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Clickatell and Mobile Money Africa announced the appointment of Clickatell's Jeppe Dorff, VP of Mobile Financial Services, to the publication's esteemed advisory board. Other members are global leaders involved in the advancement of 'mobile money', including executives who have worked with global brands including World Bank, Paypal, mPay Connect, Timesformoney, Taurus Mobile, and others. 15 Oct 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, worldwide provider of mobile messaging solutions for banks and financial institutions, is pleased to announce that First National Bank (FNB) has won a prestigious 2009 Model Bank Award in Mobile Banking from Celent. 4 Jun 2009 Read more >>

Innovative developers are continually finding exciting new ways to incorporate mobility into existing and new applications across a myriad of markets including social networking, banking, retail, healthcare, government, and more. Clickatell, leading mobile messaging provider, proudly announces its victory in the mobility category by the 6+ million Code Project member developers. 29 May 2009 Read more >>

Even during tough economic times, the mobile social networking phenomenon is here to stay. People want to stay connected and in touch while on the go, and the addition of text messaging to social networks makes it possible anywhere, anytime. Especially in times of high job loss, people want to stay in touch with friends, colleagues, past employers, and others to keep up to date on job status and conversations regarding possible work opportunities. Immediately opened when received, text messaging is the fastest growing communications method in mobile social networking today. Brightkite, mig33 and Mobiluck agree — they've chosen Clickatell as their trusted SMS provider to deliver reliable text messages to millions of their community members around the world. 13 May 2009 Read more >>

As banks around the world continue to benefit from interactive text alerts to reduce fraud, reduce call center costs, and ultimately increase revenue, Infotechnology Solutions has chosen Clickatell to offer interactive text alerts to banking customers in Nigeria - one of the fastest growing African economies. Banks can offer customers real time SMS alerts with every transaction, giving customers immediate knowledge of account movement on their cards. Using Infotechnology's new solution, named MoneyGuard, customers have the ability to immediately respond to alerts on transactions considered fraudulent. 6 May 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, messaging provider for financial services, has been selected by Fortis Microfinance Bank to provide SMS Receipts™ to thousands of retail banking customers throughout Nigeria. Currently sending ~10,000 text messages per month, the bank sees tremendous growth potential as existing customers sign up and new customers look for compelling text banking services via mobile. As customers opt-in, the bank automatically sends text messages to registered mobile phone numbers immediately when transactions occur. Mobile text banking provides real time visibility to manage financial affairs, reduce fraud, lower call centre costs, increase revenue potential, as well as offer under- and un-banked citizens the ability to bank where the opportunity hadn't existed. 6 May 2009 Read more >>

The World Technology Network (WTN) announced that Clickatell has been selected as a nominee for a 2009 World Technology Award, presented by the World Technology Network, in association with TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, and Science magazine, among others. Clickatell is eligible to be selected as the Winner of the 2009 World Technology Award in “Communications and Technology.” 29 Apr 2009 Read more >>

As text messaging continues to expand beyond peer-to-peer and into tens of thousands of business, community and government applications — from social networking, banking, travel and transportation, education, call centres, and more — Clickatell and Zendesk announced their work to mobilise IT help desks and customer support centres around the world. 1 Apr 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading provider of mobile messaging solutions, has announced it has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors in Mobile and Wireless, 2009^[i]” report by Gartner, Inc. 24 Mar 2009 Read more >>

Text messaging is being used to enable anytime, anywhere alerts between financial service providers and their customers in a battle to fight fraud using Clickatell SMS Receipts™ and other SMS notifications sent directly to cell phones, giving power to consumers to scrutinise transactions as they happen. 19 Mar 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, global mobile messaging provider and leader in SMS technology for mobile banking solutions confirms reports that telecommunications will continue to be a driver of economic activity as it stimulates innovations, increases productivity and efficiency as well as drives increases in GDP. 19 Feb 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, global provider of mobile messaging solutions, has announced several new customers who rely on SMS to save lives and connect people by providing critical information during times of tragedy. 10 Feb 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, provider of global mobile messaging solutions, enjoyed a banner year as the growth of SMS continued to experience phenomenal growth. 29 Jan 2009 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global mobile messaging provider for financial institutions, and FX trading company Easy-Forex® have announced that SMS alerts are providing foreign exchange traders up-to-the-minute information - including foreign exchange rate alerts, limit order status, deal closure notifications, and more. 20 Nov 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions for financial institutions, has announced that New Heights Microfinance Bank Ltd Nigeria has chosen Clickatell to deploy mobile messaging services to its customers. 20 Nov 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global mobile messaging provider, has been shortlisted for two outstanding implementations in the “Best Customer Services Provider” category of the 2008 AfricaCom Awards. 13 Nov 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global mobile messaging provider, has announced several notable honours from the seventh annual Mobile Star Awards for 2008. Having received over 150 entries from 80 leading companies around the world and counting over 2,300 votes, Mobile Star promotes top companies, products, deployments, and leaders in mobile and wireless technology. 11 Nov 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions, has announced it won first place in Mobile Industry Review's (MIR) 2008 Awards ‘Best Value Product' category. Runners up in the category include Google Maps, SpinVox, 3 Pay As You Go, Mippin and others. 30 Oct 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading mobile messaging provider, has announced the success of text messaging as a viable, primary communications channel for universities and schools worldwide to enhance professor-to-student, teacher-to-parent and educational institution-to-community contact. 19 Sep 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading provider of global mobile messaging solutions, has announced that top US financial institutions and technology providers who serve the FI market including Visa, S1 Postilion, and RSA Data Security are trusting Clickatell to provide actionable financial alerts and notifications to millions of cell phones via SMS. 12 Sep 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging services, has announced its nomination in two categories of the 2008 Mobile Search Awards. 11 Sep 2008 Read more >>

Moneybookers, one of Europe's largest online payment systems, and Clickatell, leading provider of global mobile messaging solutions, have announced a partnership to offer mobile SMS alerts on transactions for over five million eWallet customers. 10 Sep 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions, has announced its work with First National Bank and Santam Insurance to raise customer satisfaction and reduce costs through SMS within their respective call centres. 20 Aug 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, leading provider of global mobile messaging solutions, has announced that CNN International is trusting Clickatell to bring mobile SMS coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games to fans around the world. Clickatell has worked with CNN since 2007 to provide a broad range of news via SMS alerts, and is now powering the CNN Beijing 2008 SMS gold medal alert service. 4 Aug 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, global mobile messaging leader, has announced that mig33, Bluepulse, MXit and Rummble have selected Clickatell's award winning SMS gateway to increase customer acquisition, improve the effectiveness of social communities, and increase the overall “stickiness” of mobile communities. 15 Jul 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, provider of global mobile messaging solutions, continues to see sustained rapid adoption of its popular mobile messaging applications and services to enterprises worldwide. With ever-increasing cell phone use, mobile device ubiquity and cost effectiveness of text messaging services, enterprises worldwide are increasingly implementing mobile messaging strategies for essential communications as a key differentiator to serving their customers. 31 Jan 2008 Read more >>

Clickatell, global provider of mobile messaging and Dontgo, online consumer advocate service, have announced the launch of an innovative mobile customer service notification system. 22 Jan 2008 Read more >>

South Africa has long been recognised for its culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and the ability to devise practical remedies in the face of inadequate resources. 28 Nov 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell is happy to announce Len Pienaar, CEO of Mobile & Transact Solutions for First National Bank (FNB), will present “Cellphone Banking in South Africa, and innovation success” on Thursday, November 15th at 12 pm. 15 Nov 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell, global provider of mobile messaging solutions and a Sequoia Capital-backed company, has announced further investments in its critical enterprise infrastructure to support the millions of mobile text messages (SMS) already being sent around the globe. The company also announced it has hired two key executives, Chuck Drake as Executive Vice President of Marketing, and Bill Wolfe as Executive Vice President of Research & Development. 24 Oct 2007 Read more >>

International broadcast news network CNN has chosen leading mobile messaging provider Clickatell to power the promotional version of its “Breaking News Alert” SMS service to mobile phone users around the world. The promotional service is set to go live in June. 20 Jun 2007 Read more >>

Leading mobile messaging provider Clickatell has appointed Spencer Young as its Vice President for European Sales. In his new role, Spencer will spearhead Clickatell's continued expansion into Europe as the leading provider of enterprise-standard mobile messaging solutions, with a particular focus on the burgeoning financial and healthcare sectors. 5 Jun 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc., the world's #1 global mobile messaging company, has announced the launch of a mobile terminated (MT) premium rate SMS service in South Africa. 29 May 2007 Read more >>

Growerz.com, a Dutch service provider in the self-help industry, has partnered with Clickatell, the world's premier mobile messaging provider, to create an interactive, mobile-powered self development programme that can give you a nudge via e-mail and SMS when your willpower wanes. 25 May 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell, the world's #1 global mobile messaging company, has appointed Deon van Heerden, its former UK country manager, as the company's new South African country manager and vice president of sales for the Middle East and Africa. 15 May 2007 Read more >>

A reality for many South Africans is taking potentially dangerous public transport over the Easter long weekend, with most travelling without any life insurance. Metropolitan Life created a new business unit called Cover2go that makes innovative use of mobile phone technology from Clickatell to bring insurance to those who had little access to it before. Just R10, coming off your phone’s airtime, gives you instant life insurance for six days, paying out R60,000 in the case of accidental death. 9 May 2007 Read more >>

The world’s leading global mobile messaging company, Clickatell Inc, has unveiled its new brand identity and website, which will reflect the company’s recent expansion and success in the enterprise market. 24 Apr 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell Inc., the world’s #1 global mobile messaging company, and busineSMS Software, a leading provider of software solutions for mobile messaging, have announced the launch of the first multimedia messaging application to support rapid content sharing and social media interaction. busineSMS recently launched the Altona application and it will be featured in Clickatell’s third party application showcase in April 2007. 30 Mar 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell Inc., the world’s #1 global mobile messaging operator, has announced its customers can receive reply SMSs using its popular Communicator application. Visitors to CTIA Wireless in Orlando from 27 – 29 March will be able to see demonstrations of the service at Clickatell’s booth # 4668. 28 Mar 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell Inc., the world’s #1 global mobile messaging company, has announced that its innovative Enterprise Messaging Portal for mobile network operators has been launched in the North American market. The service allows operators to tap into additional revenue streams from their existing infrastructure by allowing controlled access to their short message service centers (SMSCs). 22 Mar 2007 Read more >>

Clickatell, the world's premier mobile messaging operator, has announced the appointment of John O'Leary as vice president of North American sales. O’Leary is tasked with continuing to drive Clickatell’s successful launch into the enterprise market, particularly into the financial services, emergency first response, logistics and government sectors. 15 Mar 2007 Read more >>

Aberdeen Group’s newly released “Benchmarking Enterprise Mobile Messaging Report: December 2006”, sponsored by the world’s premier mobile messaging operator, Clickatell, reveals mobile messaging is becoming a key consideration for enterprises. It further confirms SMS as the globe’s foremost mobile messaging service. 7 Feb 2007 Read more >>

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has selected Clickatell, the world's leading mobile messaging operator, to run its EMM (European Media Monitoring) SMS alert service. The real-time service informs Commission Spokespersons and nominated EC VIPs, of important breaking news detected by the EMM. 2 Feb 2007 Read more >>

Launched today, 'Schools-SMS' is an information and communication service for schools provided by 123 Consultants and Clickatell, the world's leading messaging provider. Schools-SMS utilises the power and popularity of SMS text messaging to inform parents if their children are playing truant, as well as providing educational tools and services. 12 Dec 2006 Read more >>

UK: The first service of its kind, 'Health-SMS' utilises the power and popularity of SMS text messaging to help raise the awareness and understanding of health issues amongst the general public. 22 Nov 2006 Read more >>

An industry initiative to streamline SMS interconnectivity between operators will see Clickatell, the world's premier mobile messaging operator, become a key regional processing hub for messages. 23 Oct 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc. the premier global mobile messaging operator, has announced that its enterprise-grade Multimode Messaging Manager is providing John I. Haas with messaging infrastructure that allows it to reach every mobile phone, fixed phone and email client in the USA. 13 Sep 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc., the premier global mobile messaging operator, has announced that it offers its customers the widest global coverage for their mobile and multimodal messaging requirements. The company's messaging gateway now connects to 578 networks in 192 countries. 6 Sep 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc. the premier global mobile messaging operator has announced the establishment of its east coast office in Alexandria, VA. In line with the opening of the east coast office, the company also appointed Reinhard Seidel as Director of Product Marketing and Patrick Dine as Director of Business Development. The appointments follow the company's recent merger with MultiMode, Inc. and its establishment of US headquarters in the Silicon Valley. 22 Aug 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc., the premier global mobile messaging operator, has announced that its enterprise-grade Multimodal Global Messaging Service (MGMS), built on Oracle® application Server 10g, a part of Oracle Fusion Middleware, is providing customers with immediate, reliable and cost effective mobile messages anywhere, across any device. 3 Aug 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc. the premier global mobile messaging operator has announced it has increased North American SMS delivery volumes by over 50% from February 2005 through February 2006. The increases occurred across vertical industries as the company entered the US market and began enterprise deployments. 25 Jul 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, the premier global mobile message carrier, has announced its commitment to its expanding European business with the establishment of UK headquarters in Richmond, Surrey and the appointment of Deon van Heerden as UK country manager. 11 Jun 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, the premier global mobile message carrier, has announced the launch of its online discussion forum, set to provide an additional support and information service for Clickatell customers. 1 Jun 2006 Read more >>

3rdSun Solutions, an online application developer specialising in two-way SMS service and integration, has announced the launch of its 16ixty (one-sixty) total SMS solution in association with Clickatell, the world's premier mobile message carrier. 2 May 2006 Read more >>

The South African government's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has selected Clickatell, the world's premier mobile message carrier, to supply SMS messages for its i-Tender/Register of Projects (RoP) system. 11 Apr 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, Inc., the premier global mobile message carrier, and the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council have announced the release of the findings of a strategic text messaging survey that highlights corporate messaging trends across new devices, gateways and applications. 4 Apr 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, the premier global mobile message carrier, has announced a strategic merger with MultiMode, Inc., a US-based application service provider that offers global delivery of time-critical notifications to communication devices of all types. 28 Mar 2006 Read more >>

First National Bank (FNB), one of the leading banks in Africa, has selected Clickatell, the world's premier mobile message carrier, to extend its InContact alert service to Namibia. 14 Feb 2006 Read more >>

Clickatell, the leading global provider of mobile messaging services and Wola Nani have joined forces in the Wola Nani Red Ribbon Campaign to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to generate much needed funds for the charity. 29 Nov 2005 Read more >>

Clickatell, the world leader in global messaging enablement, has expanded its premium rate SMS service offering to Namibia and the USA. The service introduces Clickatell's unique pricing model in these countries, and allows South African companies to take advantage of an extremely competitive pricing structure when extending the reach of their SMS campaigns to these regions. 1 Nov 2005 Read more >>

ValueCard, replacement service provider for the insurance industry, has announced it has teamed up with Clickatell, the leading global messaging gateway, to provide a real time insurance procurement service. 18 Oct 2005 Read more >>

Clickatell, world leaders in global messaging enablement, has announced that increased messaging volumes has allowed it to reduce its prices to global destinations by up to 20%. 5 Oct 2005 Read more >>

Clickatell, world leader in global messaging enablement, has announced that it has teamed with Oracle to launch a mobile messaging web service for the Oracle® Application Server Wireless, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. The service was debuted at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco on 20 September 2005. 20 Sep 2005 Read more >>