The chart below outlines how mobile phone penetration is outstripping access to financial services in the BRICs, Mexico and emerging countries.

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Why mobile phones can transform banking | beyondbrics | FT.com

As noted in an earlier post, the rise in mobile payments was named a top prediction for the financial services industry for 2010 by media and analysts. Recently, Juniper Research forecasted that nearly half of all mobile phone users …

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As Predicted, Mobile Payments are Gaining Traction, but What Does …

Microsoft and Nokia Wednesday launched Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia devices, the first application resulting from their alliance around mobile productivity.

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Microsoft Releases Communicator Mobile For | Top Industry News …

Avoidr is a Foursquare app that lets users know where not to go, in order to avoid certain people entirely.

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Avoidr: A Mobile Anti-Social Network | MobileBehavior

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — A family near Springfield trying to keep their home warm ended up destroying it instead.

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Fire Destroys Mobile Home – Nashville News Story – WSMV Nashville

One of the interesting trends of 2009 was the rush to offer financial services via mobile phones aka mobile financial services (MFS). These services include transactions such as remittances (person-to-person payments), payment of bills …

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Mobile Financial Services in Pakistan : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN

ZOMM first Mobile Phone Wireless Leash on Phones Review.

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ZOMM first Mobile Phone Wireless Leash » Phone Reviews

Before I discuss the unexplored potentials in mobile financial services (MFS) as mentioned in my last post on the same topic, let us analyze the services currently offered – mobile bill payments and mobile money transfer (domestic) by …

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Opportunities In Mobile Financial Services – Cont. | State of …