International Card Payment Industry expert Andy Sheridan, joins Monitoring Compliance Partners Ltd.

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MCP have announced Andy Sheridan has joined their ever-growing Company of Experts in the field of Regulatory Compliance, DDRC, Brand Protection and Auditing. Mr Sheridan has worked for major MasterCard and Visa Bank Acquirers plus American Express and has expert knowledge of the payments environment. Roles have included Sales, Operations, Compliance, Risk and System Development.

He has been heavily involved in European committees to introduce payment security and new methods of card acceptance. While employed by a major global processor, he quickly recognised that the products offered by MCP need to be an intrinsic part of the payment process.

MCP welcomes Andy to the team and his appointment further demonstrates MCP’s growing reputation across multiple international business sectors.

Judicial Review with Ordandu and PhonepayPlus reach conclusion

Ordanduu & Optimus Mobile v PhonepayPlus: successful judicial review and award of Francovich damages against the UK premium rate services regulator

This legal case reached conclusion today and news is starting to spread about the outcome of the case. AIME is currently analysing the potential impact of the case on PhonepayPlus and its procedures and will report directly to AIME Members.

A summary of the Judicial Review outcome is available here:

http://www.monckton.com/r-ordanduu-optimus-mobile-v-phonepayplus-2015-ewhc-50-admin-successful-judicial-review-award-francovich-damages-uk-premium-rate-services-regulator/

PhonepayPlus have also released a press statement after today’s results here: http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/News-And-Events/News/2015/1/Ruling-on-Ordanduu-GmbH-and-Optimus-Mobile-GmbH-v-PhonepayPlus.aspx

Telemedia News commentary on the outcome can be found here: http://www.telemedia-news.com/newsitem.aspx?id=5093

Monetising Games & Apps via Charge to Mobile Workshops – 19th January London

 

AIME is proud to announce six free one-hour workshops presented by the UK Mobile Network Operators, EE, Vodafone, Three and O2 on Monday 19th January 2015, the opening day of London Mobile Games Week.

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The workshops, which are running every hour from 10:00 to 16:00 will assist apps and game developers to develop monetisation strategies for their future projects that include full population coverage and are virtually device agnostic.

See how other companies introduced 60% revenue uplift virtually overnight and managed to attract new audiences to their product ranges.

There will be an opportunity to quiz the Mobile Network Operators about enabling your specific requirements.

If you are a developer, consultant or decision maker and in or near Shoreditch on 19th January, simply register your interest in one of the Monetising through Charge to Mobile workshops by using our Eventbrite page: https://eventbrite.co.uk/event/15219865026/

 

London Mobile Games Week is a week long series of industry wide events throughout London for professionals in the tech, creative and entertainment sectors, with a core focus on mobile games.

The purpose of London Mobile Games Week is to drive investment and growth in the mobile games sector, in the UK

All of the events are individually and independently hosted by leading associations, the gaming community and professional events companies.

The events will take place in a diverse range of locations and settings in the UK’s capital and range from everything from informal meet-ups and networking activities, to workshops and seminars, to awards ceremonies and full scale conference and exhibitions.

Visit the website for full details:www.mobilegamesweek.london

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IMImobile launches India’s first mobile government platform

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IMImobile delivers Karnataka MobileOne, India’s first mobile governance platform. Inaugurated by the President of India on December 8th.

Over 4,000 Government services from over 50 government departments and third party providers have been integrated into MobileOne.  The service also allows citizens of Karnataka to make secure payments for services, application or registrations via multiple payment modes. And MobileOne is available to over 65 million citizens across multiple mobile touchpoints whether that’s SMS, IVR, USSD, mobile web or mobile apps (iOS & Android). And on its first day alone the service has been used by over 100,000 citizens!

For the full press release please read: IMImobile_delivers_Karnataka_MobileOne