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FCA issues policy statement as it edges towards deploying PSD2…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its Policy Statement on the Implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2),…
… while Ofcom announces new rules on nuisance calls effective 1 October
Ofcom has today announced proposals for a number of improvements to the “General Conditions of Entitlement” rules that apply to all UK…
World Telemedia Marbella: Country updates give tour of the telemedia hotspots
World Telemedia Marbella continues the event’s theme of offering unrivalled insight into international telemedia markets with its Empello-sponsored Country Updates…
GUEST OPINION Must-have strategies for effective mobile engagement
With consumers being pulled in all directions by brands, what should you be doing to be more engaging? Matthew Winters,…
More than half of the UK public expect to abandon cash in next two years, according to new global research report
More than half (55 per cent) of UK consumers expect to abandon using cash for shopping in the next two…
Northern Angel Investment platform established in Leeds shortlisted for top award
An Angel Investment platform, established by aql CEO and Founder Dr Adam Beaumont, has been shortlisted for a UK Business…
Vodafone awards mGage with the B2B Enabler Platinum Partner Award
Vodafone UK awarded mGage its annual B2B Enabler Platinum Partner Award this week during an awards event at the Bulgari Hotel in…
Independent company to handle PRS complaints and refunds set up to help boost service use
The UK PRS industry has got a boost thanks to changes in how customer complaints can be handled. Until now,…
Authentic Gaming delivers Live Roulette from two Bucharest casinos
Live casino pioneer Authentic Gaming has completed installations of its innovative Authentic Roulette product in two leading land-based properties in…
Oxygen8 awarded accredited platinum partner by Vodafone
Oxygen8, a leading global technology provider of multi-channel solutions, has been awarded Vodafone Platinum Partner status. Oxygen8 is one of…
Bauer Media teams with fashion retailer Very to create shoppable video content
Bauer Media is joining forces with Very.co.uk to create shoppable video content. The two-month campaign, implemented and brokered by The Story Lab,…
Love Island taps fan buzz with new reactive mobile shopping experience
ITV2’s Love Island is back and already making headlines. Its all-new companion app created by Monterosa features a world first…
Consumers go digital: video games, books, music and magazines are now purchased online more often than physical copies
Consumers worldwide increasingly depend on smartphones to access digital media & content and tend to go online to purchase video…
A third of UK adults now using Facebook as their main source of news
More than a third of adults in the UK admit to using social networking site Facebook as their primary means…
New direct bidder delivers 20-40% higher publisher revenue in war on ad blockers
Criteo, a performance marketing technology company, has launched Criteo Direct Bidder, header bidding technology that directly connects publishers’ inventory to…
Research reveals increased data usage, but lack of transparency in digital advertising
Data from first- and third-party sources have become essential to reaching consumers with relevant and personalized messages that boost brand…
Advertisers can now use live data to ‘live target’ audiences with launch of Audience Insights
Advertisers could soon be able to live target audiences using real-time user data, allowing for better targeting and planning of…
DialogTech empowers Facebook and Instagram advertisers to optimize ROI with Insights from Phone Calls
DialogTech, a leading provider of actionable marketing analytics for phone calls, has unveiled a new direct integration with Facebook and Instagram,…
Expressly aims to fix ‘affiliate +’ performance marketing channel for all UK digital publishers
With affiliate marketing and performance advertising on the rise, a new platform is aiming to take out the flaws associated…
Calldorado to invest additional 10% into every campaign in new growth program for app developers
Calldorado, an app monetisation specialist, has launched a free user acquisition program that allows app owners and developers to re-invest a…
GUEST OPINION Must-have strategies for effective mobile engagement
With consumers being pulled in all directions by brands, what should you be doing to be more engaging? Matthew Winters,…
Mobile messaging apps ramp up their video strategies to boost engagement and monetization
Mobile Messaging apps claimed an aggregate audience of more than 5.6 billion users at the end of Q2 2017 – but…
Partnership trials Blockchain ticketing – is this the future
Blockchain-based protocol developer Aventus Systems has formed a partnership with Townsend Music, in order to test its ticketing application in…
Interactive mobile-based quiz technology increases pub sales by 70%
Staffordshire-based pub, The Crafty Sow has seen an average increase in sales by 70% in just two months since introducing…
New Ovum report reveals strong enterprise appetite for RCS messaging and chatbots while confirming the continued growth of A2P SMS
There is a growing appetite for more interactive forms of enterprise messaging & engagement, including two-way SMS, and enhanced SMS,…
FCA issues policy statement as it edges towards deploying PSD2…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its Policy Statement on the Implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2),…
More than half of the UK public expect to abandon cash in next two years, according to new global research report
More than half (55 per cent) of UK consumers expect to abandon using cash for shopping in the next two…
OMG! Fonix leads the way in the third sector, partnering with Open Mobile Global
Mobile payments and messaging specialist Fonix has been selected to provide the mobile operator payment platform for Open Mobile Global…
Mobile contactless payments hit £370m in UK in first half of 2017
In-store mobile contactless payments totalling £370 million were made in the UK in the first six months of 2017, according…
TerraPay launches international mobile money transfers to Uganda
TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch, announced today that it has successfully obtained an approval from Bank of Uganda…
South Africans are increasingly at ease with new digital and mobile technology
Effective Measure today released “Generational Lifestyles in South Africa 2017,” a research report that shows over a quarter of surveyed…
VR, AR and AI: the technology shaping the future of smartphones
No longer just a sci-fi dream, virtual reality and artificial intelligence are here, and new research has revealed they are…
Baby Boomers embrace smartphone technology with open arms, but traditionalists remain uneasy
Attitudes towards owning and using a smartphone varies significantly amongst the over 50s, according to a new report from online…
New direct bidder delivers 20-40% higher publisher revenue in war on ad blockers
Criteo, a performance marketing technology company, has launched Criteo Direct Bidder, header bidding technology that directly connects publishers’ inventory to…
ICT sector see massive rise in SME entrants
The information and communication sector has seen a 33% increase in the number of SMEs from 2010 according to the…
… while Ofcom announces new rules on nuisance calls effective 1 October
Ofcom has today announced proposals for a number of improvements to the “General Conditions of Entitlement” rules that apply to all UK…
Three major Taiwanese telcos deploy mass emergency messaging from Celltick
Three of the five mobile operators in Taiwan – Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Star and APT – have adopted Celltick’s Cell…
Solar eclipse blacks out phone calls to US businesses
Inbound phone calls to US businesses dropped by an average of 9% nationwide during the total solar eclipse yesterday as…
Has the boom in African telecoms peaked – and what does that mean for the millions still unconnected?
A new white paper by the entrepreneurs behind Qwickfone says that the widely held claim by the telecom and network…
Opportunities for operators: New business models emerge as enterprises and solution providers get ready for 5G
Promising huge increases in speed and bandwidth, 5G has the potential to deliver a vast array of realistic, interactive experiences…
World Telemedia Marbella: Country updates give tour of the telemedia hotspots
World Telemedia Marbella continues the event’s theme of offering unrivalled insight into international telemedia markets with its Empello-sponsored Country Updates…
Mobile messaging apps ramp up their video strategies to boost engagement and monetization
Mobile Messaging apps claimed an aggregate audience of more than 5.6 billion users at the end of Q2 2017 – but…
Independent company to handle PRS complaints and refunds set up to help boost service use
The UK PRS industry has got a boost thanks to changes in how customer complaints can be handled. Until now,…
