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Cover2go, Clickatell introduce mobile insurance vouchers – Nov 2009
Metropolitan, an African insurance provider, is using Clickatell's USSD platform to streamline mobile insurance sales and business processes.
Cover2go, Metropolitans mobile insurance coverage, is using mobile to distribute insurance to consumers in South Africa. Clickatells services are being used to improve insurance access, advance sales and streamline the business process by using mobile devices.
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Clickatell, PGS Integrate SMS-as-a-Service – Oct 2009
Betting on mobile, especially text messaging, to reign as the communications method of choice, Premiere Global Services has integrated
Clickatell's (News - Alert) SMS-as-a-Service platform to provide customers with the option of "adding mobile text message alerts into
all aspects of existing business communications," such as e-mail, voice, online, and physical mail communications.
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Creating New Revenue Streams With the Mobile Channel – Sep 2009
Does past experience combined with the current global financial setting provide insight for creating a successful mobile business model?
Since the late 1990's analysts have asked how and when mobility will impact the established financial landscape. The Silicon Valley boom at the end of the 20th century boosted online commerce, while making household names out of organizations that still thrive today.… read more
For m-Commerce to Work, We Need to Embrace Mobile Payments – Sep 2009
In part 1 of this article, we looked at m-commerce's struggles in relation to other mobile markets like mobile ads and video while also discussing some of the issues mobile retailers face today. But another aspect to m-commerce's growth (or lack thereof) is the issue of mobile payment providers.… read more
Fundamo, Clickatell strike m-banking partnership deal – August 2009
Clickatell and Fundamo, have partnered to deliver mobile banking solutions to financial services institutions to help fulfill what will become a US$5 billion opportunity in the next three years in Africa and other emerging markets… read more
Clickatell, Fundamo partnership boost mobile banking solutions – August 2009
Global mobile messaging services provider Clickatell has reached a partnership agreement with Fundamo, an international provider of mobile banking and payment systems. Under the terms of the deal, Clickatell and Fundamo will deliver mobile banking… read more
Riding the messaging wave – August 2009
Welcome to the world of mobile messaging. Bulk SMS is no more a plain advertising tool. Enterprises, utilities, schools and even state agriculture departments are lapping up bulk SMS services to broadcast messages… read more
Entrust launches worldwide SMS OTP service – August 2009
Entrust's one-time-passcode (OTP) SMS service is compatible with 775 mobile networks in 220 countries, following a collaboration with SMS solutions provider Clickatell… read more
Clickatell wins one-time mobile passcode deal at Entrust – August 2009
US security services provider Entrust has selected global mobile messaging services provider Clickatell to provide one-time-passcodes (OTP) to mobile devices via SMS. Under the terms of the deal, Entrust's IdentityGuard platform will issue OTPs… read more
Cellphone banking - some lessons – July 2009
It wasn't long ago that mobile banking was barely known by account holders in South Africa. It was only in 2001 that certain of the large South African banks launched a version of mobile banking… read more
Nigerian Bank Adopts Mobile Text Banking Services – July 2009
Clickatell, a global mobile messaging solutions provider for financial institutions, has announced that FirstGlobal Microfinance bank of Nigeria is delivering Clickatell-powered text banking services to its mobile customers… read more
White House Press Briefing on Obama Ghana SMS Campaign – July 2009
FirstGlobal Microfinance Bank selects Clickatell for text banking services - July 2009
Global messaging company Clickatell has won a contract from FirstGlobal Microfinance bank of Nigeria to deliver text banking services to mobile customers.
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Obama's Ghana speech highlights delivered live via SMS - July 2009
Taking advantage of the ubiquity of mobile phones, the U.S. Department of State used SMS to reach citizens worldwide during a speech given by President Obama on Monday from Accra, Ghana.
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mFoundry, Discover Push the SMS Message - June 2009
Texting alerts to consumers is one of the gateways to broader mobile financial services, and mFoundry recently added substantial scope to its messaging functionality by entering into a joint agreement that leverages Clickatell's SMS delivery services.
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Clickatell partners with mFoundry for SMS-based mobile banking - June 2009
Clickatell and mFoundry have teamed up to enable banks and financial institutions to let customers manage their finances via SMS.
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Obama Speech Gets SMS Treatment - June 2009
Clickatell will be in the thick of the action today as it powers the global delivery of speech highlights via SMS during President Barack Obama's address in Cairo, Egypt.
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State Department to Text Obama Speech - June 2009
President Obama's latest diplomatic offensive employs a technology familiar to any tweener: text messaging.
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SA bank scoops top global award - June 2009
First National Bank (FNB) - one of the big four of South Africa - has been adjudged award winner of the '2009 Model Bank of the Year' in Mobile Banking from Celent.
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Mobile Banking award secured by Clickatell customer - June 2009
Clickatell, which provides mobile messaging solutions for banks, has reported that one of its customers has won the 2009 Model Bank Award in Mobile Banking.
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Clickatell SMS Wins Best-in-Mobility in First Annual "Code Project Members Choice Awards" - May 2009
Clickatell, leading mobile messaging provider, today proudly announces its victory in the mobility category by the 6+ million Code Project member developers.
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Developers Applaud Clickatell SMS; Wins Best-in-Mobility in First Annual Code Project Members Choice Awards - May 2009
Innovative developers are continually finding exciting new ways to incorporate mobility into existing and new applications across a myriad of markets including social networking, banking, retail, healthcare, government, and more.
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Social Network Customers to Monetize Demand - May 2009
Even during tough economic times, the mobile social networking phenomenon is here to stay. People want to stay connected and in touch while on the go, and the addition of text messaging to social networks makes it possible anywhere, anytime.
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Brightkite, Mobiluck, mig33 monetize social networks via SMS - May 2009
Even during tough economic times, the mobile social networking phenomenon is generating revenue through advertising.
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Nigeria's Fortis Microfinance Bank provides SMS alerts with Clickatell - May 2009
Fortis Microfinance Bank has awarded a contract to messaging provider for financial services Clickatell. Under the agreement,
Clickatell is set to provide SMS alerts to retail banking customers throughout Nigeria.
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Fortis Microfinance Bank Alerts Customers Using SMS - May 2009
Clickatell, a messaging provider for financial services, has been selected by Fortis Microfinance Bank in Abuja to provide Short Message Service (SMS) receipts to millions of retail banking customers throughout Nigeria.
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Nigerian Infotechnology provides card account protection with Clickatell - May 2009
Nigerian IT services provider Infotechnology Solutions offers a Clickatell-powered interactive text alerts service called MoneyGuard to financial institutions in Nigeria.
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Infotechnology Solutions chooses Clickatell to deliver text banking - May 2009
As banks around the world continue to benefit from interactive text alerts to reduce fraud, reduce call center costs, and ultimately increase
revenue, Infotechnology Solutions has chosen Clickatell to offer interactive text alerts to banking customers in Nigeria - one of the
fastest growing African economies.
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Clickatell Nominated for Prestigious World Technology Award - April 2009
James P. Clark, founder and Chairman of the World Technology Network, commented "The World Technology Awards program is not only a
very inspiring way to identify and honor the most innovative people and organizations in the technology world, but it also is a
truly disciplined way for the WTN membership to identify those who will formally join them as part of our global community."
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IT Help Desk staff to benefit from mobile with the all-powerful SMS - thanks to Clickatell and Zendesk - March 2009
SMS experts Clickatell and help desk support firm Zendesk are joining forces to "mobilize" IT
help desks and customer support centres. The new service supplements the job queues of the help
desk, and generates SMS updates and notifications for incoming jobs or important jobs that require
attention. In this way, IT professionals can sort jobs and keep abreast of schedules without being chained to their cubicles.
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Ethos private equity supports expansion plans for mobile messaging provider - March 2009
Private equity firm Ethos, being Clickatell’s largest institutional investor, has been instrumental in supporting Clickatell’s expansion plans in Africa and abroad. read more
Click this way - March 2009
Pieter de Villiers is convinced that the telecommunications industry in emerging markets is going to help lead the world economy out of its funk. read more
Not Kiss and Tell but Clickatell: An Effective Tool in Preventing Identity Theft? - March 2009
If identity theft crimes are happening faster and faster then, checking hard copy statements that arrive in the mail once a month is clearly not enough to stop identity theft. Maybe we need to check on our finances more frequently - and Clickatell SMS thinks so too. read more
WASPA gets new committee - March 2009
The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (Waspa) has unveiled its new management committee for the year, in the hope to drive its intention of becoming a fully recognised industry body. read more
Mobile Microfinance Takes The Stage Using SMS - November 2008 A Forbes magazine report estimated "750 million households worldwide don’t have a bank account. In Nigerian about 79% of the adult adults are considered underbanked. However most of these people own a mobile phone. Over the past few years, a number of start-ups have put these facts together to form an industry that helps people access banking services on their cell phones." read more
Clickatell Celebrates - November 2008
Global mobile messaging provider Clickatell picked up four awards at the seventh annual Mobile Star Awards for 2008. read more
Clickatell is Rocking! - November 2008
Fresh from a Best Value Mobile Industry Review award, Clickatell are on fire. They’ve just swept the board at the 2008 Mobile Star Awards (from Mobile Village)! read more
Will Your Customers Take SMS into Their Own Hands? - October 2008 As SMS explodes in the wireless world, we're seeing all sorts of innovation to take advantage of this... read more
Schools Choose Clickatell SMS for Emergency Alerts and Communications - September 2008
Global mobile messaging company, Clickatell revealed that its Short Message Service (SMS) gateway is becoming a great success in universities and public schools as this has become the primary communications channel for them to enhance professor-to-student, teacher-to-parent and educational institution-to-community contact worldwide...read more
Universities And Schools Moving Towards Text Communications - September 2008 Clickatell is a leading regular mobile messaging provider who is moving steadily into the education arena. Basically they have spotted the need for all kinds of communications related to education facilities...read more
US financial firms embrace SMS - September 2008
Global messaging solutions provider Clickatell is to be used by US financial and technology firms serving the FI market to provide their customers with financial alerts and notifications on their mobile phones via SMS...read more
Moneybookers Gives SMS Banking Confirmations - September 2008 Over the past few years, many of us have become accustomed to the once worrying concept of Internet Banking. There was considerable consumer resistance when it first appeared, with “shock, horror, probe” tabloid headlines saying we would all be hacked and have our money stolen...read more
Lessons from the mobile jungle - September 2008
There's no doubt that mobile is big and marketers need to embrace it. Digital guru Arthur Goldstuck offers advice and examples of who's getting it right...read more
Call Centres Receive Cost Cutting Message - August 2008
By using SMS the best call centres are increasing customer satisfaction and reducing costs according to a white paper from Clickatell.
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CRM Integration for SMS, Call Centers Recommended, Clickatell Says - August 2008
Clickatell, a vendor of mobile messaging products, announced its work with First National Bank and Santam Insurance has "raised customer satisfaction and reduced costs" through SMS within their respective call centers.
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CNN brings Beijing Olympic coverage to mobile phones - August 2008
CNN tapped mobile messaging service provider Clickatell to bring SMS coverage of this month’s Beijing Olympic Games to fans on their handsets.
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Free Olypmic Gold Alerts - August 2008
CNN has launched a free gold medal SMS alert service for the Beijing Olympics.
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Santam Launches Text-based Fraud Hotline - August 2008
South Africa-based Santam has implemented a text-based fraud reporting system to provide tipsters with an easier, more confidential way to report fraudulent activity.
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Clickatell clinches four mobile social network deals - July 2008
Social networks Bluepulse, mig33, MXit and Rummble have chosen Clickatell’s SMS gateway.
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SMS-security platforms multiplying,
but do enterprises really need them? - June 2008
Security vendor RSA has teamed up with mobile messaging provider Clickatell to enable SMS use in the latest release of its Authentication Manager platform.
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Mobile Technology and Governance: PART II - June 2008
Samia Melhem from the World Bank in the final part of her two part series explores the recently published e-readiness index and highlights examples of how Governments around the globe are using mobile technologies to connect with citizens.
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NGO Messaging Platform Gets Refresh - June 2008
The FrontlineSMS text messaging platform for the grassroots NGO community has been completely updated with new features including multi-language, more handsets and online messaging intergration.
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The Clickatell SMS Alternative - May 2008
Clickatell makes subscription-based text messaging easier.
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Christies Auctions Go Mobile, with Clicaktell - May 2008
Just how important are text messages? Let’s think about it briefly: other than providing salvation from a boring, overbooked waiting room or fodder for ADD-like activity during a staff meeting, text messages can also alert you to checking account overages or warn college students of a campus emergency.
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RSA launches mobile authentication service - May 2008
Mobile messaging service provider Clickatell has partnered with RSA, the security division of EMC, to deliver a mobile authentication service using SMS text messaging.
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Finger it out and save - May 2008
Local banks expect the uptake of cellphone banking to be enormous. Picture the domestic worker who catches a taxi from her township to the nearest bank — or from a rural settlement to the nearest town - to check whether her social grant or salary has been paid.
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SMS makes its way into US health care - April 2008
Text messaging isn’t exactly big news. Most people have heard about it, even if they associate it only with teens who’ve given up talking on the phone or even meeting in person in order to spend their time texting.
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Clickatell Helps Healthcare Organizations Worldwide Realize the Benefits of SMS - April 2008
Cell-Life, ComplyRx and the National Health Service Select Clickatell Enterprise Messaging to Offer ‘Anywhere, Anytime’ Access to Critical Healthcare Information.
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Healthcare organizations use Clickatell SMS to deliver critical information - April 2008
Clickatell has been chosen by healthcare organizations Cell-Life, ComplyRx and the National Health Service to provide mobile services that deliver critical medical information to mobile phones.
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Clickatell Calls for Complaints - January 2008
MOBILE technology company Clickatell is encouraging people to complain more often about bad service, in the hope of making money as incensed consumers air their gripes by SMS.
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Clickatell, Dontgo Launch SMS Customer Feedback System - January 2008
Clickatell, a provider of mobile messaging, and Dontgo, an online consumer advocate service, have launched a mobile customer service notification system.
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SMS Use Overtakes The Web at FNB - December 2007
South Africa's FNB Bank rolled out mobile banking in 1999; soon, users of its SMS banking format will outnumber those customers using Internet banking.
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U.S. Banks Should Learn About Mobile from International Counterparts - November 2007
There's no doubt that the U.S. is blessed technologically. We've nurtured the seeds of innovation on so many levels. But then I talk to people from other countries about what they're doing with mobile phones and I feel like we're a bunch of cavemen here!
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