Latest Telecomms News: Finextra Research

McKay Brothers lowers latency on US Treasury Triangle

McKay Brothers has announced a latency reduction in its industry-leading millimeter wave link between Carteret and Secaucus-NY2 to as low as 182 microseconds round trip.

06 October 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Kredit24 brings online loans to mobile users in partnership with Beeline Kazakhstan

Kazakh fintech company Kredit24 and Beeline Kazakhstan introduced online loans to the local market specially designed for subscribers of the mobile operator.

22 September 2016

Company update/Telecomms

London Capital Group chooses SSE Enterprise telecoms for network resilience

SSE Enterprise Telecoms – the UK’s leading provider of network infrastructure and data centre services, and part of the SSE group – today announced that it is providing leading online financial trading company, London Capital Group (LCG), with ultra-resilient connectivity from its head office in Knightsbridge, London, to its two mission-critical data centres located in Slough and Greenwich.

20 September 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Bango brings carrier billing to the Xbox

Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile payments company, announces that it has expanded the availability of carrier billing for Microsoft Windows Store.

16 September 2016

News/Telecomms

Mobile ID scoring firm Juvo goes global

Juvo, a company which provides identity scoring from mobile phone usage data to bring financial services to the unbanked, has launched globally with a $14 million funding round.

09 September 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Orange sets up shared compliance centre for African mobile money march

With the recent receipt of Electronic Money Establishment licenses (EME) in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea), Orange has further strengthened its position as a major player in the mobile financial services segment in Africa.

07 September 2016

News/Telecomms

Boku bids for mainstream acceptance with $13.7 million funding round

Carrier billing outfit Boku has secured $13.7 million in venture funding as it bids to capitalise on increased demand from major merchants in developed economies.

01 September 2016

News/Telecomms

MegaFon moves into banking with mobile card account

Russian telco MegaFon is to provide subscribers with a MasterCard chip-based card that can be topped up from a user's mobile account and used to make online and offline purchases.

30 August 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Cellcard & Fortumo launch direct carrier billing in Cambodia

Leading Cambodian mobile operator Cellcard and mobile payments company Fortumo announced today the launch of their direct carrier billing partnership, which allows over 4 million Cellcard subscribers to pay for digital content by simply charging payments to their mobile phone bill.

25 August 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Boku & Google team up for carrier billing on Google Play in Lithuania

Today Boku is announcing an expansion of their partnership with Google and Bite to bring carrier billing as a payment option for all purchases made on Google Play.

19 August 2016

Company update/Telecomms

LSE's Elite Connect partners OpenExchange on video conferencing

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces ELITE Connect, its online connection platform for a wide range of market participants including public companies, investor relations professionals, institutional investors and brokers, is partnering with OpenExchange, the US based secure video service for corporate executives, investor relations officers, analysts and portfolio managers.

10 August 2016

News/Telecomms

Telefonica Germany launches Fidor-backed mobile banking service

Telefonica Germany has launched a mobile banking service using white-label technology supplied by Fidor Bank.

25 July 2016

Company update/Telecomms

OT partners with AFSCM for French NFC roll out

OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced its partnership with AFSCM (Association Française du Sans Contact Mobile) to roll out NFC Services in France with the 3 major mobile operators, Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR.

11 July 2016

Company update/Telecomms

In app sales drive Bango user spend

Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile payments company, provides a trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2016, ahead of announcing its interim results on 20 September 2016.

11 July 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Nice upgrades Skype for business recording tech

Nice today announced the release of the latest edition of its recording solution for Skype for Business, which brings the trusted capabilities of Nice recording solutions and unique financial services compliance features to Microsoft’s latest unified communications platform.

06 July 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Deutsche Telekom connects Fortumo for direct carrier billing

The mobile payments company Fortumo is today launching direct carrier billing with the European mobile operator group Deutsche Telekom.

28 June 2016

News/Telecomms

NAB and Telstra form joint venture to launch SME marketplace

National Australia Bank and Telstra have partnered to create a digital marketplace where small businesses can barter their services.

02 June 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Boku brings mobile carrier billing to UK sports and entertainment venues

Boku Inc., the global leader in direct carrier billing, today announced new partnerships with every major mobile carrier in the UK to allow purchases of food and beverages using carrier billing via Verteda’s innovative Qjacker app.

01 June 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Fortumo launches direct carrier billing in Indonesia

The mobile payments company Fortumo and PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia - the owner of 3 (Tri) GSM provider - are today announcing the launch of direct carrier billing in Indonesia.

26 May 2016

Company update/Telecomms

Bango acquires US carrier billing service BilltoMobile

Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile payments company, announces that it has acquired BilltoMobile, the US-based carrier billing services of Danal Inc. for an initial consideration of $3.5m (£2.4m), comprising $3m (£2.15m) in cash, to be paid immediately, and $500,000 (£345,000) in Bango shares at an issue price of 60 pence.

09 May 2016