The Indian government has instructed the nation’s mobile operators to re-verify all their mobile subscribers with a system that uses biometric authentication by next February. All existing subscribers will need to be re-verified using the Aadhaar-based…
Juniper Research predicts that by 2021, nearly 3 billion users will be using retail banking services on smartphones, tablets, PCs and smartwatches, up 53% from 2017. The new research titled “Retail Banking: Digital Transformation & Disruptor Opportunities…
Indian retail customers are taking strongly to mobile commerce, with nearly 83 percent of people owning a smartphone saying that they shop online on their mobile phones, new study reveals. As expected, customers in the younger age group – 25-34 years old –…
India has become the second-largest mobile market in the world, and is on track to reach nearly 1 billion unique subscribers by 2020, according to the GSMA. A new report from GSMA Intelligence indicates that by the end of June 2016, 616 million unique users…
Mobile users in APAC purchase more frequently from their devices, but are less satisfied than their counterparts elsewhere, according to a new survey. The in-depth survey of mobile users from around the world was conducted by the Interactive Advertising…
Thailand’s three largest mobile operators – AIS, Dtac and True Move – have united to oppose current regulations capping tariffs for 3G and 4G services. The operators brought up their opposition a group discussion with regulator NBTC on Monday. Revising the…
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has set a target of attracting at least 2 million new 4G users this year to help maintain its market share. The operator aims to boost its 4G subscriber base to up to 7 million in 2016. This would represent an annual growth rate of…