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Myanmar mobile banking and payment: where to start?
Myanmar is currently largely a cash economy. In this post we consider the types of mobile banking and payments solutions we predict will first gain …
Monetary Authority of Singapore publishes consultation on revising outsourcing guidelines
On Friday 5 September, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (which regulates financial institutions in Singapore) published a consultation on revising its existing guidelines on outsourcing. …
International bar association debates mobile payment
Mobile payment is a topic close to my heart, so I am delighted to be joining a distinguished panel at the International Bar Association‘s annual conference …
UK mobile operators create m-commerce joint venture
Last week, three of the UK’s four mobile network operators announced a mobile marketing and payments joint venture. The venture is subject to regulatory approval, …
Visa adds mobile payment and banking capabilities, as Google and MNOs launch contactless payment services
This week Visa Inc added significant incremental mobile payment and banking capabilities – acquiring Fundamo, a mobile money transfer software company and announcing a five …
Mobile banking and payment: what consumers really want?
Mobile banking and payment is a recurrent theme for this blog. I have previously posted on rumours that the iPhone 5 might contain NFC technology, and mused on …
Lenders over-exposed to real estate move into TMT
I was lucky enough to chair Olswang’s semi-annual CPD catch-up day for in-house lawyers today. It was a very interesting set of talks (for those who are …
Premium rate regulation extended across the value chain from 1 September 2011
News item topics are like buses – nothing happens for weeks or months, then everything happens at once. Following yesterday’s publication of the Phonepayplus annual …
Phonepayplus publishes market trends report and 2011/12 plan
Phonepayplus, the UK’s premium rate services regulator, has today published: a Report on Emerging Trends in the Premium Rate Services Market; and its plan and budget for the …