SLA Digital Announce Partnership with Etisalat UAE for Carrier Billing

SLA Digital is pleased to announce Etisalat UAE, one of the world’s leading telecom groups in emerging markets, as one of their mobile operator partners for carrier billing.

SLA Digital is connected to Etisalat for carrier billing, offering new and existing global content partners easy access to new customers through the convenient mobile payment option. Etisalat’s customers in UAE can access more digital content with the option to charge purchases direct to their mobile phone bill or by using their prepaid credit.

Kevin Drayne, CEO at SLA Digital commented, “Etisalat is an innovative partner and we are pleased to officially announce our partnership with the mobile operator. The carrier billing market in UAE has enormous potential for any content partners looking for a seamless and secure payment option for their customers and an additional revenue stream for their business.”

SLA Digital will continue to roll out new services with Etisalat UAE through subscriptions, one-off payments and in-app purchases with carrier billing.

SLA Digital Welcomes U Mobile as Their Latest Mobile Operator Partner in Malaysia for Carrier Billing

SLA Digital has partnered with Malaysian Mobile Operator U Mobile to bring more digital content to their subscribers through carrier billing.

U Mobile’s customers will gain access to new services, with the ability to seamlessly charge purchases directly to their U Mobile phone bill or prepaid credit.

SLA Digital is pleased to add U Mobile as another carrier billing offering for their merchants, in addition to their other mobile operator partners in Malaysia. The announcement means SLA Digital is now in the position to offer merchants greater access to more mobile subscribers in Malaysia, helping them accelerate revenues with a seamless and secure mobile payment option.

Kevin Drayne, CEO at SLA Digital said “We continue to expand our mobile operator connections at SLA Digital throughout Asia and we are very pleased to introduce U Mobile as our latest mobile operator partner in Malaysia. We look forward to helping U Mobile drive new revenues through carrier billing while extending opportunities for global merchants in this region.”

SLA Digital will continue to roll out new services with U Mobile through subscriptions, one-off payments and in-app purchases with carrier billing.

Telemedia 8.1 Open Day – 8th December

If you’re involved with mobile payments, marketing, messaging, content or value added services this is for you! aimm have several conference sessions within the library and tomorrow we will be sharing these as well as some of our other favourites, across social media and our website as part of the Open Day. Visit our events page to get your free access link.

Get your 24 hour access by requesting your login today, so you can get in from 08.00 tomorrow.

Introducing Three Pay

After the demise of PayForIt, Three UK has taken the opportunity to give their Charge to Mobile service a refresh.

What is Three Pay?

 Three Pay is our own take on charge to mobile/carrier billing:

Three Pay lets you buy stuff like games, apps, and digital content on platforms such as Google Play, Epic Games, Microsoft, Spotify, and loads more. The cost is then added to your monthly phone bill or deducted from your Pay As You Go balance. Nothing to remember, nothing to store. Just sit back and enjoy.

Check out their video to learn more: 

What can you use Three Pay for?

Digital services and goods such as parking, charity donations, online games services, quizzes, competitions, music or TV subscriptions or adding credit to an online gambling service.

You can also pay for apps and some subscriptions from Google Play Store and Huawei App Store. Apple app store coming soon.

Fonix announces intention to float on AIM

Fonix Mobile plc (“Fonix”), the UK focused mobile payments and messaging company enabling businesses to charge users’ mobile bills and send users SMSs via their Carrier today announces that it has undertaken a secondary placing and sought admission of its entire issued ordinary share capital to trading on AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s growth market.

Founded in 2006, Fonix allows mobile network operators to provide additional services in the form of Carrier Billing, SMS Billing, Messaging and Voice Shortcodes. Fonix has over 100 Clients including ITV, Bauer Media, BT, Global and BBC Children in Need across a range of multi-billion pound sectors such as media, gaming, charity, ticketing and digital services.  

The company will be admitted to trading on AIM at 8.00am on Monday 12th October 2020.

Rob Weisz, Chief Executive of Fonix Mobile plc commented:

“We are delighted to announce the proposed Admission to AIM of Fonix. Admission to AIM will help raise the profile of the Company as we look to deliver on our growth ambitions.

We continue to deliver on our growth strategy by supporting our clients to drive transactions that occur on the platform and expanding on the content and services provided from both existing and new Clients.

We would like to thank our existing shareholders for their ongoing support and welcome our new shareholders at this exciting time for the Company

We would also like to thank all of our staff and partners who have supported the business over the last few years. This is a really exciting step for the business which will further our ability to provide high quality products and support to our partners.”