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Mexico’s big banks such as Citigroup and BBV and mobile operators such as Telefonica and Iusacell are trialing mobile payments in the country. According to The Washington Post, this partnership between telcos and banks will allow Mexicans to pay for small purchases such as restaurant meals and taxi rides using their mobile phones in the near future.
Users will be able to have their bank link their account to their mobile phone number so they can make payments to participating stores, restaurants and taxis by sending an SMS. This is so ultra useful, and I’m looking forward to see this happening in other countries, too.
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
