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aimm at World Telemedia: UK is Open for Business

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

aimm discusses the new opportunities opening up in the UK at this years World Telemedia Marbella

Joanna Cox, General Manager of aimm sitting on a panel at World Telemedia Marbella October 2025

Joanna Cox, General Manager of aimm attended and spoke at this year’s World Telemedia in Marbella this October, and discussed how the UK is open for business with a new Regulator now in charge.

With Ofcom coming into power at the begging of 2025, heralding the biggest change to the UK Market in a decade, it has created a stable regulatory environment to grow business in the interactive and media industries.

Paul Skeldon from World Telemedia caught up with Joanna after the panel to get her thoughts.  ‘Stability is opportunity’ states Joanna in her interview, and those at World Telemedia were definitely interested in learning more about entering the UK market during the event. Learn how the UK interactive media and micropayments industry are using this fresh start to build and strengthen business. Doors are definitely open to those in the EU who may have been initially put off by the previously everchanging landscape, and interest is rapidly growing.

You can watch the interview here:

Jarvis Todd and Paul Skeldon give a summary of this years World Telemedia, discussing key takeaways from the event and what the future of industry looks like following the conference:

To learn more about World Telemedia and their other upcoming events across the world in 2026 visit: https://www.wtevent.com/

AIME supports PhonepayPlus Statement on the 14th Code of Practice

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

PhonepayPlus today announced their 14th Code of Practice, accompanied by a statement and draft procedures. In AIME’s response to the consultation AIME identified, on behalf of membership, over 30 areas of concern or observations on the proposed operation of the Investigations and Sanctions part (part 4) of the 14th Code of Practice.

 

A majority of AIME input has been accepted and has resulted in either changes to the Code or the supporting procedures. The changes that were not accepted are accompanied by responses from PhonepayPlus that will serve as reference material for any future review of processes.

 

We are confident that PhonepayPlus has set out to ensure a fair and pragmatic process exists and our observations were mainly in the event that the process went wrong. AIME expects PhonepayPlus  to have at its disposal a robust investigation and sanction procedure that targets the individuals and companies that seek to cause damage to consumers at the expense of the well behaved providers that make up AIME’s membership.

 

Our concerns for members who fund the operation of PhonepayPlus are that the process is economical, legally sound and fair.

 

In the unlikely event that a member will have a case raised against them, that there is an opportunity for an early settlement akin to the “on the spot” fine for a minor traffic offence.

 

If the process has gone wrong for a provider, we want to ensure that there is an appeals process to allow for economical review of a case without the need for a judicial review. AIME has successfully won this change amongst others.

 

We expect the 14th Code to go live in July 2016 after Ofcom and EU consultation. The full PhonepayPlus statement can be read here:

http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/news-and-events/news/2016/march/statement-following-consultation-on-the-14th-code-of-practice