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Swisscom tightens security after information on 800,000 users goes astray

Swisscom is to tighten security for so-called non-sensitive customer data in the wake of the misappropriation of a sales partner’s access rights. Swisscom was unable to identify any activities against its customers as a result.

08 February 2018

Company update/Telecomms

Bango raises £5 million; acquires Audiens

Bango plc (AIM: BGO) (“Bango”), the mobile payments company, announces a placing of 2,777,778 new ordinary shares (the “Placing Shares”) at a price of 180 pence per share (the “Placing Price”) to raise £5 million (the “Placing”).

24 January 2018

Company update/Telecomms

Trulioo releases KYC tool for mobile operators

Trulioo, the leading global identity verification provider, today launched the first Know Your Customer (KYC) solution to connect to 24 of the world’s largest Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).

23 January 2018

Company update/Telecomms

Ukraine's Kyivstar taps Wirecard for mobile top-ups

Wirecard, the leading specialist for digital financial technology, and Kyivstar, (VEON’s Group subsidiary in Ukraine) launched processing services, including real-time solutions, on the VEON platform in Ukraine.

19 January 2018

Company update/Telecomms

Fortumo launches messaging platform

The mobile payments company Fortumo is today launching its global Messaging Platform.

30 November 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Bango expands carrier billing on Windows 10 and Xbox One

Bango (AIM: BGO), the leading mobile payments company, has expanded the availability of Direct Carrier Billing for Windows Store and Xbox One to over 200 million subscribers across Europe and the USA.

27 November 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Bango extends carrier billing for Amazon customers in Japan

Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile payments company, announces that following the successful launch of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) for Amazon retail customers in Japan (June 2017), it has expanded DCB availability to Japanese customers of Amazon Prime and Prime Student membership programmes.

13 November 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Bango and Infomedia bid to create carrier billing standard

Bango and Infomedia, global providers of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB), today announced a partnership to create a global standard for direct carrier billing.

07 November 2017

News/Telecomms

OCBC Bank forms partnership with StarHub as digital industries converge

OCBC Bank has formed a collaborative alliance with Singaporean telco StarHub to invest in research into the convergence of banking and communications in the digital economy.

09 October 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Artificial Intelligence Bank-in-Messenger raises $1million from IIDF and private investors

The very first “Bank-in-Messenger”- TalkBank.io has raised $1million in seed investments with a company valuation of $6.1million. IIDF and 7 private investors, including Mark Malinovsky (kuponator.ru) have funded the start up.

06 October 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Talk-A-Bot and Cellum showcase chatbot payments

At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco, Hungarian startup Talk-A-Bot introduced its chatbot solution to the public.

26 September 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Swisscom sets up blockchain subsidiary

Blockchains are a new form of database. The technology initially acquired renown as the basis for virtual currencies such as bitcoin. Yet in the years to come, it will also revolutionise industry and administration.

21 September 2017

Company update/Telecomms

International telcos form blockchain consortium

Japan-based SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), U.S.-based Sprint Corporation (“Sprint”), Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (“Far EasTone”) and U.S.-based TBCASoft, Inc. (“TBCASoft”) today announced the launch of a new blockchain consortium, the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (“CBSG”).

15 September 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Juvo partners Tune Talk to drive financial inclusion in Malaysia

Juvo, the pioneer in mobile Identity Scoring, today announced its partnership with Tune Talk, the fastest growing Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in Malaysia.

13 September 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Mambu lights a Fuse under Globe Telecom lending ambitions

Mambu, the SaaS banking engine, today announced it will be powering the consumer and business lending products of Fuse, the lending arm of Filipino financial technology firm Mynt, by September 2017.

10 August 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Telindus joins Ripple network

Telindus is proud to announce its integration into the Ripple network consisting of many distributed servers, called Trusted Validator Nodes, which accept and process transactions.

02 August 2017

News/Telecomms

Telco Altice plans online bank - Reuters

Altice is the latest telecoms operator with designs on entering the European online banking market, according to a report from Retuers.

13 July 2017

Company update/Telecomms

Wirecard signs global mobile payments processing partnership with VEON

Wirecard and VEON have signed a global payments and processing agreement that will see Wirecard handling the airtime top-up as well as third party payments functionality on VEON’s personal internet platform. This means customers will be able to upload and update their mobile payment accounts on-the-go and within a few seconds.

20 June 2017

Company update/Telecomms