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Smart shortlisted in int’l tilt

November 4, 2014 - 12:00am

Smart Communications Inc. subsidiary Smart e-Money Inc. (SMI) is again in the running for international recognition, having been shortlisted in the Mobile Money category of the 11th Meffys Awards.

Banking

Payatas residents now able to save through BanKO

June 2, 2014 - 12:00am

Residents of Payatas, Quezon City, now have easier access to formal financial services with the launch of PondoKO para sa...

Lifestyle Business

USAID’s SIMM project

By Ted P. Torres | August 20, 2013 - 12:00am

 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Pulilan falls under the Scalling Innovations in Mobile Money (SIMM).

Banking

Rural banks rack up P15B in mobile deals

By Lawrence Agcaoili | September 16, 2012 - 12:00am

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said about P15 billion worth of mobile money-enabled transactions were processed by rural banks since 2004, when the US government pioneered early initiatives...

Business

USAID exec in Manila to discuss US government's financial initiatives

By Pia Lee-Brago | September 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Maura O’Neill, chief innovation officer and senior counselor to the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will lead the launch of the Scaling Innovations in Mobile...

Headlines

US-Phl partnership to make financial services more accessible

By Pia Lee-Brago | June 15, 2012 - 12:00am

The United States and the Philippines have announced a new partnership that will provide Filipinos easier access to financial services through the use of mobile phones, the US Embassy in Manila said yesterday.

Business

Rwanda processes 5,000 mobile banking transactions per day

December 28, 2010 - 12:00am

MTN Rwanda has reported that it was responsible for 5,000 mobile money service transactions every day through the mobile operator’s service that enable users to transfer money electronically with their mobile...

Banking

Global mobile phone group funds Smart move to serve remote areas

September 25, 2009 - 12:00am

The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association of mobile phone operators, has provided Smart Communications Inc. with funding assistance to enable the company deliver mobile commerce solutions to remote...

Business