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Experts back PSD2 to shake up mobile payments

At a recent seminar hosted by the GSMA, ecosystem experts from Paul Hastings, the European Bank Authority (EBA), WorldPay and Vodafone gathered to discuss the practical implications of PSD2 and how it could shape the future of mobile payments. The revised Payment Services ...

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Mobile Connect at Mobile World Congress 2016

Mobile Connect at Innovation City: 22 – 25 Feb, Hall 3, 3A11 & 3A31 Experience Mobile Connect at the GSMA Innovation City where operators who have successfully launched Mobile Connect in their markets will be showcased alongside their partners demonstrating the ...

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How Etisalat is using Mobile Connect and Virtual Mall to set a new standard in digital commerce

George Held, Vice President, Etisalat A little while ago, I explained how data is fundamentally changing the nature of commerce by reintroducing a personalised consumer experience. In so doing, I demonstrated a number of ways in which operators can use data to improve the ...

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Mobile Connect makes headway with launch of cross-border pilot

Tomas Jakimavicius, Senior Policy Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs, GSMA European trial makes Mobile Connect the first private-sector cross-border public service authentication solution compatible with European Union eIdentification and Trust Services (eIDAS) ...

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The localization of privacy – observations from India

Pat Walshe, Principal Consultant, Privacy, GSMA Digital ‘identity’ is becoming evermore crucial to ensuring people can have safe and secure access to digital services and to helping protect their personal and private information online. A key to digital identity is data. ...

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Mobile ecosystem gathers as new authentication solution gains momentum

New York – Last month, over a hundred senior figures from across the mobile ecosystem gathered to discuss the mobile operator facilitated authentication solution – Mobile Connect. The Mobile Connect Americas Summit, comprising of various roundtables, meetings and a ...

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Biometrics 2015: Consumers demand authentication solutions for a range of services

LONDON, October–The use of biometrics as a form of authentication appears to be approaching critical mass; according to Biometric Research Group, biometric smartphones will soon increase tenfold, from 200 million users in 2015, to two billion users by 2020. The ...

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Mobile Connect: advancing digital society

Afke Schaart, Vice President – Europe, Government & Regulatory Affairs, GSMA On 14 October the GSMA hosted a GSMA Europe Mobile Meetings Series breakfast debate on “Mobile Connect: advancing digital society”. Participants, including officials from the European ...

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Enabling the digital transformation of public sector services

The nature of service delivery is changing. In recent years, digital technology has enabled people to access goods and services through multiple channels, regardless of their location. Across the globe, this is reshaping consumers’ attitudes and expectations, resulting in a ...

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GSMA to host authentication summit as personal data becomes key issue in Americas

In both LatAm and North America, the proliferation of digital services is creating myriad opportunities across a number of different verticals. As a result, consumers are becoming increasingly reliant on the digital services offered by online retailers, content providers, ...

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The GSMA welcomes news of the first major implementation of the eIDAS regulation

Brussels: The GSMA commends the European Commission’s recent announcement that the adoption of key implementing acts of the Electronic-identification and trust service (eIDAS) Regulation is now complete. The European Union is the first and only region in the world that now ...

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Mobile Connect showcased at MWC Shanghai

From the 15th – 17th July in Pudong, Shanghai Mobile Connect was again in the spotlight at Mobile World Congress Shanghai. With momentum building of engaged mobile operators and interested digital service providers in Mobile Connect post Mobile World Congress, in March ...

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Mobile Connect at Mobile World Congress Shanghai

Experience Mobile Connect at MWC Shanghai The new standard in digital authentication, Mobile Connect will be showcased throughout Mobile World Congress Shanghai on 15-17 July. We invite you to experience Mobile Connect at the following events: Mobile Connect at the Digital ...

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Mobile Connect: a new approach to personal data

The proliferation of smartphones and connected devices has led to a massive increase in the collection and analysis of personal data. As a result, individuals, businesses and policymakers increasingly recognise that there is great potential for this data in enabling and ...

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Mobile Connect Middle East North Africa Summit

In order to support regional drive, In May, the GSMA and several operators hosted the first service provider workshop in Dubai. Over 40 delegates attended, with 6 operator executives and 30 relevant digital & technology providers, including: Coca-Cola, Mastercard, ...

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Mobile Connect, the new standard in digital authentication, showcased at Mobile 360 Latin America

On the 13th-14th May, attendees of Mobile 360, Rio de Janeiro, discovered how Mobile Connect is being enabled by mobile network operators, Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone to provide trusted login and identity authentication, (via both SIM and non SIM-based services) on ...

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GSMA wins award for Mobile Connect

LONDON—On May 13th, 2015, the GSMA won the award for Business Service Innovation at the Global Telecoms Business Innovations Awards. The ceremony, host to an array of leading operators and device manufacturers, honours innovations and key contributions to the industry. The ...

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Importance of Mobile Recognised at the eIDAS Regulation Private Sector Engagement High Level Event – eID: emerging business cases

Tomas Jakimavicius, Senior Policy Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs A high level event to discuss the Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services Regulation (eIDAS) was held in Brussels on 31st March 2015. The event was organised by the European ...

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Regulatory Highlights of Mobile Identity Services in 2014

2014 was rich in terms of regulatory developments associated with digital and mobile identity services. Many governments developed their policy approaches and a number of national strategies to define standards and regulations for trusted digital identities, both for the ...

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eIDAS Regulation launch event: enabling seamless electronic transactions via electronic identification and authentication

The launch event of the Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services Regulation (eIDAS) was held in Brussels on 14th October 2014. The event was organised by the European Commission (EC) eIDAS Task force, the GSMA and other trade associations (ACSIEL, DTCE ...