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The Future of Mobile Payments: DCB, Identity and Digital Advertising
In this episode of Perspectives in Mobile, our host Dario Betti, CEO of MEF, interviews Diego Conforti, MEF Programme Director and Advisor. They discuss the growth of Direct Carrier Billing and the changing mobile payments landscape, including the European DCB market reaching $14 billion in 2025.
Diego highlights the continued growth of DCB, while the conversation also explores mobile wallets, digital identity and digital advertising. Dario and Diego discuss emerging opportunities beyond traditional mobile payments, including parking, EV charging and e-bikes, as well as the growing role operators could play in digital identity.
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18 Aug 2026
Building a Foundation for IoT Wholesale Ecosystems
In this episode of MEF Perspectives, Dario Betti, CEO of MEF, speaks with Isabelle Paradis, Advisor, MEF; Cedric Mauvielle, VP Global IoT Subject Matter Expert and Partnerships, PCCW Global; and Rich Pellegrini, Senior Product Manager IoT, iBASIS.
The discussion explores how wholesale IoT is evolving as connectivity becomes more complex, with interoperability, data consistency, IoT APIs, and travel eSIMs shaping the next phase of the ecosystem.
The speakers discuss the importance of industry collaboration and shared best practices, while examining how greater interoperability and connected infrastructure can create new opportunities for IoT providers and enable more seamless global connectivity.
23 Jun 2026
“Connectivity is becoming utility” — Isik Uman, CEO of tpay, on mobile, AI, and the future of payments
Mobile payments in emerging and mobile-first markets are no longer a peripheral layer of digital commerce — they are becoming core infrastructure. With mobile money ecosystems already processing trillions in value and banking penetration still limited across many regions, mobile has effectively become the default financial system in large parts of the world.
But this expansion is running into its defining constraint: regulation and trust. As payments move across telecom, fintech, messaging, and content layers, fragmented and overlapping regulatory frameworks limit scalability and consistency. A “mobile civilization” could emerge once these frameworks converge toward shared standards of trust, identity, and accountability across markets.
In this episode of MEF Perspectives, Riccardo Amati speaks with Isik Uman, CEO of tpay Mobile, exploring mobile-first behavior, RCS adoption, and AI-driven orchestration across emerging markets.
The episode explores how messaging, fintech, and telecom infrastructure are increasingly collapsing into a single monetization layer, where mobile is no longer just a channel but the operating system of digital commerce.
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David Ashman
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Sameer Seth
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206,980
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Spotify
5.0 / 5
8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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70
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YouTube
86
Engagement
60
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