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Vodafone, Western Union Testing International Mobile Money Transfers

Dec 8, 2008 8:26 AM

Vodafone is stepping up its mobile payments business. The global operator has partnered with The Western Union Company to pilot its cross border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) service that lets customers send remittances between the UK and Kenya. Customers will be able to send money from Western Union locations in…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Vodafone, Countries, Europe, UK, western union

BART Launches Mobile Payment Service, Links With Ads

Jan 30, 2008 9:18 PM

San Francisco train system BART has launched a mobile payment trial with Sprint (NYSE: S) where 230 trial participants can pay for a ticket by tagging their phone on a reader at the gate—the credit is topped up automatically over the air. The trial also includes Jack in the Box,…

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Posted In: Advertising, E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Sprint, bart, philippines global telecom, western union

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