Telecom news and trends

UK Banks Agree to Improve Data-Sharing in Anti-Fraud Battle
Fraud Prevention // March 31, 2025

British banks, tech companies and telecoms are reportedly pledging to increase their data-sharing on fraud. This pledge, as the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (March 31), comes as the U.K. government is facing calls to show more leadership in helping fight online scammers. According to the report,...

How Fortune 100 Companies Are Already Using GenAI to Reshape the Business
artificial intelligence // March 13, 2025

C-suite leaders from three of the nation’s largest companies — United Airlines, Target and AT&T — said they are actively deploying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) even with its imperfections because they want to grab onto opportunities at this seminal moment in technology that is reinventing business...

Jio Financial Services Seeks to Enter Telecom Leasing Business
Business // May 27, 2024

India-based Jio Financial Services is looking to go into the device leasing business. The financial services provider published a postal ballot notice saying it is seeking shareholder approval to acquire 360 billion rupees ($4.33 billion) worth of telecom equipment and devices from the retail arm...

Report: Telefonica Deal Puts Amazon in Europe’s 5G Market
Amazon // May 08, 2024

Telefonica Germany is reportedly moving 1 million 5G customers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. The deal marks the first time in which an existing mobile operator is switching its main network to a public cloud, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 8). Cloud giants like Amazon and Microsoft have been working to expand into the telecom space...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Fortune 100 Companies Are Already Using GenAI to Reshape the Business

March 13, 2025
C-suite leaders from three of the nation’s largest companies — United Airlines, Target and AT&T — said they are actively deploying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) even with its imperfections because they want to grab onto opportunities at this seminal moment in technology that is reinventing business and society. Jason Birnbaum, chief information officer of United Airlines, […]

Marketplaces Focus on Loyalty Programs for Media and Telecom Sectors

March 20, 2024
Media and telecom organizations are working with payment facilitators (PayFacs), independent software vendors (ISVs) or marketplaces to make embedded finance part of their business models. According to PYMNTS Intelligence’s “The...

FinTechs Struggle to Retain Consumer Trust in Africa

February 24, 2023
There is no denying that trust plays an important role when it comes to payments transactions. And according to Isaac Kamuta, it’s one of the key advantages regulated traditional banks...

Quick Reads
Revolut and Other FinTechs Making Push Into Telecom Sector

May 04, 2025
Companies in the FinTech sector are making inroads into the telecom world. That’s according to a report Sunday (May 4) by the Financial Times (FT), pegged to the recent announcement from neobank Revolut that it was launching a mobile service. As covered here last week, this program will offer users unlimited calls, texts and data […]

UK Banks Agree to Improve Data-Sharing in Anti-Fraud Battle

March 31, 2025
British banks, tech companies and telecoms are reportedly pledging to increase their data-sharing on fraud. This pledge, as the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (March 31), comes as the U.K. government is...

Jio Financial Services Seeks to Enter Telecom Leasing Business

May 27, 2024
India-based Jio Financial Services is looking to go into the device leasing business. The financial services provider published a postal ballot notice saying it is seeking shareholder approval to acquire...

Report: Telefonica Deal Puts Amazon in Europe’s 5G Market

May 08, 2024
Telefonica Germany is reportedly moving 1 million 5G customers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. The deal marks the first time in which an existing mobile operator is switching its main network to a public cloud, Reuters reported Wednesday...