Infographic: Mobile Commerce in Kenya

As global smartphone penetration increases, so does Kenya’s mobile content and commerce activity. The infographic below comes from txtNation, who recently launched their Kenyan mobile billing solution, using Premium SMS. Kenya has seen some of the fastest growth in mobile commerce, with a 97% increase in 2013 and an impressive 77% of internet-enabled mobile phone

txtNation Launches Mobile Operator Billing Using Premium SMS in Kenya

The provider of mobile billing and messaging solutions, txtNation, has now launched its mobile billing solution using Premium SMS in Kenya, allowing businesses to accept mobile payments in the African country. Kenya is one of the fastest growing markets in mobile content and mobile commerce activity, with a 97% growth in 2013. With a population

Buy Game Credit and txtNation Enable Mobile Payments for Xbox

Mobile billing and messaging company, txtNation has worked with BuyGameCredit.com, enabling them to sell Xbox points and Gold Membership, using mobile payments. The points can be used to purchase Microsoft Xbox games, meaning this is a quasi-physical product, previously typically sold ‘physically’ in a retail environment. Working with the mobile network operators, txtNation were able

Fortumo Connects with China Unicom & China Telecom, Completes China Coverage

Mobile payments provider Fortumo has announced direct carrier billing agreements with China Unicom and China Telecom. Together with an earlier partnership with China Mobile, Fortumo is now the first and only mobile payments provider who can provide mobile operator billing for in-app purchases to all 1.15 billion mobile phone subscribers in China. “China is already the largest

Mobile Billing and Messaging Company txtNation acquires 24Gmedia

Leading mobile billing and messaging provider txtNation announces its acquisition of mobile entertainment outfit 24GMedia. 24GMedia, with headquarters in the UK and South Africa, designs, integrates and maintains consumer-focussed mobile payment apps for top-fight brands such as Pizza Hut and leading operators in online gambling. It specialises in solutions for selling digital and physical goods