aimm News

Global Carrier Billing Summit 2018 – tickets still available

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

As the only, global, focused event specifically made for the Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) ecosystem, the Summit is a must-attend event for all mobile payments and VAS specialists, digital merchants, operators and businesses who are looking to expand their portfolio into the DCB space, which has shown steady growth over the last few years.

Taking place this 25-26 September at the Millennium Gloucester in London, this event will be covering both developed and emerging markets, the Summit showcases operator case studies, merchant perspectives, partnership models and innovative examples from other payments providers who can partner or inspire the carrier billing community. You can find out more about the summit from here: https://bit.ly/2xwTGqs

MEMBER DISCOUNT

aimm members can get a 10% discount on their 2 day pass prices by using the link: https://tmt.knect365.com/global-carrier-billing-summit/purchase/select-package?vip_code=GCBAIMM10

The discount will be applied once you click on the Add to Basket button.

If you are an operator or merchant you could qualify for a free pass to attend the summit.

To apply for your pass click here: https://bit.ly/2xwTGqs

Golf just got good!

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

We are pleased to introduce our two sponsors for the day mGage and Enarpee. Our Golf Day is only two weeks ago now and our teams are booked and ready to go, and our sponsors are making this event extra special with their involvement .

mGage have kindly provided the awards for both the Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin competitions, and have organised the golf balls that will be given to our players at the start of the day in their survival packs, to help the day get started with a swing!

Enarpee will be in charge of the refreshments buggy this year, making sure our players have chilled drinks and snacks to keep them going as they make their way across the course.

We would like to thank both our sponsors for their support with this day, and hope that everyone has a good time on the green.

Fonix partners with OMG to bring society lotteries into the 21st Century

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

 

22nd August 2018, London – Fonix, the mobile payments and messaging specialist, today announced that it has partnered with Open Mobile Global to provide a mobile operator billing mechanic for its clients that run society lotteries.

Fonix and OMG will be launching society lotteries that operate with a mobile payment mechanic for the very first time with The Alzheimer’s Society.

Society lotteries are run by charities, with the proceeds going to charitable causes. Traditionally, participants have entered into lotteries by purchasing a paper ticket, and this evolved over the years to encompass credit and debit card payments.

The Fonix and OMG partnership brings society lotteries into the 21st century and will allow consumers to enter these lotteries simply by sending an SMS to the service. This removes the need for entering banking details as only the mobile number is required to take the payment.

Simon King, Head of Product Development at OMG said of the partnership “We’ve worked with Fonix to deliver SMS donations for clients with great success, and since enabling society lotteries to use phone payment has been approved by the Payment Service Authority, it was a natural progression to collaborate with Fonix on this and add mobile payments to the mix.

“We know there’s a demand for this sort of service, with some society lotteries having proceeds in excess of £250,000 in any one year. Introducing mobile payments will allow our clients to meet their fundraising goals more readily.”

Clare Charles, Account Director of Fonix comments, “We love making it easier for consumers to donate to charities, and society lotteries provide a really exciting opportunity for both OMG and Fonix.”

Mobile donations have been hugely popular amongst our charity clients and donors. As a payment mechanic, it’s easy, convenient and secure –  supporters can have absolute confidence in it. We can’t wait to see the results that running mobile operator billing amongst OMG’s client base for society lotteries brings.”

Review of the 070 number range

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

Ofcom has today published a draft statement on the regulation of telephone numbers beginning with 070, following a review of this market.

070 numbers are designed to be used as a ‘follow me’ service, where calls are diverted from one number to another, so the person being called can keep their own number private.

Ofcom has found that 070 numbers are often mistaken for mobile numbers, which can lead to bill shock, as the prices for calling these numbers are usually much higher than they are for calling a mobile number.

Ofcom have provisionally decided to set a cap on the wholesale termination charge for calls to 070 numbers, which would be aligned with the existing regulated cap set by Ofcom for mobile numbers – currently around 0.5 pence per minute.

16/8/18

Mobile Arts launches Direct Carrier Billing with SLA Digital

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

Mobile Arts, a technology provider in the Middle East, has partnered with SLA Digital to further grow their revenues with Direct Carrier Billing for their premium gaming and utility applications.

Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) is an alternative digital payment channel to traditional forms of payment like credit and debit card. The solution is seamless, secure and offers a user-friendly customer experience. Customers add transactions to their monthly mobile bill or deduct from their prepaid credit.

Ashley O’Kane, Head of Marketing at SLA Digital commented, “By leveraging Direct Carrier Billing, content providers like Mobile Arts are able to quickly and easily enter new markets and access a large pool of potential customers.”

Rabih Jreish, Business Development at Mobile Arts commented, “Having the right Direct Carrier Billing partner like SLA Digital, we can help merchants and content providers to quickly and easily start in-app subscriptions in new and existing markets. Our innovative solution, “APP-IT UP”, converts any content portal to a mobile application-based subscription product by integrating our smart SDK.”

SLA Digital continues to work with Mobile Arts on expanding its connectivity through SLA Digital’s portfolio of Mobile Operators across the Middle East and Asia.

For the full story please read their press release here: