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December
2020

Cellum Implements 3-D Secure Support in SDK

The European Union’s revised payment services directive (PSD2) requires payment service providers to implement Strong Customer Authentication. To this end, Cellum’s SDK now offers out-of-the-box support for the 3-D Secure protocol, allowing developers of payment applications to comply with the regulation.

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October
2020

Cellum Releases Major Update to OTA Platform for Mobile Carriers

Cellum has released a new version of its SIM management platform aimed at mobile carriers. This major release introduces an updated runtime environment with support for virtualization, as well as a host of new features, such as eSIM management, support for Network HSMs, Hybrid Steering for Roaming, and support for new cryptographic methods and protocols.

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September
2020

Cellum, Cardnet Launch Joint Venture to Bring SoftPOS Solution to Market

The new company aims to become a certified payment facilitator and will target small and micro businesses directly in Hungary and other neighboring countries. The SoftPOS solution lets merchants take “tap and pay” payments using only a standard Android smartphone without the need for additional hardware.

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August
2020

Cellum Helps Small & Micro Businesses Go Cashless with Revolutionary Payment Solution

Cellum’s new SoftPOS solution lets merchants take “tap and pay” payments using only a standard Android smartphone and nothing else. While so-called mPOS solutions require attaching a dongle to the phone, the SoftPOS app, built upon EMV's CPoC standard, can directly access the phone’s NFC chip, turning the handset itself into a contactless payment terminal.

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July
2020

Cellum Releases New SDK with Breakthrough Feature

The new version of Cellum’s “Plug&Pay” SDK comes with full documentation and a brand-new feature that enables automatic transactions without the need for separate approval by the user. The new function will debut in the official app of Festipay, the leading cashless payment provider for festivals and events, allowing users to keep their Festipay balances always topped up.

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June
2020

Cellum Brings Mastercard Send™ to Telenor Wallet

Telenor Wallet users in Hungary can now make easy and convenient peer-to-peer payments using Mastercard's service. The new update makes Telenor Wallet the first mobile wallet in Hungary to provide this feature.

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May
2019

Erste’s customers can now leave their wallets at home

With Cellum’s unique technology Erste MobilePay can be used in stores in lieu of Visa, Mastercard and Maestro bank cards

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March
2019

Cellum is named amongst the best-known brands

Cellum, one of Europe's leading international mobile-wallet providers, has been awarded the honorable ’MagyarBrands’ award. The award ceremony will take place at the end of March as one of the highlights of the highly successful Brand Excellence Conference. Within the ’MagyarBrands’ program, prospective companies have been recognized and awarded for the ninth consecutive years.

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November
2018

Cellum among Fastest Growing Payment Solution Providers in APAC

APAC Business Headlines, a magazine that brings together CXOs and other technology decision makers to discuss the evolution of technology and industry trends, has listed Europe-based mobile wallet provider Cellum in its latest edition among the “10 Fastest Growing Payment Solution Providers to Watch”.

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November
2018

Erste Bank’s mobile wallet undergoes complete overhaul

Erste MobilePay, Erste Bank Hungary’s mobile wallet, has received a significant overhaul, making it faster, simpler and easier to use. The new release is also a major feature update, providing new capabilities, such as the storage of loyalty cards.

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September
2018

Cellum inks deal with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC in Japan

Leading European mobile transactions company Cellum has signed an agreement with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC , one of the largest professional services firms in Japan. The agreement aims to introduce mobile payments using QR codes in the island country.

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August
2018

Mobile payments make breakthrough at Sziget Festival

This year’s Sziget Festival ended with the highest number of visitors ever in its history spanning more than two decades. The event’s cashless payment system, Festipay also saw record transaction volumes, and to top it all, one third of all top-up transactions were made using Cellum’s mobile payment solution.

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5
July
2018

Mobile payments enhance your festival experience

Contactless payments at some of Hungary’s largest festivals just got a major upgrade. Using Festipay’s new wristbands, which serve as a combined entry ticket and payment device, and Cellum’s mobile payment software add-on, the official apps of VOLT, Balaton Sound and Sziget Festival now offer a faster, easier and more convenient way for visitors to top up their Festipay balance.

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June
2018

Cellum brings Internet of Things support to SIM management platform

Cellum today announced new upgrades to its SIM management platform for mobile network operators, enabling them to service “Internet of Things” devices regardless of the manufacturer.

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June
2018

Cellum upholds commitment to security and privacy

In a bid to offer the highest level of security available on the mobile payments market, Cellum has once again demonstrated compliance with the payment card industry’s global standard. As a Europe-based company, Cellum also complies with the EU’s data protection law, which as of now is the strictest such regulation in the world.

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1
June
2018

Cellum again certified PCI DSS compliant

Cellum has once again met the rigorous security requirements set by the global card scheme companies, receiving its 2018 Certificate of PCI DSS 3.2 Compliance. As a Level 1 service provider, we offer the strongest security in mobile payments.
Click here to view the certificate.

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March
2018

Cellum at IoT Asia 2018

In cooperation with the Embassy of Hungary, Cellum is exhibiting at the 2018 IoT Asia conference in Singapore on March 21-22. As Asia is a key region in technology and payments, we are looking forward to meeting local and international industry professionals. For details, visit internetofthingsasia.com

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January
2018

Cellum inks investment deal with Telkom Indonesia Group

Cellum Global and Metranet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia's No.1 ICT corporate group signed a strategic fintech co-operation and investment agreement Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary. The Southeast Asian telecommunications giant is acquiring minority ownership in the Europe-based mobile transaction solutions company and will also facilitate the penetration of Cellum’s services in Indonesia.

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December
2017

Cellum and TransferTo unite to introduce digital wallets to a global cross-border payments network

TransferTo, a global Cross-Border Mobile Payments Network, have entered into strategic cooperation with Cellum, a leading multinational mobile wallet provider based in Europe, to offer international money transfer services to their partners via TransferTo’s single connection to over 1,500 companies worldwide.

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November
2017

Cellum and Telkom announce plans for strategic cooperation

Metranet, the digital service provider arm of the country’s leading telecommunications company Telkom, and Cellum have signed a memorandum for a strategic cooperation in Indonesia.

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September
2017

Talk-A-Bot and Cellum showcase chatbot payments at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017

At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco, Hungarian startup Talk-A-Bot introduced its chatbot solution to the public. Offering human-like conversational capability tailored to individual users, the solution also allows the completion of purchases through integration with mobile wallet provider Cellum’s secure transaction platform.

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May
2017

Myanmar faces once-in-a-lifetime fintech opportunity

Opening the annual Fintech & E-Commerce Conference in the city of Yangon, Cellum CEO Dr. János Kóka pointed out how all the necessary components of a successful fintech revolution have aligned themselves to create the unique opportunity for the country to leapfrog directly to using digital financial services.

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May
2017

Cellum CEO at E-Banking Summit 2017

Cellum CEO János Kóka will be giving a keynote speech at the 2017 E-Banking Summit on May 30 about intelligent mobility solutions and how fintech can contribute to the sector. See website (Hungarian) and brochure (English) for details.

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April
2017

Cellum unveils new solution for financial inclusion

At this year’s SMART Conference, Cellum unveiled a new solution aimed at providing financial services to the unbanked and underbanked. The solution, called Connected Card, utilizes prepaid cards and allows users to make purchases both online and in-store using NFC, as well as to send funds directly to other users.

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March
2017

Cellum COO at SMART 2017

On April 5, Cellum COO and Deputy CEO Ábel Garamhegyi will be presenting at the SMART 2017 Conference at Akvárium Klub in Budapest. Garamhegyi will discuss the use of prepaid financial products in FinTech. For details, visit smartconference.hu

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March
2017

Cellum recognized for excellence

Cellum has been awarded the title of Innovative Brand by MagyarBrands, a prestigious national program in our home country of Hungary. The decision was made by a panel of independent experts and puts Cellum among the top business brands in the country. Click "more" to view the certificate.

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February
2017

Indonesia’s Finnet selects Cellum for mobile payments

Finnet, Indonesia’s leading electronic payment provider and member of Telkom Group, signed an agreement with Cellum on the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Finnet has chosen the Cellum Mobile Next platform as the foundation of its soon-to-launch mobile payment and commerce services.

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21
December
2016

Cellum to bring instant payments system to mobile devices

Cellum welcomes plans by the Hungarian National Bank to introduce a national instant payments system to enable faster and more convenient transactions in the country. The company expects the new platform to mobile payment services even more attractive.

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October
2016

M-Snap chooses Cellum for nationwide mobile commerce platform in India

Leading European mobile wallet provider Cellum is partnering with Indian mobile commerce firm M-Snap to launch a joint venture offering comprehensive mobile transaction services in India. The deal was announced by Cellum CEO János Kóka at the IFC Fintech CEO Summit in Washington D.C.

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October
2016

Cellum CEO at E-Banking Summit

On October 17, Cellum CEO János Kóka is speaking at E-Banking Summit in Budapest. Kóka's keynote will focus on the future of digital payments and how they are likely to transform societies in both the developing and the developed world. Details

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September
2016

Cellum wins IT Business special award

At Hungarian publisher IT Business's Inside 2016 event, Cellum won the special prize with its QCard solution. The 12th annual award ceremony recognizes excellence in innovation in the Hungarian ICT sector. Cellum is honored to receive the prestigious recognition and congratulates team members who have worked on the project.

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August
2016

Cellum gives boost to all-electric Green Taxi with app payment functionality

Leading European mobile wallet provider Cellum is deepening its long-running involvement in the transport sector via a new partnership with Green Taxi, an environmentally-friendly taxi company based in the Hungarian capital of Budapest that runs a fleet made up entirely of electric vehicles.

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July
2016

Cellum to support NFC payments based on Host Card Emulation

Leading European-based mobile wallet provider Cellum today announced that it would soon be extending its mobile wallet offering to include NFC-based contactless payments using Host Card Emulation technology.

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June
2016

Cellum CEO at Budapest FinTech Meetup

On June 16, Cellum CEO János Kóka is speaking at the upcoming Budapest FinTech Meetup. On the occasion of the company's successful entry into mutliple Eastern markets, Kóka will explain why Asia is likely the hotbed of the next fintech revolution. Details

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June
2016

Cellum to launch services in Egypt through partnership with Metel

Leading European mobile wallet provider Cellum today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Metel Egypt, a member of Metel Group of Companies. The agreement was signed at a joint business forum attended by Egyptian President Abd El-Fattah El-Sisi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Under the terms of the deal, Metel Egypt will be Cellum’s partner and gateway to implementing its mobile payment solutions in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa, thereby aiding the development of e-commerce in the region.

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May
2016

Cellum and MYPAY empower mobile commerce in Myanmar

Following Thailand and Indonesia, leading multinational mobile wallet provider Cellum is now expanding its presence in Asia to Myanmar. MYPAY, a mobile financial service provider in Myanmar, will use Cellum’s innovative m-commerce wallet to provide world-class financial services to Myanmar’s population.

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May
2016

Cellum leaders to speak at upcoming conferences

CEO János Kóka is presenting at the SMART 2016 Conference in Budapest on May 23. Details
COO Ábel Garamvölgyi is giving a keynote speech at Digital Thailand 2016 in Bangkok on May 27. Details

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April
2016

Cellum passes 100 million transaction landmark

Cellum’s mobile payment service recently hit a key milestone, in the form of its 100 millionth transaction. The most popular use cases are parking, highway toll payment and lottery ticket purchases, but the company’s cashless solution is also a popular payment method at vending machines.

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April
2016

Cellum CEO at Kártyapiac 2016

Cellum CEO János Kóka is going to give a keynote at the Kártyapiac 2016 Summit on April 20 at Aquaworld Resort Budapest. His presentation will focus on the migration of our lives to mobile devices. Details: kartyapiac.hu

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April
2016

Cellum COO at Portfolio FinTech Conference

On April 5, Cellum COO and Deputy CEO Ábel Garamhegyi will be participating in a panel discussion at the 2016 Portfolio FinTech Conference. The panel will focus on disruption vs. cooperation between startups and incumbents in the FinTech space. The event is held at Hilton Hotel Budapest. For details, visit portfolio.hu

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March
2016

Cellum eyes mobile fintech convergence, announces new partnerships

International mobile payments leader Cellum today announced plans for offering integrated banking and payment solutions to its customers in the form of new strategic partnerships with digital banking solutions companies.

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February
2016

fastacash, Cellum Take Aim At Trillion Dollar Mobile Payments Market

fastacash, the global technology enabler of payments through social media and messaging apps, and Cellum, a leading mobile wallet provider handling around two million monthly transactions, have entered into a strategic cooperation. Under this, the two companies have combined their service capabilities and geographic reach – with a view to accelerate their global growth.

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January
2016

Cellum Wins Innovation Award at Citi Mobile Challenge APAC

Leading multinational mobile wallet provider Cellum is among a handful of entrants to take home a prize from the 2015 Citi Mobile Challenge APAC, the Asia-Pacific segment of the global financial services giant’s developer program focused on mobile banking and finance.

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November
2015

Cellum brings secure mobile payment platform to Indonesia

Leading multinational mobile wallet provider Cellum is deepening its presence in the world’s fourth-largest country with a new initiative showcasing its ultra-secure payment solution.

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October
2015

Cellum, sister company motionQR finalists in Citi Mobile Challenge APAC

Leading multinational mobile wallet provider Cellum and its sister firm motionQR have both been selected as finalists in the highly prestigious 2015 Citi Mobile Challenge APAC. The Asia-Pacific segment of the global financial services giant’s developer program is aimed at “reimagining mobile banking,” which concludes in early November in four different cities across the region.

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October
2015

Cellum invited to participate in Ford automotive app challenge

Leading multinational mobile wallet provider Cellum has been invited to participate in the first European running of Ford Motor Company’s SYNC AppLink Developer Challenge, an innovative “coding race” centered on the automotive giant’s voice-activated connectivity system.

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1
October
2015

Cellum teams up with Credorax to broaden ‘Plug & Pay’ service reach

Cellum has added Credorax to the list of acquirers available in its Cellum Plug & Pay service. This alliance will broaden the geographical reach of Cellum’s service as well as offer and foster international acquiring and settlement in less widespread currencies.

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September
2015

Cellum strengthen global orientation with new COO

Ábel Garamhegyi joined Cellum in mid-September from Belgium-based visual technology giant Barco, where he had served as a Vice President with a broad range of cross-border responsibilities.

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August
2015

Cellum takes mobile parking service international

Mobile payments solution provider Cellum is entering the mobile parking space in new countries, having won a tender to modernize mobile parking in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, thanks to its decade of experience.

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July
2015

Cellum announces roadmap for Chinese market

Leading mobile wallet provider Cellum announced at this week’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai that following its recent entry into Thailand and Indonesia, it would soon start offering its mobile payment and commerce services in China as well.

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June
2015

Indonesia’s No.1. handset brand Evercoss chooses Cellum for new mobile wallet

Following ApplePay and SamsungPay, Evercoss launches ECPAY to cover wide range of use cases in wallet preinstalled on millions of smartphones

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4
June
2015

paysafecard goes mobile

Cellum’s secure payment engine forms the backbone of Pay-Station, a new application by Cardnet that makes the purchase of paysafecard vouchers easier than ever.

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May
2015

Cellum’s expansion in Asia reaches major milestone

Headquartered in Singapore, a new regional center has been set up by Cellum to oversee the company’s operations in East Asia. Cellum Asia Pacific will also be responsible for coordinating expansion in the region.

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May
2015

Cellum reaffirms commitment to 'security without compromise'

Cellum has once again met the criteria of the PCI DSS global security standard and successfully passed the audit. The obtained certificate attests to Cellum's continued commitment to providing 'security without compromise'. Read more

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April
2015

Cellum CEO at SM 2015

Cellum CEO János Kóka has been invited to speak at SM 2015, Hungary's largest conference focusing on mobile technology and startups, on April 8. Kóka will address the issues of creating security in an inherently insecure environment like the mobile phone. For details, visit: smartmobilhq.hu

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April
2015

Cellum Mobile Next recognized as “notable innovation”

Cellum Group received recognition at the 23th Hungarian Innovation Awards, the company’s mobile wallet platform qualified as a notable innovation.

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March
2015

Omni-Channel Payments for Small and Micro Enterprises

Cellum showcased its latest mobile commerce solution at a leading Nordic fintech conference. Cellum OmniPay is aimed at providing smaller enterprises an elegantly simple and price-competitive option for conducting both “card-present” and remote payments.

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March
2015

Cellum CEO at Kortit & Maksut 2015 in Helsinki

On March 26, Cellum CEO János Kóka is speaking at the Kortit & Maksut 2015 conference in Helsinki, Finland. His presentation will focus on mPOS solutions and how they are revolutionizing retail.
Conference website

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February
2015

Cellum adds card scanning feature to its wallet platform

To help with the crucial first steps that mobile wallet users must take before making their first transactions, Cellum is adding a new card-scanning feature to its wallet offerings. The solution is built on the open-source Card.io SDK. More information

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February
2015

Cellum unveils novelty “Plug and Pay” in-app payments SDK at The App Summit

For the first time in its 15-year history, leading mobile payments developer Cellum is opening up its API to third-party developers, offering them the opportunity to integrate the company’s hyper-secure and frictionless payment solution into their mobile apps.

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January
2015

Cellum CEO to speak at The App Summit

Cellum President and CEO János Kóka will be a speaker at the The Apps Summit, which takes place in Orlando, Florida, on Feb 4-5th. Among other topics Kóka will be providing details of Cellum’s new “Plug & Pay” product, which for the first time will see the company open up its APIs to third-party developers. theappsummit.com

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December
2014

Telenor Wallet App Developed by Cellum

Following a successful joint product launch in Thailand, Cellum now enters into an enhanced cooperation with Telenor’s Hungarian subsidiary to provide the mobile extension of the operator giant’s new banking and payment services.

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November
2014

Cellum bill payment service advances to final round of Citi Mobile Challenge

Among all the competitions and awards in the mobile payment and banking space, the Citi Mobile Challenge stands out as especially hard-fought and consequential, with entrants vying to create cutting-edge mobile applications for the global financial services group. So Cellum is especially proud to be a finalist in the US leg of the virtual developer challenge, which will culminate next week with events in New York, Silicon Valley and Miami.

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October
2014

Cellum's top executives at Money2020

On November 5, Cellum’s top executives are presenting at Money2020, a key industry event in Las Vegas. President for North America & UK Jeff McAllister will showcase the firm’s m-commerce solutions, while Greg Brinton, the CEO of Cellum’s Palo Alto-based subsidiary will present the motionQR platform for secure data storage. money2020.com

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October
2014

Cellum CEO at Cartes 2014 Paris

President & CEO of Cellum János Kóka has been invited to speak at the Cartes 2014 conference in Paris, where he is going to discuss the current trends and developments in the mobile payment industry and their expected impact on retail. The session starts at 3:30PM on November 4, 2014. For details, visit: www.cartes.com

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October
2014

Cellum and Telenor Launch 3D Secure Mobile Wallet in Thailand

The cooperation between Cellum and Telenor’s DTAC and PaysBuy subsidiaries has launched Thailand’s first multifunctional mobile wallet capable of card payments. Providing a mobile payment option to tens of millions of users, the service carries out 3D Secure transactions and is expected to boost the Thai m-commerce market.

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September
2014

Cellum announces Apple Pay support

Cellum welcomes Apple’s decision to enter the mobile payments arena. The company expects that Apple’s move will reinvigorate NFC technology, which has been struggling for the past couple of years, and catalyze the widespread adoption of m-payment among smartphone users.

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July
2014

BLE, NFC, QR – Oh My!

Free infographic created by Cellum to learn more about BLE beacons, NFC tags and QR codes in the mobile commerce arena

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May
2014

Cellum beats peers to new global security standard

Global mobile commerce services provider Cellum announced today that it has become one of a handful of firms worldwide to have adopted the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, PCI DSS 3.0.

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May
2014

Cellum CEO at TMCE 2014

Cellum's President & CEO Dr. János Kóka is giving a keynote presentation at the 2014 Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering conference on May 21. Dr. Kóka is going to assess the current state of affairs of the industry and share his vision about Mobile Solutions for a Mobile Society. More at: http://tmce.org/

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May
2014

Cellum Named "Superbrand"

Europe-based mobile commerce service provider Cellum has been named a “Business Superbrands” by the Superbrands organization, the noted independent arbiter on branding.

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May
2014

OTPay: Mobile Payment for All!

Following the joint announcement by OTP Bank, Cellum and MasterCard in February, OTP Bank’s brand new service, ready to revolutionize the Hungarian mobile payments market, is now available to the general public. OTPay is an integrated mobile wallet for smartphones that is the first to bring in-store mobile payments to Hungarian users. The solution was developed by Cellum Group, in accordance with MasterCard’s standards for mobile payment systems.

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April
2014

Contactless Payment Solution by Cellum and Cardnet Chosen for Leading European Festival Series

The organizer of the internationally-renowned Sziget (“Island”) music and culture festival in Budapest has chosen the consortium of Cellum and Cardnet Ltd. as the payment card provider for all of its major events: Sziget, the Gourmet Festival, the VOLT festival and Balaton Sound. The service operating under the Festipay brand has already been proven at numerous events.

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March
2014

Erste Bank launches mobile payment app powered by Cellum

Erste Bank Group, one of the largest financial services firms in Central Europe has just launched its branded mobile payment app in Hungary. Erste MobilePay, the first smartphone app in the country to offer person-to-person money send function, was developed by Cellum Group, leading European-based provider of mobile commerce services.

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February
2014

Cellum first to bring MasterPass™-enabled mobile wallet to Europe

A new initiative linking MasterCard, leading Central European banking group OTP Bank and global mobile commerce service provider Cellum is expected to move the mobile payments culture forward a major step in Europe.

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November
2013

Hungarian Red Cross uses QR code to raise funds for typhoon victims in Philippines

The Facebook campaign of the Hungarian Red Cross allows smartphone users to make instantaneous donations through the MasterCard Mobile app, developed by Cellum. This is the first fundraising campaign ever in Hungary where mobile payments are used together with social media.

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October
2013

Cellum Unveils Breakthrough Motion QR Technology at Money2020

Leading European mobile payments application developer Cellum unveiled a breakthrough new technology at this year’s Money2020 conference in Las Vegas that makes ID and ticket presentation essentially copy- and forgery-proof, further advancing the vision of the smartphone as a perfect wallet.

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October
2013

Indonesia’s Anabatic Technologies to adopt Cellum’s mobile payment solution

Anabatic Technologies, a leading player in the Indonesian IT industry, is launching a complex mobile payment solution developed by Cellum. Under the terms of the deal, the Hungary-based Cellum will provide Anabatic with a white-label version of its solution, which will be introduced into the local market under the name Mobile Bersama.

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2
September
2013

Cellum is developing purchasing app with object recognition

No QR code or barcode scanning will be needed, and purchasing transport and event tickets will be easier with the next-generation mobile payment system currently under development by Hungarian firm Cellum and co-financed by the EU. The experimental project was launched in December. Plans include the development of software capable of visually recognizing the item chosen for purchase.

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July
2013

You heard right, we're bringing QR back

While QR code technology is impressive, recently it has not been implemented in new and exciting use cases - until now. Cellum, leading developer of mobile payment applications, has analyzed the usage of QR codes and determined they are the perfect tool for mobile payments.

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June
2013

Infographic

Mobile Payments Today and Cellum presents infographic showing some of the myriad ways mobile payments are already being used. From shopping on their phones to ditching change at the parking meter, consumers are embracing mobile payments for an ever larger number of daily tasks. There is obviously room to grow, and we're nowhere near banishing credit cards or cash just yet, but it's clear that paying with a mobile device is gaining traction.

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June
2013

Cellum to introduce mobile payment in Bulgarian subway

Vivacom and Cellum Bulgaria has held a joint demonstration of a technology for purchasing and using e-tickets via mobile phones on Bulgarian subway lines. The mobile payment solution is based on QR codes and can be implemented in the next 7-12 months. It was pointed out by Stoyan Bratoyev, CEO of Sofia Metropolitan that the first positive step has been made and the technical solution has proven to be reliable. The next step to take concerns procedural decisions for bringing the solution and the current regulations of the Municipality in line with each other.

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May
2013

100 thousand users now use the largest Hungarian mobile payment system

MasterCard Mobile, based on Cellum’s technology, has reached the milestone of 100 thousand downloads in May. The service was launched in 2011, making payments via mobile available at nearly 200 merchants as of now.

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May
2013

Cellum goes to America?

Cellum enjoyed a successful introduction at the CARTES America Exhibition and conference in Las Vegas where nearly 2,000 key stakeholders from the mobile payment, e-security, secure ID and card industries gathered to review and debate technology trends and market deployment strategies for these smart and secure technologies. The highlight was a presentation and demo by Cellum’s Senior VP Sales, Jeff McAllister, showcasing the company’s mobile remote payment solution to the audience.

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February
2013

Voted best bar in the world, A38 Ship now offers the possibility to buy tickets via mobile phone

Last year A38 was voted Best Bar in the World by readers of Lonely Planet in January and Best Club in the World by Electronic Beats, the recognized electronic music & lifestyle website, in December, ahead of such legendary clubs as Berghain in Berlin and Fabric in London. Being one of the bests when it comes to entertainment, concert ship and cultural center A38 has now introduced innovative mobile payment to keep up with modern technology.

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November
2012

Cellum Group Selects IBM Flex System To Bring New Mobile Payment Services To The Market

Shoppers in Hungary will soon have a better convenience in bill paying thanks to the new and enhanced mobile payment service from Cellum Group and based on the IBM (NYSE:IBM) Flex System. Cellum is the largest provider of m-payment solutions in Hungary, with more than a million mobile payment transactions per month and significant growth in the total numbers of customers using their services.

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October
2012

Cellum turning iPhone into a wallet

Cellum Group has announced last week at the Apps World conference in London that their mobile payment solution with bank grade security has now been integrated into the latest iPhone OS. Currently iPhone’s PassBook application has only allowed the storage and use of coupons, loyalty cards and tickets. This secure Cellum solution offers the possibility of integrating debit and credit cards as well, opening up new opportunities in mobile payment usage worldwide.

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June
2012

The MasterCard Mobile application is now available to support the Hungarian Red Cross

The Hungarian Red Cross, MasterCard and Cellum have announced that the organisation's Lake Balaton first-aid service can now be supported through the MasterCard Mobile payment application. Developed by the Hungarian Cellum Group, it is also the world's first integrated m-donation application, designed to facilitate donating small sums to NGOs. As a donor, all you have to do is use your smartphone to scan the QR code on the Red Cross website, Facebook page and other communication and publicity materials. The image will be interpreted by the MasterCard Mobile payment application. The user then enters the amount to be donated and approves payment.

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May
2012

Making tax donations, paying shopping and taxi bills easily with your handset

The latest version of Cellum’s mobile payment application is a secure and user-friendly tool to send tax donations to NGOs, pay taxi fares without using cash or bank card, and purchase an item by simply taking a picture of its QR code on the advertisement poster. The application, unveiled last Friday at the “SIA Central Europe – Mobile payment and e-commerce” conference, is available from today to users in Hungary.

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April
2012

Cellum guarantees high level of data security

As verified by an independent audit, mobile payment transactions managed by Cellum Group comply with the highest security standards of the industry, and thus the Hungarian company got the green light to cooperate with the largest financial service providers around the world. Cellum Group member MPP Hungary received today, after a longer preparation period, the PCI DSS certification, and has been the first mobile payment service provider in the region to comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

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February
2012

Cellum showcases its secure mobile payment solution in London

At London’s Mobile Payment and NFC conference, industry experts will exchange ideas on expected trends in mobile payments and commerce this year. The three-day event is co-sponsored by Hungary’s Cellum Group, creator of the CellPay secure mobile payment system. The company’s innovative solutions include the MasterCard Mobile service whose world premiere in Hungary last autumn will soon be followed by its launch in other markets. Cellum’s innovative technology is not operator-specific. The Hungarian company’s CellPay system, presented by Cellum CEO & President János Kóka to managers of Orange, Visa, Deutsche Telecom, Telefónica, Telecom Italia and other international companies, offers a potential global solution for the customers of banks and cell phone operators.

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October
2011

Hungarian innovation to integrate bank card into handsets

The new technology developed by Cellum allows using mobile telephones as MasterCard bank cards in Hungary. Hungary is the first country in Europe to implement the new technology, and the launch in Hungary is, at the same time, the European debut of the application. Thanks to the cooperation with multinational partner MasterCard, Cellum can now enter the world market with its application available on four platforms (iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, SIM).

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September
2011

Innovative technology unveiled in France by Cellum

A new Hungarian invention unveiled in France by Cellum’s experts may result in a breakthrough in mobile payments. The innovation enables non-bank or carrier-specific mobile purchases and bill payment and may help accelerate the increase of the international use of contactless NFC technology. The NFC CellLink technology, an industry pioneer, is first presented to the trade at the NFC World Congress between September 19 and 22.

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September
2011

Smart cards can now be used for payment at the Szimpla Cafés of Berlin and Budapest

Berlin – An innovation of the Hungarian Cellum Group, smart Szimpla Cards are now accepted as means of payment at the Szimpla cafés of Berlin and Budapest. In addition to cash, the secure NFC card developed by the company can soon be topped up online or using a cell phone. In addition to providing a secure non-cash means of payment to customers, it makes the operation of the business more transparent and easier to organise, which in turn reduces the costs of operation. In Berlin, the system has been up and running since September and will also be available in Budapest from October.

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14
September
2011

Cellum to expand into Bulgaria in JV partnership with Corpbank

Sofia – Ilyan ZAFIROV, CEO of Corpbank (Corporate Commercial Bank AD) today signed an agreement in Sofia with János KÓKA, Chairman and CEO of Cellum Global on establishing Cellum Bulgaria, a joint venture company (JV) for developing and providing mobile payment transaction services. The Bulgarian partner to Cellum Bulgaria shall be Corpbank and Velder Consult. The establishment of the JV is planned for the fourth quarter of 2011. The new innovative venture, Cellum Bulgaria, shall introduce easy-to-use mobile purchase, mobile payment and NFC (contactless) transaction services into the Bulgarian market, all of which will be based on Cellum's secure payment technology.

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September
2011

PortfoLion to buy into Cellum: the region’s largest venture investment in the mobile payment sector

PortfoLion Venture Capital Fund Management Ltd. is to invest HUF 400 million (EUR 1,5 million) in Cellum Global Corp., member of Cellum Group, the Hungarian market leader in mobile payment solutions. Financial resources required for the transaction are provided by the European Union's JEREMIE venture capital fund (Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises Initiative). The agreement on the largest venture investment so far in the region’s mobile payment sector was signed on September 1, 2011. The technology developed by Cellum is marketable in foreign markets, and therefore the investment is a strategic move expected to be highly profitable for PortfoLion, a member of OTP Group. The capital increase is to support the international expansion of Cellum. Subject to the fulfillment of certain terms and conditions under this agreement, the transaction may be followed by a similar capital injection next year.

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