Increased Appetite for Food Delivery Apps – Could It Feed the Growth of Mobile Payments? As consumers spend more time at home and adapt to social distancing due to the ongoing pandemic, food delivery apps have reached new heights with downloads increasing rapidly. Food ordering habits have shifted dramatically during this time [...]
Health and Fitness – A Move to Mobile? Health and Fitness App Market Overview As lockdowns continue and even as restrictions ease, many consumers are spending more time at home, and are reconsidering their health, lifestyle and exercise regimes. Mobile apps allow consumers to conveniently manage their health, giving access to information [...]
The future of transport payments. Could carrier billing be just the ticket? More than half the global population are currently living in urban areas, with this figure expected to increase to over 86% by 2050. Urbanisation has had an obvious impact on the demand for transportation, and as we move forward with [...]
Sports Streaming – How to Stay Ahead of the Game with Monetisation Before COVID-19, the sports streaming industry was a lucrative market for the likes of sports apps and OTT providers. COVID-19 has only increased sports fans’ appetite for streaming. The hiatus of sports content due to the outbreak left viewers “particularly [...]
Kids’ Apps Are Growing. Could Carrier Billing Be the Best Way to Pay? Kids’ App Market Size The kids’ app market is complex. It overlaps with four major industries – education, technology, entertainment and gaming with ‘kids apps’ and ‘educational apps’ often terms that are used interchangeably and categorised together. The overlapping [...]
First Screen Connects with SLA Digital for Direct Carrier Billing in the Middle East and Europe Fast growing global provider of mobile content and commerce solutions, First Screen, has partnered with SLA Digital to enable direct carrier billing payments in the Middle East and Europe. First Screen are experts in delivering great mobile experiences, [...]
The Future of Remote Learning and What it Means For Mobile Payments With the rise of the internet and new technologies such as 5G, being physically present in a classroom to learn isn’t the only available option any more. Quality education, often previously restricted to lectures and talks, can now be accessed [...]
Carrier Billing Market Focus - The Middle East Carrier billing is already a common method of payment for digital content in the Middle East. In April 2020, the average revenue per paying user (ARPPU) with carrier billing in Middle East and Africa was 14.9 U.S. dollars. What factors are driving carrier billing [...]
6 Key Takeaways from DGC Dubai 2020 From 21st to 23rd June we attended the MENA region’s biggest gaming industry conference – DGC Dubai (this year a virtual event). With panel discussions, one-on-one talks and launches from gaming industry experts across the world, we got an insight into first hand gaming trends [...]
Learning in Lockdown – Why It’s Time for Mobile Payments in eLearning What is eLearning? Simply put, eLearning is learning via the internet, for example by watching an online tutorial, taking an online course, or joining a virtual classroom. eLearning is changing the educational experience and traditional classroom models, encompassing everything from [...]