Mobile money roundup - the future looks bright

Today’s mobile money roundup has announcements for new services, new deals, upcoming releases and an analysis firm claiming that the future is in mobile banking.

Clickatell Customer Wins Prestigious Model Bank Award

– First National Bank Acknowledged by Celent as a Model Bank in the area of Mobile Banking
– Text Banking Proven to Help Reduce Fraud, Lower Call Center Costs and Increase Customer Acquisition, Loyalty and Revenue
 
Redwood City, CA, June 2, 2009 – Clickatell, worldwide provider of mobile messaging solutions for banks and financial institutions, is pleased [...]

Developers Applaud Clickatell SMS; Wins Best-in-Mobility in First Annual “Code Project Members Choice Awards”

–6+ Million Developers Agree - Clickatell SMS-as-a-Service Number One
–Clickatell.com Provides Rapid Deployment, Ease of Use, Global Reach
 
Redwood City, CA, May 27, 2009 – Innovative developers are continually finding exciting new ways to incorporate mobility into existing and new applications across a myriad of markets including social networking, banking, retail, healthcare, government, and more. Clickatell, leading [...]

Clickatell Social Network Customers Poised to Monetize Demand

– Developers Rejoice at Ease-of-Use, Rapid Deployment using Clickatell Mobile Social Networking Solutions
 
– Brightkite, Mobiluck, mig33 Use Clickatell to Grow Communities, Create Real-Time Community Interaction and Real User Value
 
Redwood City, CA, May 12, 2009 – Even during tough economic times, the mobile social networking phenomenon is here to stay. People want to stay connected and [...]

Fortis Microfinance Bank Alerts Customers Using Clickatell SMS Receipts™

Mobile Text Banking Drives Adoption and Offers Compelling Banking Services to Underbanked Population
 
Banking & Payment Technologies Conference, Muson Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, May 5, 2009 – Clickatell, messaging provider for financial services, has been selected by Fortis Microfinance Bank to provide SMS Receipts™ to thousands of retail banking customers throughout Nigeria. Currently sending ~10,000 text messages [...]

Infotechnology Solutions Chooses Clickatell to Deliver Text Banking; 15 Million Messages to be Sent per Month, Expected to Grow

Two Way Text Messaging Helps Stop Fraud in its Tracks
 
Banking & Payment Technologies Conference; Muson Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, May 5, 2009 – As banks around the world continue to benefit from interactive text alerts to reduce fraud, reduce call center costs, and ultimately increase revenue, Infotechnology Solutions has chosen Clickatell to offer interactive text alerts [...]

Clickatell Nominated for Prestigious World Technology Award

Company Honored as Innovative with Greatest Likely Long-Term Significance in Communications and Technology Sector
 
New York, April 28, 2009 - The World Technology Network (WTN) announced that Clickatell has been selected as a nominee for a 2009 World Technology Award, presented by the World Technology Network, in association with TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, and Science magazine, among others. Clickatell is [...]

IT Help Desk staff to benefit from mobile with the all-powerful SMS - thanks to Clickatell and Zendesk

SMS experts Clickatell and help desk support firm Zendesk are joining forces to “mobilize” IT help desks and customer support centres. The new service supplements the job queues of the help desk, and generates SMS updates and notifications for incoming jobs or important jobs that require attention. In this way, IT professionals can sort jobs [...]

Clickatell SMS receipts offer better security for mobile banking

Bulk SMS provider Clickatell uses text messaging to help prevent fraud and identity theft for mobile banking. Clickatell SMS Receipts use text messages to notify users whenever one of their accounts is used for a transaction. The customer can then either verify or cancel that transaction. This service allows customers to cancel transactions at the [...]

Microfinance Goes Mobile: New Heights Microfinance Bank Selects Clickatell to Provide Mobile Messaging to Accelerate Adoption

Huge Underbanked Market Gains Access to Broad Range of Financial Services via SMS

Redwood City, CA, November 18, 2008 – Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions for financial institutions, today announced that New Heights Microfinance Bank Ltd Nigeria has chosen Clickatell to deploy mobile messaging services to its customers. In just over a year [...]

Clickatell’s Winning Streak Continues; 2008 AfricaCom Awards Honors Clickatell Text Messaging as Attractive Customer Service Tool

- First National Bank Uses Clickatell to Improve Customer Service - Santam Uses Clickatell to Save Money and Increase Customer Loyalty
Redwood City, CA, November 12, 2008 – Clickatell, leading global mobile messaging provider, has been shortlisted for two outstanding implementations in the “Best Customer Services Provider” category. First National Bank (FNB) and Santam are both [...]

Clickatell Sweeps 2008 Mobile Star Awards

CEO Pieter de Villiers Named Top Visionary Wireless Leader and Clickatell Messaging Gateway Recognized for Alerting, Application Development and Marketing Power in the Enterprise Redwood City, CA, November 10, 2008Clickatell, leading global mobile messaging provider, today announced several notable honors from the seventh annual Mobile Star Awards for 2008. Having received over 150 entries from [...]

Leading SMS Provider Acknowledged for Unsurpassed Ease-of-Use and Rapid Implementation; Bests Google Maps and Other Mobile Industry Leaders

Redwood City, CA, October 27, 2008 – Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions, today announced it won first place in Mobile Industry Review’s (MIR) 2008 Awards ‘Best Value Product’ category. Runners up in the category include Google Maps, SpinVox, 3 Pay As You Go, Mippin and others. The 2008 MIR awards recognized over [...]

Universities and Public Schools Worldwide Rely on Clickatell For Instant Text Messages to Students, Parents, Communities and Staff

SMS Solutions Rapidly Deployed for Campus Emergency Alerts and Daily Communications
Redwood City, CA, September 17, 2008—Clickatell, leading mobile messaging provider, today announced the success of text messaging as a viable, primary communications channel for universities and public schools worldwide to enhance professor-to-student, teacher-to-parent and educational institution-to-community contact. Universities and public schools are depending on Clickatell [...]

Clickatell Remarks on Recent Attention to Growing US Text Use and Increasing Rates

Consumers Bear the Real Cost Burden as US Carriers Raise Prices
CTIA Conference, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2008 – Clickatell, leading mobile message provider, comments on the recent coverage regarding Wisconsin’s Democratic Senator Herb Kohl’s letter to the top four US wireless carriers noting that text-messaging prices have increased 100% since 2005.

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