeleDNA is expanding its presence in the Middle East.
The company announced that Connecting Worlds will be its Middle East business...
Reliance Communications readies USSD platform-based mobile banking services
Reliance Communications today said it tested USSD platform-based mobile banking services to enable banking transactions for customers.
RCOM in a statement said it completed the...
OnMobile Global appoints François-Charles Sirois as non-executive chairman
OnMobile Global has appointed François-Charles Sirois as non-executive chairman.
Sirois, who was named on the board on June 26, replaces HH Haight who served as the...
China Telecom E Surfing to get NQ Mobile’s vLife technology
China Telecom will bring NQ Mobile's vLife technology to China Telecom's E Surfing product.
As per the agreement, vLife will power the user interface for...
Airtel Africa inks agreement with VeriFone Mobile Money
Airtel Africa today announced its agreement with VeriFone Mobile Money to offer VeriFone Mobile Money's merchant enablement applications for mobile Tap n Pay in 17 African...
IFC signs $1 mn advisory deal with Airtel Zambia for mobile money
IFC signed an advisory services agreement with Airtel Zambia to increase access to mobile financial services in the Zambian market.
The value of the agreement...
Ericsson to power Mobile Money project for ASBANC in Peru
Telecom equipment vendor Ericsson will be powering Mobile Money project for ASBANC or National Bank Association in Peru.
As per the deal, Ericsson will design...
Transfer money via Facebook, Whatspp and more with Oxigen
Payment solutions provider Oxigen Services, in partnership with Fastacash, has launched their social mobile wallet service, Oxigen Wallet in India.
The service allows users to...
Facebook joins telecom industry association COAI
Social media network Facebook has joined Indian telecom industry association COAI.
Facebook India Online Services will be the associate member of COAI.
COAI’s Associate Membership comprises of...
Mobile payments vendor Boku expands in India
Boku, a mobile payments vendor, today said it is covering 75 percent of mobile subscribers in India, following the acquisition of Qubecell last year.
In...
OnMobile completes $26 mn deal to sell Voxmobili to Synchronoss
OnMobile Global today announced that it completed the $26 million deal to sell its French subsidiary Voxmobili to Synchronoss Technologies.
The deal with Synchronoss Technologies,...
Mobile VAS and telecom spectrum challenges
Shyam Mardikar, chief - Strategy, Architecture and Engineering, Airtel, today narrated the spectrum related challenges faced by Indian telecom operators while addressing the huge...