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MoPowered sees progress in UK mobile commerce

| May 30, 2013

MoPowered helps power mobile commerce growth in the UK

MoPowered, a software-as-a-service platform that was launched in early 2012, has announced that it has reached a significant milestone in terms of mobile commerce. The platform is designed to work with businesses and enable them to tap into the growing popularity of the mobile space. MoPowered has helped several businesses embrace mobile commerce in a significant fashion, allowing companies to accept and process mobile payments in a convenient way. MoPowered has teamed with companies like PayPal, WorldPay, and MasterCard, which has enabled it to see strong growth in the realm of mobile commerce.

MoPowered processes 300,000 transactions per day

MoPowered has announced that it now processes more than 300,000 mobile transactions on a daily basis. In the United Kingdom alone, the platform has access to some 80% of the country’s merchants. These merchants have shown a strong interest in engaging mobile consumers, largely due to the growing importance of smartphones and tablets. These devices have become much more than simple communication tools for consumers and they now represent a very important social and commerce tool as well. With consumers putting so much importance on their smartphones and tablets, businesses have been positioning themselves to connect with these consumers on a mobile level.

Mobile Commerce UKPlatform helps bring mobile commerce to businesses

MoPowered has helped enabled merchants to enter into the mobile commerce field, allowing them to compete with others that had already embraced this form of commerce as well as connect with consumers in a more dynamic way. Mobile commerce has managed to become a very active field in the United Kingdom, especially in regards to the retail sector.

MoPowered expected to continue seeing strong growth

MoPowered has established several strategic partnerships with many companies in the United Kingdom. NEXT is one of these companies and MoPowered is the sole provider of mobile websites and applications for this particular company. MoPowered is considered one of the driving forces behind the adoption of mobile commerce in the United Kingdom and is expected to continue forming strong partnerships with several businesses throughout the country.

Metro embraces mobile games

| May 26, 2013

UK’s Metro sets sights on mobile games

There can be no doubt that mobile games have become a very prominent part of the game industry as a whole. These games have come to represent a very lucrative market, encouraging game developers from all over the world to enter into the mobile space. While the game industry has been growing more engrossed in the mobile world, other industries are also beginning to show strong interest in mobile games. Such is the case with Metro, one of the United Kingdom’s most popular newspapers.

Company has high hopes for the mobile sector

Metro has long been in the business of news and print. Like others in its industry, Metro has faced several challenges in the wake of the advent of mobile technology. The company has managed to remain somewhat relevant with consumers through the clever use of technology and by appealing to a younger generation of consumers. Metro has taken note of the astounding prospects that exist in the realm of mobile games and has decided to jump into the deep end of this sector by launching its own mobile gaming platform.

Metro Play to serve as platform for mobile gamesMetro - UK Mobile Games

Metro Play is the name of this platform and it is meant to provide a new level of engagement to Metro’s current audience. The platform will support a vast array of mobile games that can all be access through a smartphone or tablet. Metro has invested more than $2 million into this venture and believes that mobile games can be a very lucrative way to engage a growing population of consumers that is heavily reliant on mobile technology.

Metro aims to be ideal hub for mobile consumers

The new platform is part of an overarching campaign from Metro that places mobile technology as a top priority. Metro continues to see consumers becoming more mobile-centric and aims to position itself as an ideal source for news and entertainment among consumers that favor their mobile devices over all other media platforms. Metro Play is expected to help Metro appeal to those interested in mobile games, an audience that has already proven itself to be very accommodating to businesses catering to their interests.