SMS still rocks! Anam Mobile and TR2 Communications announced the results from a recent survey highlighted that user preferred sending money or adding credit to their phone, by sending a simple SMS (short message service). Anam Mobile unveiled a service that allow global money transfers via SMS for North American wireless users last April. This service allows

Vodafone in Western Union trialUK to Kenya money transfer trial goes liveVodafone launched a money transfer trial this week between the UK and Kenya. The move marks the operator’s biggest step yet into the international money transfer market, estimated to

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Western Union, Vodafone (UK), and its sister company Safaricom (Kenya), have began a Mobile Money Transfer trial between the UK and Kenya, in which Vodafone and Western Union users will be able to transfer funds from the UK to Kenya. The service is in trial mode through a select number of Western Union agents in Reading,

Only one day after announcing its mobile money transfer initiative together with Western Union, Vodafone has unveiled, today, its intention to buy Wayfinder. And if you don’t know anything about Wayfinder (although you should), we’ll tell you. Wayfinder Systems AB is a Swedish company that offers GPS applications for mobile phones running on Symbian, UIQ, Windows

95% of consumers would use SMS Money Transfer and SMS Topup services if introduced by operators Dublin, 9th December, 2008 l Anam Mobile and TR2 Communications today announced the results from a recent customer survey that highlighted the consumer desire for services that allow a user to send money to a friend or colleague, or add ...

Vodafone, Safaricom and The Western Union Company announced today that they will partner to pilot a cross-border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) service between the U.K. and Kenya. This service will enable customers to send cross-border remittances from select locations directly to Safaricom mobile subscribers in Kenya generally in minutes. The initiative uses Western Union’s trusted global...

Found under: mobiles, remittances, western union, vodafone, safaricom, British telco Vodafone Kenyan telco Safaricom and Western Union announced today that they pilot a Mobile Money Transfer MMT service between the U.K. and Kenya. Through the service remittances will reach Safaricom mobile subscribers in minutes. The service will use Western Union for processing cross-border remittances between th...

Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile carriers, has announced its intention to provide international mobile money transfers in collaboration with Western Union.  The two companies will launch, as a pilot, a cross-border MMT (Mobile Money Transfer) service between the UK – Vodafone’s home country – and Kenya.  Together with Safaricom, a leading Kenyan operato...

Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile carriers, has announced they are working with Western Union to provide international mobile money transfers to their users. The two companies will launch a cross-border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) between the UK and Kenya. With the help from Safaricom, a leading Kenyan operator (40% owned by the UK-based company),