June 28, 2010 Societe Generale and Obopay..teaming to bring mobile payment services to banked and unbanked customers who have a mobile phone. ..today in Senegal .. Societe Generale de Banques au Senegal (SGBS).
"Yoban’tel" ... carrier-agnostic, mobile money transfer and bill payment .. all of Senegal with a mobile phone.
...enroll for a mobile payment service and load or pick up cash at designated locations throughout Senegal. ..send money to anyone throughout the country, or to pay a bill.
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Yoban’tel by Obopay, any Senegalese.. a mobile phone.. send money to recipients using a simple SMS transaction. ..
* ..existing customers of the bank or new customers through a prepaid account (unbanked??)
* Any mobile phone ... a simple SMS message to send the transfer request, without having to change the phone’s SIM card or install an application on the phone
* ...compatible with all carriers; ..carrier-agnostic and not limited to transfers within a single network
..Carol Realini, ..founded the company following volunteer work in Africa, ... US, India, Kenya and now Senegal..
Founded in 2005 banks.obopay.com .. interoperable mobile payments service by transforming any mobile phone.. easy way to send and receive money. ... Mobile Money for Banks offers bank-branded
obopay
WesternUnion's grotesque profits may be doomed
____________________________________________________________Some Banks in Mexico have raised the limit on Pre-Paid cards ($10,000?)
... transfers from USA are now simplified...
___________________________________________________________select schools around Metro Manila, Smart Tag Internet access for P15 per 30 minutes "much cheaper than the P100 per hour offers of other WiFi ". ... five-day, unlimited WiFi access for only P150.
..700 hotspots .. Starbucks, Jollibee and Chowking.
..reloadable..valid for one year ... 11,000 students and staff of Smart Tag pilot schools have been given free pre-loaded Smart Tag cards worth P150, which they may consume for five days, 24/7. (expiration...)
“In Ateneo, the campus is too big for all of us to share the wireless broadband connection the school provides. We would rather go outside the campus ..
Julius Sareno, IT director of TUP Manila, said the product serves students well since it encourages students to stay within the campus (???)
technology.inquirer
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With myki more than three years late and at least $352 million over budget, the authority continues to spend taxpayer dollars on more expensive taxi trips despite the $1.35 billion "smartcard" system's shortcomings, Freedom of Information documents reveal.
Melbourne..
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