Button: A Pioneering Contextual Commerce Solution
Contextual commerce is swiftly becoming an area of focus for Operators, merchants and brands alike. With continual evolution of the payment infrastructure and strengthening consumer confidence in...
View ArticleEBA Day 2016: A Brave New World for Payments
The European Banking Association (not to be mistaken for the European Banking Authority) held their annual “EBA day” on 7-8th June in Milan. A hot topic was of course the new European Payments...
View ArticleMWC Shanghai 2016: Digital Commerce Summit to explore mobile payment...
With the e-commerce market in China reaching $1.2 trillion in the first half of 2015 alone and the Asia-Pacific market contributing over 50% of retail e-commerce sales globally (eMarketer, 2015), the...
View ArticleEnabling a New Generation of Digital Services: A Case Study of China...
As the Chinese population becomes increasingly connected, the power of mobile is being used to create a new generation of rich and convenient digital services. China Telecom provides an answer to the...
View ArticleMWC Shanghai 2016: Partnerships and identity key to digital commerce in Asia
Taking place between June 29th and July 1st, Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016 was Asia’s biggest mobile industry event to date, with over 53,000 participants in attendance. As one of the most...
View ArticleExploring tokenisation in France and Poland
In April 2016, the GSMA published a case study of SIM-based tokenisation as designed and implemented by Orange in France and T-Mobile Poland. Aimed chiefly at mobile operators, operator suppliers and a...
View ArticleGlobal Interoperability in public transport with NFC mobile devices
Contactless cards have been widely used in the transport industry for many years; they provide a simple, quick, easy-to-use solution to validate a passenger’s right-to-travel. Traditionally each...
View ArticleTransport for London: The Evolution of Contactless Payments
Contactless payments continue to become very prominent within our day-to-day lives. Since the introduction of contactless payment cards back in 2007 by Barclays, the move towards a cashless society has...
View ArticleWhat will PSD2 do for the mobile phone user?
In June the GSMA wrote on how banks can adapt to meet PSD2. Passing into European law this year (with roll-out due for completion in 2018) the Payment System Directive 2 is designed to close the gaps...
View ArticleOisin Lunny – speaker biography
Oisin Lunny is part of the Market Development team at OpenMarket, providing mobile engagement solutions for global Fortune 1000 companies. Oisin’s background of over 21 years in technology and media...
View ArticleFrom destination to conversation: How mobile is changing commerce in our...
In 2016 we live in a mobile-first world, populated by what The Economist termed a new species of “phono sapiens”. We are glued to our mobile devices most of the time, and use these portable...
View ArticleReflections on Mobey Day 2016: the next steps to changing mobile commerce
Mobey Day is the annual flagship event by Mobey Forum that brings together decision makers from the financial services and FinTech industries. Following this year’s event in Barcelona, the GSMA held a...
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Creating a security baseline for connected devices
In one of our previous blog posts we introduced Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology and described its applications. Here, we further explore TEE technology, examine how it can be used to...
View ArticleP2P payments Gimmick or Gizmo?
For most tech-savvy consumers, the mention of P2P (person to person) payments may conjure up images of free payment services prompting consumers to register to operators’ wallets or e-money accounts –...
View ArticleBlockchain – Understanding the Principles and the Potential
Blockchain is a much talked-about technology; but is it hype or a revolution? Although it is probably at the peak of the hype curve, it does have the potential to transform how businesses operate. One...
View ArticleMobile transport services, a promising business
Transport is an area where mobile is transforming the user experience – and continues to do so more and more deeply. Today, transport mobile applications allow one to plan travel, buy tickets and,...
View ArticleSecondary Ticketing Industry – an Appetite for Disruption?
Live entertainment ticketing has to come into the digital age. The live music, sports and entertainment industries are going through somewhat of a Golden Age today, fuelled by the hunger of a majority...
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