Mobile proliferation is enabling emerging economics such as Kenya to “leapfrog” tradition models of banking, bring financial services to millions who previously went unbanked
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Blizzard Entertainment – Weathering the digital transformation
Blizzard Entertainment, one of the big names in the gaming industry, has weathered the ever changing conditions of digital transformation in the gaming industry and has risen on top…..so far
Tencent’s Wechat: The end of small apps?
Summary
Wechat, the Chinese version of Facebook develop “In-Wechat-Apps” that combine the third party Apps into the one platform that the consumers can use all functions in Wechat App without downloading the native 3rd-party App.
Wechat – Leaving Money on the Table or Disrupting Social Platforms with Innovation ?
The biggest struggle for social platforms is when and how to monetize the platform without sacrificing user experience. Has Wechat found the right formula?
Vidangel – “Watch movies your way – however the BLEEP you want”
Vidangel – a crowdsourced method to enable $1-2 movie rentals and provide edited movies for families
Need a Hotel, Tonight?
How a mobile app is revolutionizing the hotel industry
Xiaomi – Mobile Disruptor from China
How did Xiaomi become the #3 smartphone manufacturer worldwide in just three years?`
MCX and CurrentC: How to Become the Laughingstock of the Mobile Payments Industry
Conceived in 2012 to save retailers $15 billion in annual payment card processing fees, CurrentC is still not widely available, largely due to a disconnect between MCX’s business and operating models.
InMobi: An Indian Startup with a global ambition
Learn about how InMobi is disrupting the Mobile Ad Tech industry
Online bank Simple – not so simple after all
“Online bank Simple was set for failure since the very beginning, and it belongs to the worst kind of startup failures: those that don’t achieve their ambitious goals by any means, but also manage to mediocrely survive; like nightmares that never end.”