In 2007, Safaricom launched M-Pesa (M for mobile and Pesa- a Swahili word for money) which lets users deposit, transfer and withdraw funds via text message.
All payments for completed tasks are received by mobile phones, using M-PESA, a popular mobile banking service.
"If you come in and say, 'I'm Time Warner, and I'm offering you mobile service, ' that may not resonate, " says Lopez.
In Kenya, the M-Pesa mobile money transfer system was launched in 2007 and is now woven into the fabric of everyday life.
Bringing to life the hotel's namesake "M" for mobile, as in "mobile citizen of the world, " you're greeted by self check-in computers.
According to mobile research firm M:Metrics, 49% of American mobile phone users actively use text messaging, which explains marketers' interest in text-based campaigns.
Do your homework on apps, mobile websites and m-commerce, along with reviewing what others in your industry are doing with mobile.
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The company credits its m-commerce and mobile payment initiatives as the primary driver of growth.
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The year should see investments doubling overall, with a focus on m-commerce and mobile services for food delivery, mobile learning, and even mobile dating.
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I'm giving T-Mobile a bit of a hard time because, despite all the rhetoric, I don't find these plans to be simpler than those of the competition.
Prominent examples include MoneyBox Africa and M-PESA, mobile-phone based money transfer services that allow customers to deposit and withdraw money, transfer money to others, pay bills and make purchases.
In the emerging world , the most famous mobile payments success is in Kenya, where M-Pesa , the P2P payments service of mobile phone supplier Safaricom, has effectively created an alternative banking and payments system.
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Alexandre Mars, chief executive of Phonevalley and head of mobile at Publicis Groupe, says M sites should be the first step in any company's mobile marketing strategy.
Now, email is available through any browser and mobile applications, m aking smartphones and email practically synonymous.
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In recent months brands including Buick, Kraft and Walmart and have been building "M sites"--mobile phone-ready versions of their Web sites.
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Second, Kenya has undergone a revolution since 2007, when M-PESA, a mobile-payments system operated by Safaricom, a phone company, was launched (see chart).
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Cultivating a network of entrepreneurs inside this system, in concert with local universities and outfits like M-PESA, the mobile payment service of Vodaphone affiliate Safaricom, is another step.
On the mobile front, the mobile industry in Africa has been growing exponentially over the past few years, fueled largely by the emergence of M-Pesa, a mobile-based money transfer service used as a microfinance tool.
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Most of the citizen donations came through M-Pesa, a popular mobile-phone based money transfer service for Safaricom.
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Mobile commerce - or M-commerce - is the fastest growing area of retail.
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There will be more innovations and new functions for i'm Droid 2 presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at which the company will be present from February 25 to 28 2013.
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"I'm very concerned by the union of mobile tracking and face recognition, " he said.
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They include Applied Solar, which also plans to build power plants for Indian cell towers, and M-KOPA, a startup created by the founders of M-PESA, the leading mobile-payment service in Kenya and Tanzania.
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The ship is on track to arrive at the Mobile dock around 4 p.m.
Meanwhile, Indian researchers have also evaluated mobile phone dependence among students at M.
Teen apparel retailer Aeropostale is looking to revamp its m-commerce (e-commerce through mobile) channel to strengthen its direct-to-consumer business.
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Wednesday, on track to arrive at the Mobile dock approximately between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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