Billing & Payments
Telcos are increasingly being squeezed by the declining revenue from traditional voice/SMS whilst increasingly becoming dumb pipes for nimbler OTT services. In response many have and continue to embrace BSS transformation programs to rationalise their BSS systems and prepare for promised new Digital transformation products. The bad news is that these big BSS transformations fail and […]
Aria Systems, which helps enterprises grow recurring revenue, today announced that Generac Power Systems selected Aria’s cloud-based Monetization Platform as a key component of its IoT strategy. Now, Generac can quickly scale its Mobile Link™ subscription-based remote monitoring services. Generac, the industry’s leading generator manufacturer, offers the most diverse product line to accommodate every power […]
We know that big IT, and particularly BSS, transformations are expensive, risky and take far too long. We also know that, if we want to become a digital service provider, we are now being forced into looking at alternatives. It is no longer an option but to transform into an entity that resembles Amazon, Google […]
I happened to be talking about access to payment infrastructure (something I blogged about here) at a client event yesterday, and got involved in a discussion about how the fintechs might begin to work with banks in the new world of PSD2 and mandatory APIs. This has been subject of great interest to me at […]
Earlier this week BBC News wrote a piece on contactless payments under the title “Will paying with contactless cards make us less healthy?”. The contention here is that paying with contactless is so simple and without any visibility of ‘real’ cash it’s too easy to spend more, especially on unhealthy snacks. I can see the […]
I’m always interested in trying out new stuff, especially when it’s related to payments. Earlier this year I jumped on the Mondo Alpha launch as I wanted to see just how different their payment experience would be. If the UK digital challenger banks want to make an impact they will have to do things very differently […]
Well, I’m back in America again and I can’t help but notice that the retail point-of-sale (POS) experience is getting weirder week by week. I’ll show you why in a moment, but first of all, just to remind you about the baseline, I should explain to foreigners that people here do have cards that have […]
Aria Systems, which helps enterprises grow recurring revenue, today announced that it has joined the Salesforce for Communications Ecosystem as the billing solution provider. Together with Salesforce, Apttus, Comptel, Sigma Systems, CloudSense, Vlocity and others, Aria provides a complete Communication Service Provider (CSP) ecosystem that is quicker to deploy, more user friendly, and facilitates customer […]
There’s been a lot of comment recently about the success of contactless payments in the UK. I’m a big fan of contactless payments, especially when they’re secured and tracked using Apple Pay. Contactless takes some of the friction out of paying and delivers a simpler consumer experience. However despite the growth in contactless, the reality […]
Bango (AIM: BGO), a provider of app store carrier billing today announced it has acquired the BilltoMobile carrier billing service and associated contracts from Danal Inc. The acquisition positions Bango as the leader in carrier billing in the U.S. market and consolidates its position as the world’s leading provider of carrier billing for app stores. […]
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