GoMo 1-to-1: Phonesheet mobile app for the extremely busy

This is a great example of an application that is interfacing with the real world in an original way. Phonesheet is a niche service that has been finding a lot of customers - the basic idea of the service is to become a replacement in those places that still use pen and paper to keep track of phone messages. CEO and Founder Jan Zandz gave a demonstration of the service.

GoMo 1-to-1: let the public test your application with uTest

I was very impressed with uTest, I must admit. CEO and Co-Founder Doron Reuveni introduced me to the service. It’s an application testing platform, that uses real phones in the field to do their testing. Called “wild testing”, this platform now has over 21,000 testers in its network across the world.

GoMo 1-to-1: mobile social media hub Shozu looks at m-commerce

I had a great interview with Chris Wade, CEO of Shozu, at the Under The Radar conference last week. So far in its life, Shozu has focused on being a hub for mobile photo sharing that connects outwards to the most popular social networks. Now Shozu is looking at expanding this platform into financial transactions

Mobile payments start-up Bling Nation looking for nice operator

GoMo News had a 1-to-1 with Wences Casares, Founder, Director and Co-CEO of Bling Nation. One of the more promising payment start-ups at the Under The Radar conference, the mobile payments company uses NFC stickers to replace credits cards at point-of-sale transactions. Wences gaves me a live demo of the service. We spoke about how Bling only works with banks at the moment, and what Bling might achieve with operators.

GoMo 1-to-1: Boku talks mobile payments and the future of operators

I spoke to one of the founders of mobile payment company Boku at the Under The Radar event this week. Boku caused a stir when it decloaked earlier this year, and has carved a big space for itself in mobile billing. Ron Hirson, Co-founder and SVP Product and Marketing, explained what Boku does, how it found success - and we talked about the future of mobile operators in the payments space.

Using mobile roaming to power mobile money transactions

There was a cluster of really interesting mobile payment companies at the Under The Radar conference near San Francisco today. One of the ones that intrigued me most was Payfone. CEO Roger Desai talked us through the offering from the company - which aims to use mobile roaming technology to power worldwide mobile transactions.

Mobile money goes international, cheap and quick with m-Via

At the the Under The Radar conference near San Francisco today, there have been some really great mobile finance start-ups pitching to the crowd. For those who love mobile payments and m-commerce as much as I do, you’ll be interested in hearing the cheap, international money transfer service being launched by m-Via. There was a panel of expert judges on hand to grill m-Via CEO Bill Baryhar as he pitched the service, and I’ve included some of their pertinent questions here.

Mobile start-ups galore at Under The Radar

Good morning and greetings from Mountain View, California! I’m here at the Under The Radar event being hosted in one of the many Microsoft buildings down here. Under The Radar is an event dedicated to showcasing what it calls “disruptive” companies in the sector.

Finalists for mobile app pitch at Under The Radar announced!

At the Under the Radar event for exciting mobile start-ups next week, the Fast Pitch event will give developers the chance to pitch their applications to a panel of six judges - including myself. Under the Radar has now announced the six finalists who will be pitching at the event.

Pitch your mobile application at Under the Radar

Hello all mobile developers! GoMo News will be attending the Under the Radar convention in Mountain View, California on the 19th of this month. The event is focused at shining the light on early stage innovation in the mobile space - and GoMo News will be on stage during an event for app developers called the FAST PITCH. Want to learn more? Read on.

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