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With Obopay you can instantly pay back a friend, split a dinner bill, get money from your parents, get quick cash, pay up or collect on a friendly wager, track purchases, check your balance, and much, much more. And, you can do it all from your phone; anywhere, anytime with anyone.
Obopay is not your ordinary brainchild. It didn't happen in a conference room or during a grueling brainstorming session. The concept for Obopay happened while Carol Realini, Obopay's founder and CEO, was doing volunteer work in Africa. It was there she observed an interesting phenomenon: people living in some of the most remote corners of the world carried a mobile phone even if they didn't carry a wallet. Combining the two seemed like an ideal marriage of empowerment and convenience. And that's when the idea for Obopay was born. Returning to the U. S. she saw incredible opportunities within the ever-growing mobile youth market. Although Carol had not planned on rejoining the work force after a three decade run as a successful entrepreneur, her passion for this new idea changed her mind. She pulled together an all-star team of seasoned mobile and financial professionals, raised venture capital and successfully launched Obopay in 2005.
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*When you add money from your bank account, we waive the standard 2.5% fee for adding money. If adding money from your bank account fails due to a lack of funds, there will be a $6.00 fee.
Your mobile operator may charge its own standard fees for SMS (text messaging) and data transfer when using Obopay from your mobile phone.
Obopay reserves the right to change these fees at any time.
**Effective September 9, 2008 the fee for sending money will increase to $0.25
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When your customers click to sign up with Obopay, and we will deposit $5 instantly into your Obopay account!
There's no limit! Refer 100 people and make $500. It's that easy.
The two day Mobile Money Southern Asia Conference was concluded at Leela Kempinski, Mumbai, on September 28, 2011. Obopay was a gold sponsor at the event and Obopay CEO, Mr. Deepak Chandnani was a panelist at the exclusive event. The event was organized with the intention of giving a platform to major players in the M-Commerce field to come together and share their learning while giving them the opportunity to deliberate on the future of mobile payments in South Asia.
Day one, was focussed more on the setting forth the importance of Mobile Commerce with a special focus on India. Deepak was a speaker on this day with the session on Unleashing the potential of mobile money in India: what does mobile money mean for the Indian market? Deliberation on the current state of mobile money transfer services in South Asia was done with the intent of identifying customer needs to better target the market. Queries about the M-Payment services and its mechanism were also resolved.
Day two had a stronger focus on the business perspective of mobile commerce. Sustainable business models were discussed and partnerships between bank and telecom companies were seen as successful example learning from application in Bangladesh.
There also was a Regulator’s armchair session with Shri Srinivas, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India & Mr. Inayat Hussain, Executive Director, Banking Policy & Regulations Group, State Bank of Pakistan, where the regulators answered queries about the laws and statutes governing mobile commerce in the region.
The exclusive event was attended on both days by invitees from the mobile commerce space. Attendees included representative of mobile network operators, banks and MFIs.
The first day of Mobile Money Southern Asia was hosted at the Leela Kempinski, Mumbai, on September 27, 2011. Obopay CEO, Mr. Deepak Chandnani was a panellist at this exclusive event and also a speaker later in the day.
Deepak took the stage in the first session of the day unlocking the potential of mobile money in South Asia. The panel included eminent executives representing large corporations keenly looking at the mobile money potential in South Asia. They included Gary Singh, MD, Nokia Money; Krishna Kumar, GM Marketing Mobile commerce, Vodafone Essar and Rahul Joshi, Joint General Manager, ICICI Bank.
Current state of mobile payment in the region was seen through the lens of banks and MNO’s. The panel identified trends and hot spots, opportunities for mobile money services, existing mobile banking mechanisms and recognized obstacles facing full deployment of the mobile money ecosystem. Deepak mentioned Obopay’s presence in Kenya, and the rapid growth of adoption in the Indian market. He also emphasized on the huge underserved unbanked segment in India.
Deepak in his address in the pre-lunch session focussed on the Indian market. He concluded that India will have the largest base of mobile financial services users, multiple times the numbers that we see today in markets such as Kenya and the Philippines.
The Dial M for Money Contest started on August 24 on the official Obopay facebook page. It was launched with the intention of gauging just how open you are to letting mobile payments into your daily life. We were hopeful of getting varied responses touching upon every aspect of a mobile users experience; and we werent disappointed! You made sure to overwhelm us with your entries.
Entries received for the contest talk about users wanting capability to shop without limit, to book airline ticket at the last minute and even capability to play unlimited games. There was even an outlandish entry talking about using the phone to enter the house and to start the car. It was positively encouraging to see users getting creative with their responses. Rest assured there are more such contests on the way for our supporters, followers and mobile money enthusiasts.
We have chosen our winners!!
Winners of the Dial M for Money contest (leg August 24, 2011 September 22, 2011):
A proud winner of the prize worth 100 USD from Facebook: Leah D’Souza
A proud winner of the prize worth 100 USD from Twitter: David Gerbino
Congratulations!
They dialed M for Money and became W for Winners!
On August 19, 2011 Obopay India was host to a group of mobile bloggers at our Mumbai office. The meet was aimed at showcasing the Obopay services to the blogging community. Attending the meet were Obopay CEO Deepak Chandnani and Obopay Executive Vice President – Global Alliances, Aditya Menon
The list of attendees included prominent mobile bloggers. Mobile commerce being the most prominent technological advancement it has been the buzz word in blogosphere recently. These particular bloggers were invited for their inclination towards the same.
@unitechy
@gauravh1
@sanjaybafna
@kunalgangar
@Antwush
@aatifsumar
@whizkidd
@rohitsane
Mr. Chandnani began the discussion with a quick overview of Obopay and its journey. Further, he delved into the market growth of mobile payment in India and other countries. The presentation was followed by a demonstration of the Obopay mobile payment services.
Following the demonstration the floor was thrown open for a Q&A round. @unitchy and @gauravh1, began the questions with inquiry on how security of private data is handled by Obopay. Mr. Aditya Menon walked all through the entire process. Here’s the link where you can find answers to all questions about Obopay security
@aatifsumar had questions regarding service charges. He was informed about different charges levied by different providers. Questions about the SMS-driven payment mechanism for non-Obopay users were on everyone’s mind.
Below you can find the tweets exchanged during the entire discussion.
To note the rapid growth and massive adoption of Obopay Mobile Payment Services, we are presenting the Dial M for Money Contest. The contest is being hosted on the official Obopay facebook page and will be running for a span of two weeks.
What are we to do, you ask?
We are interested in knowing how open you are to let mobile payments into your life. Obopay has a service whose application is limited only by your imagination. You can tell us the many possibilities in your life where a mobile payment facility would make things easier for you. We are all ears to see how innovative and how practical the ultimate beneficiaries (you) of M-Commerce can be.
- Buy books on the go
- Tickets at the last minute
- Make quick donations
It can be absolutely anything!!
Now why will I be participating, you ask?
Well, there’s a 100 USD prize to be won.
As an appreciation of your effort and helping us understand you better we will be giving away prizes worth the above mentioned amount to every winner.
We are looking at being surprised by your responses and the prizes you win will be a surprise to you as well.
So, if you have had a nagging feeling that your phone can do more for you and if you think you have the one winning suggestion we are looking for click here to participate.
Posted on Jan 22, 16:43
Obopay is veteran of mobile payments, best choice for micro-payments in US, low transaction fee and I'm personally like their special children expenses control feature.
