Industry update: 33 markets now have 3 or more mobile money...

Industry update: 33 markets now have 3 or more mobile money services for unbanked customers

Jennifer Frydrych, gsma.com

Since the 2013 State of the Industry Report was published this past February, there have been significant developments in the mobile money industry. View a larger version of the map Mobile money is…

Mobile payment could boost restaurant...

Mobile payment could boost restaurant revenues

BigHospitality.co.uk, bighospitality.co.uk

The restaurant industry could boost revenues by £5.6 billion by adopting mobile payment, according to a new study.

Facebook may have solved mobile, but Google is still struggling...

Facebook may have solved mobile, but Google is still struggling with it

Carmel DeAmicis, gigaom.com

Google’s mobile ad strategy is sounding a lot like Facebook’s these days. On its third quarter earnings call Thursday, the company fielded a lot of questions about its plan for making up lost ground in the mobile area. When asked whether Google lo…

While Tim Cook Is Gushing About Apple Pay, Here’s...

While Tim Cook Is Gushing About Apple Pay, Here’s What’s Going On With Google Wallet

Jillian D’Onfro, businessinsider.com

At Apple’s iPad event this week, CEO Tim Cook spent a chunk of the presentation talking about Apple Pay, its new mobile payments system that officially launches on Monday, October 20. Cook gushed about Apple Pay’s partners — most major banks — and…

The content marketing trends your business should be...

The content marketing trends your business should be implementing

JT Ripton, thenextweb.com

JT Ripton is a business consultant and freelance writer.

Through proper content marketing, businesses can build their brand, raise awareness, and engender trust. This type of marketing positions businesses as credible and reliable…

Ranked: All 32 billion-dollar mobile internet startups...

Ranked: All 32 billion-dollar mobile internet startups (report)

John Koetsier, VB Insight, venturebeat.com

A little less than two months ago there were 25 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups. In a sign of just how quickly the mobile ecosystem is exploding, there are now 32.

Today in a report on VB Insight, mobile consultancy Digi-Capital released…

Mobile games to overtake console revenues in 2015 — and Apple’s...

Mobile games to overtake console revenues in 2015 — and Apple’s revenue could double Nintendo’s

Dean Takahashi, venturebeat.com

The console business has ruled gaming for years. But its reign may officially end next year.

The mobile game business is expected to surpass console games in revenue in 2015, according to Newzoo. The market-research firm said that mobile games w…