Articles tagged with: London and Mobile Banking

Policymakers Embrace Mobile Banking to Reach Unbanked Poor

Despite regulatory challenges and the financial crisis, policymakers are embracing mobile banking as a means of providing financial access to the unbanked poor. More than a billion people worldwide lack bank accounts, but do have mobile phones, providing a dramatic opportunity to achieve greater financial inclusion, according to officials meeting near london today.  more

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Heathrow Express Gets Mobile Ticketing

Heathrow Express, the high speed rail link between central london and Heathrow Airport has launched a mobile banking application, provided by Atos Origin. Passengers on the Heathrow Express can now have their tickets sent directly to a mobile phone or PDA, so they do not have to queue to collect tickets at the station before they travel.  more

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Mobile Financial Transactions to Generate Over $587 Billion by 2011

A new report by Juniper Research finds that the rush by banks and mobile operators to deliver financial services to the mobile phone will result in just over 612 million mobile phone users generating over $587 billion worth of financial transactions by 2011.  more

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