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Michael Becker Connected Marketer Institute Podcast

By Brian Prows As I spoke with Michael Becker, co-founder of mCordis and The Connected Marketer Institute, it reminded me of our first podcast interview over five years ago. Then we talked about mobile marketing and powerful new wireless devices that would forever change human communications. He said “‘…mobile is the foundation of all communications going forward”–whatever the mobile […] The post Michael Becker Connected Marketer Institute Podcast appeared first on MobileBeyond.

Neumob’s Mobile App Acceleration – Jay Hinman Podcast

By Brian Prows Your new mobile app was just released to the app stores. You chew your fingernails. Lots of pressure from the boss. The company wants a big hit. You ask yourself: “Will the app be fast enough in the U.S., India?…Is mobile app acceleration across the network going to work? Sweat beads up on your forehead… […] The post Neumob’s Mobile App Acceleration – Jay Hinman Podcast appeared first on MobileBeyond.

Ebola Care App Raises Hope in West Africa

By Brian Prows The Ebola Care App, available free from Journey, a mobile applications developer, enables health workers to monitor and collect patient data in West South Africa. AppsAgainstEbola, Journey’s website, describes its genesis, capabilities and benefits. Running on inexpensive Android phones, the Ebola Care App will improve the timeliness, accuracy and accessibility of field data for health care decision-makers […] The post Ebola Care App Raises Hope in West Africa appeared first on MobileBeyond.

GCash Mobile Money Services Help Filipinos Prosper

By Brian Prows GCash Mobile money services, like others in African countries, the Mideast, Bangladesh and India, are popular and growing quickly in developing countries. As MobileBeyond’s financial inclusion series has documented, mobile money empowers the unbanked to send and receive money, top off phone minutes, pay bills, finance solar power, gain insurance protection, enable merchant transactions and establish […] The post GCash Mobile Money Services Help Filopinos Prosper appeared first on MobileBeyond.

Obopay India Fights for 904 Million Mobile Customers

By Brian Prows Obopay India sits at a crossroads. Someone wrote that if mobile money players didn’t face the shackles of government banking regulations, the mobile money industry in India could generate $250 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS monthly. With a population of 1.3 billion people, 64% of whom are unbanked, and over 904 million mobile phones, the mobile financial services opportunity in India […] The post Obopay India Fights for 904 Million Mobile Customers appeared first on MobileBeyond.