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SMS action for Haiti generates 426.672 Euro

In January 2010, MobileWeb and the three mobile operators KPN Group Belgium/BASE, Mobistar and Proximus organised the action SMS 4666 to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.  People were offered the possibility to send a SMS message to contribute 1 Euro to the participating humanitarian organisations.   In a period of [ READ MORE ]

Already 10.000 SMS tickets sold at De Lijn

A week after the launch of the new SMS ticketing service, Flemish transport company De Lijn has already sold 10.000 tickets by SMS.  That’s an average of 1.300 SMS tickets per day. Buying a SMS ticket can be done by sending the code DL (ticket for 60 minutes) or the code DL120 (ticket for 120 [ READ MORE ]

Radio 1212 collects 227.258 EUR via SMS donations on 4666

Radio 1212, the joint action of the 5 major Flemish radio stations JoeFM, MNM, Q-Music, Radio2 and Studio Brussel, has marked a historical record in mobile fundraising in Belgium. On Friday January 22nd 2010, between 8.00 and 20.00hr,  exactly 227.258 SMS have been sent to the shortcode 4666, equaling as many euros for the victims [ READ MORE ]

SMS ticket for the bus available in February

As of the 1st of February 2010, passengers travelling by bus in Flanders will be able to buy their ticket by SMS.  Public transport company De Lijn has worked out a SMS payment system, but unfortunately only with Proximus.  Negociations with Mobistar and Base are being held but not yet finished. To buy the ticket, [ READ MORE ]

Twitter inventor Dorsey proposes mobile payment system

Twitter inventor Jack Dorsey has proposed his new mobile payment system ‘Square’ at the LeWeb09 event. Square uses a small device which can be plugged into the headset connection of your iPhone, allowing your mobile device to turn into a credit card reader.  Zip your credit card through the small sweeper and it transmits the [ READ MORE ]

Transactions of mobile money rise in Europe

  Both mobile operators and banks are turning to mobile transactions to foster loyalty and drive revenues, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Ranging from vouchers and bank balance checks to remitttance and top-up payments, mobile money is finally coming to fruition in both the banked and unbanked sector, while near field [ READ MORE ]

Can a paid iPhone App contain advertising?

As a result of the recent launch of De Standaard iPhone App, a heavy debate is going on about the fact that this premium News App contains advertising. It raises many interesting issues: to which extent can a paid App contain advertising? Or should advertising only be included in free Apps? what is the correct [ READ MORE ]

Mobile app to facilitate SMS Parking

Mobile-for, the Belgacom affiliate responsible for the SMS parking services in several Belgian cities, has launched a mobile application to facilitate this service.  The app, which can be tested in Leuven as from October 2009, can be downloaded on all Google Android enabled smartphones (which kinda limits the testing audience…)  In the coming months however, the [ READ MORE ]

Nokia announces mobile payment service Nokia Money

Nokia has announced a new mobile payment service, under the name Nokia Money.  The service is targeted mainly at countries with a limited bank infrastructure. Argumenting that there are 4 billion mobile phones worldwide, compared to only 1,6 billion bank accounts, Nokia considers the mobile phone as the perfect device to facilitate a payment or a [ READ MORE ]

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent collaborate on mobile payments

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent are going to collaborate on a new business model for mobile payments via PingPing and the contactless services of Touchatag.   PingPing has recently been launched by Belgacom for mobile payment services, while Alcatel-Lucent developped Touchatag to offer Near Field Technology (NFC) technology.   The goal is to develop new applications for mobile payments.  [ READ MORE ]

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