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18 AUG 2020

Does carrier billing improve checkout conversion rates for value-added services?

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Jaak Kalja

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

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Global mobile usage has increased by nearly 70% over the past 5 years alone. In the same period, digital spending in e-commerce has grown exponentially and contributes to more than 3.5 trillion dollars in total to the world economy. The same trend follows classifieds sites & premium listings. As more and more money is spent […]

4 AUG 2020

Infographic: 5 things you didn’t know about your user base

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Jaak Kalja

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

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Selling and buying of digital goods is easier than ever. It does not matter whether its music, plugins, e-books, or any other form of digital content. Both sellers and buyers have access to a vast number of options through various marketplaces. Yet we tend to forget about the nature of how people interact with our […]

28 JUL 2020

Carrier billing in 2020: Western Europe

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Andrea Boetti

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Fortumo

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This market report takes a look at the carrier billing landscape in Western Europe: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, and Ireland. For data on Spain and Portugal, please check our recent Latin America & Iberia market report. Carrier billing is estimated to account for 14% of all digital gaming transactions in […]

21 JUL 2020

Q2 2020: new launches and features update

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Andrei Dementjev

COO, Fortumo

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New connections Web SDK & Hosted DCB launches (PIN flow) United Kingdom: direct connections launched for Three Sri Lanka: additional telco (Mobitel) launched Myanmar: additional telco (Mytel) launched Czech Republic: direct connections launched for O2 Slovenia: direct connections launched for Telekom Poland: subscription support launched for Plus, T-Mobile & Orange All telcos launched for Hosted […]

17 JUL 2020

3 reasons digital service providers need to expand to booming South-East Asia

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Ken Suriafur

Business Development Manager, Fortumo

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The spread of COVID-19 has resulted in the most significant decline in the global economic growth in the past decade. But not all sectors affected by the pandemic. In the digital economy, some sectors have succeeded in growing and developing in the current situation, including streaming, video gaming, e-sports, e-commerce and delivery services. The growing […]