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Google introduces ranking penalties for intrusive interstitial ads

Google has continued its quest to improve the experience for users by introducing penalties for websites featuring ads which are perceived as overly intrusive.

• 24 Aug 2016

Nintendo shares drop 18% as company states it does not own Pokémon rights

Nintendo has released a statement in which the company outlined the limited impact Pokémon Go will have on its annual revenues. Following the news, around $6.7 billion was wiped from the company’s market capitalization.

• 25 Jul 2016

Pokémon Go launches and crashes in Japan, surprise surprise

After a barnstorming performance around the world, Pokémon Go has finally launched in the lucrative Japanese market, with servers crashing hours later, presumably not surprising many.

• 22 Jul 2016

Mobile banking uptake rising sharply – British Bankers Association

British Bankers Association (BBA) says digital banking is in a “consumer-led revolution”. Its latest report – Way We Bank Now – shows a drastic increase in consumers using digital channels to manage their money – reports Banking Technology.

• 22 Jul 2016

Telstra partners with NAB over Proquo SMB marketplace

National Australia Bank (NAB) and telco firm Telstra have partnered for an SME digital marketplace called Proquo, reports Banking Tech.

• 03 Jun 2016

Syniverse invests $45 million in mobile marketing firm Vibes

US mobility solutions company Syniverse has entered into a strategic partnership with mobile marketing outfit Vibes, which includes paying $45 million for a minority stake.

• 01 Jun 2016

Android Pay comes to the UK

The UK has officially become the second country to support Android’s smartphone contactless payment system Android Pay, almost a year after the UK launch of Apple Pay.

• 18 May 2016

Telefónica Germany to launch O2’s first mobile bank account

Telefónica Germany, in association with Fidor Bank, will be launching its mobile banking offering, “O2 Banking”, in Germany in late summer 2016 – writes Banking Technology.

• 12 May 2016

Barclays swerves Android Pay with smartphone NFC payments launch

Banking giant Barclays has announced the launch of its own mobile contactless on Android, and confirmed to Telecoms.com it will not be joining Android Pay.

• 12 May 2016

Vodacom scraps South African M-Pesa services

Vodacom has discontinued its M-Pesa mobile money service in South Africa, citing a mature market as reasons for its withdrawal.

• 09 May 2016

US carrier billing consolidates as Bango acquires BilltoMobile

UK-based carrier billing platform Bango has acquired BilltoMobile from Danal to set itself up as the only processor of carrier billing transactions across all four of the big US MNOs.

• 09 May 2016

Mobile drives tripling of profit at Facebook

Advertising on mobile has driven significant revenue growth for Facebook in Q1, comprising 82% of its total ad revenue and facilitating the tripling of net income to $1.5bn.

• 28 Apr 2016

Orange buys Groupama for 2017 mobile bank launch

Orange has made a significant stride in mobile banking by acquiring a majority stake in financial services firm Groupama.

• 22 Apr 2016

Korean companies target East Asia for mobile payment push

Samsung and SK Telecom have both made mobile payment announcements, confirming Korea remains the main source of mobile payment competition to Apple and Google.

• 29 Mar 2016

Mobile will leave credit cards redundant – Wirecard

EVP of Issuing Services at Wirecard, Susanne Steidl, explained to Telecoms.com at MWC 2016 why mobile will make credit cards redudant.

• 23 Mar 2016

UK first to get Android Pay in Europe

The mobile payments market in the UK is beginning to warm up as Android confirmed its contactless payment solution will be arriving in the next few months.

• 23 Mar 2016

MasterCard talks future of digital payments at MWC 2016

MasterCard’s James Anderson spoke to Telecoms.com at MWC 2016 about the importance of digital and mobile payments keeping up with mobile evolution.

• 10 Mar 2016

Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey 2016

Building on the success of our prestigious Annual Industry Survey, the 2016 edition is the largest undertaking we’ve embarked on to date. This year’s survey took in the thoughts and perspectives of more than 1,500 telecoms professionals with a staggering cumulative experience of 24,000 years. As usual we begin with our comprehensive sweep of the […]

• 11 Feb 2016

Record 22% of US Black Friday sales via smartphone – Adobe

Mobile phone users in the US spent $1.5 billion purchasing items on their handsets over the course of the Thanksgiving public holiday, according to stats from Adobe.

• 30 Nov 2015