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18 FEB 2021

Legimi launches direct carrier billing in Poland through Fortumo

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Mattias Liivak

Head of Marketing & PR, Fortumo

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The leading Polish e-book vendor Legimi and the mobile technology company Fortumo are today launching a direct carrier billing partnership. Through Fortumo’s PayRead solution, users can now subscribe to Legimi and access thousands of e-books and audiobooks by charging the payments to their phone bill. The option to pay with carrier billing is available to […]

21 JAN 2021

Q4 2020: new launches and features update

POSTED UNDER Bundling Digital Wallets Direct Carrier Billing Market Report Release Notes Technical

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Andrei Dementjev

COO, Fortumo

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We wish you all the best for 2021 and hope this year turns out better than the last. Here is an update on new connections, platform updates and research that Fortumo’s team worked on during Q4. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. New connections The following telcos are now available […]

20 JAN 2021

Chaos for digital publishers in 2020. How to come out as a winner in 2021?

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Keith Voogla

Sales Manager

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2020 had a huge effect on the relationship between publishers and readers. Global lockdowns fast-tracked news distribution from print to digital and fundamentally changed the way audiences engage with information. The growth of online news consumption (and its explosion over the past year) is a double-edged sword. Publishers have more eyeballs on their content than […]

14 JAN 2021

Gaming trends in 2021 – what to look out for

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Ken Suriafur

Director of Business Development, Fortumo

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With the gaming industry being valued globally at $151.55 billion (USD) in 2019, the opportunity to experience growth within the business of games is at an all-time high. According to a 2020 gaming industry report, the industry is further estimated to hit $256 billion by 2025 – that’s $100 billion added in just 5 years. […]

7 JAN 2021

Do-it-yourself or bundling-as-a-service?

POSTED UNDER Bundling Digital Goods Mobile Marketing Streaming

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Mattias Liivak

Head of Marketing & PR, Fortumo

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Bundling allows telcos to use attractive digital content offers for user acquisition, retention and upselling. Digital content service providers in turn get access and user base growth through telco marketing capabilities. Great value to both sides with one major issue. Bundle partnership launches are painfully slow. Bundle partnerships between telcos and service providers can take […]