Mobile Payments: Interesting Stories of ‘09 and Hopes for a Brighter Future Thanks for returning to FinTechIsrael! Have you already subscribed to our RSS feed? The mobile phone as a real multitasker finally took hold in 2009, partially due to the ongoing success of the iPhone (remember, iPhone prices dropped around the 3GS launch on June 8th of this year), and the increased maturity...

The Mobile Bank Revolution: Jibun Bank Firstly, I want to apologize to any and all readers of this blog. We have been a bit busy preparing for our big event on November 22nd and have neglected to add insightful posts. I hope to remedy this now, and get back on schedule… Background The story of Jibun Bank, and what it is trying to achieve...

Paypal Was So 1990s: Obopay, boku and Zong Ben’s great post below on PayPal was really quite timely, because Paypal is to the internet what Obopay, boku and Zong may shortly be to mobile phones. Obopay, a start-up that lets people transmit money to one another via text message, raised $35 million from Nokia in March. This was the single largest...