News tagged: direct carrier billing

18 May, 2022

Carrier billing spend for digital goods to exceed $74Bn in 2026

Hampshire, UK. 17 May 2022 – A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of end-user spend on digital goods via carrier billing will exceed $74 billion (€70.24 billion) by 2026; up from $54 billion (€51.25 billion) in 2022. This growth of over 37% reflects the increasing relevance of carrier billing as an option for digital commerce spend. Direct carrier billing involves users charging payments for digital and physical goods to their mobile phone bill.

27 February, 2018

Will CSPs start paying the bills?

As the PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive) takes effect in the EU, banks that previously had a monopoly on consumer account details will now be obligated to safely disclose that information to third-party providers, writes Roman Taranov, the chief executive of RGK Mobile.

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08 December, 2017

Bango expands carrier billing on Windows 10 and Xbox One

Bango has expanded the availability of Direct Carrier Billing for Windows Store and Xbox One to over 200 million subscribers across Europe and the USA. (more…)

02 October, 2017

Infomedia launches direct carrier billing to Bahrain and Egypt

London, UK. October 2, 2017: Infomedia, a global provider of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB), today announced further expansion into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). (more…)

Fortumo report shows direct carrier billing implementation in western Europe

Direct carrier billing provider Fortumo has released its 2017 market report on the uptake of carrier billing in western Europe. (more…)

30 January, 2017

U Mobile customers now able to buy Google Play Store content using carrier billing

Malaysian mobile operator, U Mobile has partnered with m-commerce enabler, DOCOMO Digital to give customers the option of purchasing Google Play Store content using direct carrier billing, a method which invoices digital and physical good payments directly to a mobile device bill. (more…)

10 January, 2017

Fortumo launches Google Play carrier billing in Latvia

Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) and the mobile payments company Fortumo have announced the launch of direct carrier billing on Google Play. More than one million LMT subscribers can now purchase apps, in-app items and digital content from the app store by charging payments to their mobile phone bill. (more…)

03 November, 2016

Telia and Fortumo launch carrier billing on Google Play

Telia Estonia and the mobile payments company Fortumo have launched direct carrier billing on the Google Play app store. Telia’s customers can now conveniently purchase apps and in-app content from the app store by charging payments to their phone bill. (more…)

18 August, 2016

Why Japan is ahead of Europe in direct carrier billing penetration

M-commerce has been gaining acceptance across the world, particularly in developing markets where fixed lines of communication are less available. (more…)

Orange and Fortumo carrier billing partnership launches in Poland

Fortumo and  Orange ahave announced a direct carrier billing partnership, covering 29 markets in which Orange operates. The first country where the payment solution has been launched is Poland where more than 16 million Orange Polska subscribers will be able to make online payments by charging purchases to their mobile phone bill. (more…)