Mobile money revolution spreads to Europe as Vodafone brings M-Pesa to Romania
M-Pesa, the mobile money system used to handle nearly half of Kenya’s gross domestic product, is tentatively stepping into eastern Europe. Read more »
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M-Pesa, the mobile money system used to handle nearly half of Kenya’s gross domestic product, is tentatively stepping into eastern Europe. Read more »
The deal is indicative both of Vodafone’s current wealth and of the European trend toward converging and consolidating fixed-line and mobile services. Read more »
Vodafone(s vod) may buy Ono, a major Spanish cable company, for around $10 billion. According to sources quoted by Reuters and Bloomberg, Ono has postponed a planned IPO announcement to allow… Read more »
The app, which promises to protect voice communications, is part of a slew of new security products being pitched to privacy-conscious businesses in Europe. Read more »
The deal should make it easier for shops to accept contactless payments from the handsets of Vodafone, EE and O2 customers. Read more »
The latest twist in that very long-running rumor about AT&T(s t) buying Vodafone(s vod)? AT&T said in a statement on Monday that it “does not intend to make an offer for… Read more »
Mobile carrier Vodafone(s vod) and British broadcasting and broadband firm BSkyB are in talks to create some sort of partnership, according to a report (subscription required) in The Sunday Times. The… Read more »
People traveling through the tunnel from the UK to France will from March be able to get 2G and 3G coverage. The carriers say they will offer 4G services down there,… Read more »
Cash-rich Vodafone(s vod) is keen on becoming India’s largest mobile carrier by buying out Tata Teleservices, according to a report in the Economic Times. Vodafone is currently the number two player,… Read more »
The shuffling of Telefonica’s cards continues: the Spanish telecoms giant is set to sell off a $3.33 billion controlling stake in its Czech and Slovakian operations, with the buyer being Petr… Read more »