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Coping with issues in mobile payments

07 March 2014 - Forget mobile NFC for proximity payments, cards have already won that battle.  But if you want to win the “wallet wars” for the future of remote payments, just put the credit card in your phone.  (article)

Mobile COnvention Brussels

11 November 2013 - "Takashi's Dan Armstrong is an expert in mobile payments. He particularly finds Near Field Communication a solution without a problem. Why? NFC is not consumer led. He finds no one has asked the customer yet whether he will be using NFC or not. “NFC should be like SMS”, he says. “It should substantially contribute and be something totally new.” "  (article)

NMB Named the Best Bank in Tanzania

19 August 2013 - Euromoney has named the National Microfinance Bank PLC (NMB) "the Best Bank in Tanzania for 2013."  (article)

NMB Tanzania Launches Chap Chap Account

24 June 2013 - NMB has been firmly committed to its mission of building financial inclusion for all Tanzanians, in rural areas and urban areas. Currently, NMB has over 1.8 million customers, which means that up to 40% of all Tanzanians who have a bank account actually hold an account at NMB. (press release)

'NFC TECHNOLOGY IS NOT CONSUMER-LED'

07 May 2013 - Preview of the Mobile Convention Amsterdam speech on 22 May 2013 on NFC and mobile payments technology trends - www.mobileconventionamsterdam.nl/news/2013/5/38_nfc-technology-is-not-consumer-led

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