This move comes at a time when charges for mobile baking services have apparently been waived off till December 31st 2016. The Minister of State for Telecommunications mentioned in a tweet that ...

Telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) has floated a consultation paper to review the framework for the use of USSD for mobile financial services. TRAI aims to review the guidelines related to ...

“After analysing comments received from stakeholders, the Authority is of the view that, to protect the interests of USSD users and to promote digital financial inclusion, rationalisation of USSD ...

“All telcos need to be live with the USSD service to ensure maximum reach and adoption, and the cost of this service should not be added onto NPCI as it’s already bearing the cost for SMS and PSP fee ...

Did you know that smartphone penetration in South Africa was estimated to be around 82.5% in 2024, but nearly 28% of users frequently avoid using their devices due to high data costs, limiting ...

Singapore-based mobile technology start-up, U2opia Mobile, has added a USSD gateway on cloud to their existing USSD platform, to improve their bouquet of value added services. This will help make ...

NPCI, however, is firm on implementing mobile banking over the USSD platform, which is a menu-based system that enables mobile customers to access content-based services. The joint letter, dated May ...

On Tuesday 16 March di Central Bank of Nigeria and di Nigerian Communications Commission impose new charge for mobile banking services as part of process to end disagreement between banks and telecoms ...

The Android ecosystem got a jolt yesterday with the revelation that simple links — something you might merely open online — could trigger a complete wipe of some Android devices. Researcher Ravi ...

CC image courtesy of Erik Hersman via flickr. In this Q&A, Maxime Bayen, senior insights manager at the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator, takes us through the findings of the new research. According to GSMA ...