The GSMA has unveiled the annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’, offering a view of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the impact that greater financial inclusion has on lives, economies and innovation, especially in emerging markets. This year’s report looks at what one billion registered accounts Continue Reading
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Kenyan ‘Kamiti Boys’ Fraudsters are Cleaning Out Mobile Cash Wallets | Tempemail
Known as ‘Kamiti Boys’, these criminals are taking advantage of Kenya’s blistering adoption of digital banking, reports The Nation. They do this by rushing callers with information and words in order to keep them on the line long enough to buy their story and gain their trust. They then trick Continue Reading
TrickBot Mobile App Bypasses 2‐Factor Authentication for Net Banking Services – Tempemail
The malware authors behind TrickBot banking Trojan have developed a new Android app that can intercept one-time authorization codes sent to Internet banking customers via SMS or relatively more secure push notifications, and complete fraudulent transactions. The Android app, called “TrickMo” by IBM X-Force researchers, is under active development and Continue Reading
How ARM Came to Dominate the Mobile Market
Whenever you think of mobile computing hardware, ARM is likely the first company that comes to mind, or it should be. While historically Intel has been recognized as the leader in chip making — and to this day that remains true — for years, ARM slowly carved into a niche Continue Reading
Dell Mobile Connect on Windows 10 gets useful features in latest update
The big picture: Seamless smartphone connectivity with Windows 10 PCs saw noticeable improvement with Microsoft’s Your Phone app, however, as with Apple’s Continuity feature, there are always some strings attached to using such a service. While Cupertino’s offering only works with its own devices, Microsoft’s Your Phone app is currently Continue Reading
Safaricom’s App is Forcing Customers to Use Mobile Data | Tempemail
Since last week, Safaricom customers began realising that the MySafaricom app was forcing their smartphones to use mobile data, even after it had been set up against this – reports TechWeez. Some customers even noted that the app had logged them out completely – customers were forced to use their Continue Reading
Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus – Benchmarking Change- Tempemail
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday gave the authorities five days to develop a system to track people who have come into contact with anyone with coronavirus by using mobile phone geolocation data. Under the new system, people would be sent information if they came into contact with someone Continue Reading
MTNL’s special work from home offer: Double data in all broadband plans of landline, mobile- Tempemail
New customers opting for copper cable based connection will not have to pay even installation charges but will need to buy modem for the service. Read Article State-run telecom firm MTNL will offer double data in all broadband plans of landline and mobile for a month to encourage work from Continue Reading
In-app mobile: Bridging the opportunity gap- Tempemail
In this three-part series, Lashanne Phang – PubMatic’s mobile in-app specialist in APAC – discusses the opportunity, the challenges for both the buy and sell sides, and why in-app needs to follow in the footsteps of web and embrace programmatic and header bidding. The words Asia Pacific and mobile first Continue Reading
MTN Zambia Zero-Rates Transactions on Mobile Money Platform | Tempemail
Image sourced from Pinterest. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted world economies and international travel relations, leaving thousands of people practising self-isolation and social distancing in order to curb the spread. However, another way that COVID-19 is transmitted, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), is through the exchange of banknotes. Continue Reading