Customers testimonials

Cricket

Solution
Cricket Communications, Inc is a leading U.S. based provider of unlimited wireless services, has selected Valista’s next generation Operator Managed Payments Service to enable its off-deck mobile content business. Valista’s payments service ensures that consumers are aware of exactly what they are paying for when purchasing content off-deck (from a third-party). The service includes real-time authentication and authorization, which prevents unsolicited charging and provides robust transaction management, high throughput support and superior partner settlement. Valista’s Operator Managed Payments Service acts as a bridge between external aggregators, content providers and Cricket’s internal billing infrastructure. The service utilizes Valista’s industry leading payments technology (ValistaPlus™ Payments) and its advanced revenue sharing and settlement solution (ValistaPlus™ Settlement).

Testimonial
"One of our key initiatives is to allow Cricket customers to participate in the wide choice of premium off-portal content available in the marketplace today. The Valista Premium Billing Solution is a key component to making this happen. Valista’s solution allows easy integration with content aggregators, real-time billing for premium content, partner settlement tools, and business intelligence reporting, as well as online content purchase history for customer care and the user. Opening up premium off-portal content is a win-win for the entire ecosystem: the customer, the content provider, the aggregator and the carrier."

Larry Atwell, director of product development at Cricket

NTT DoCoMo

Solution
NTT DoCoMo has chosen Valista’s technology to offer mobile payment and banking services in Japan.

Testimonial
"The fact that Valista’s technology is a secure, scalable, customizable, payments platform was the key reason we chose to work with them. The company demonstrated its ability to scale to the required user levels with flexibility and innovation."

Naoki Kinoshita, Director of mPurse group, Mobile Commerce office of NTT DoCoMo

Vodafone

Solution
Vodafone UK, part of the world's largest mobile community, has selected Valista to provide a payment platform for its Vodafone m-pay bill service. Valista's payments platform enables Vodafone UK subscribers to make online purchases safely and securely over the Internet or WAP.

France Telecom

Solution
France Telecom deployed the Valista solution via w-HA, a wholly-owned and operated subsidiary of France Telecom. The network quickly gained traction and now is a completely interoperable payment network with a significant merchant network and subscriber base. Other organizations utilizing the Valista solution through w-HA are Orange, Wanadoo (now part of Orange), Tiscali (known as Alice), VirginMega.fr, T-Online, Orbeo, AOL, Mobistar Belgium, SFR and France Telecom Bill (Known as the Blue Bill).

Testimonial
"We are pleased to have reached such a great milestone (450,000 transactions per day) and to have surpassed the ambitious objectives we set for ourselves at launch in November 2000. It represents increased revenue for the many mobile operators, ISPs, merchants and retailers who have joined our system. This considerable growth validates the unmatched performance and scalability of Valista’s technology and we look forward to furthering our partnership with them as we continue to grow, offering innovative services to customers worldwide."

Philippe-Etienne Zermizoglou, CEO, w-HA

Orange

Solution
ValistaPlus Payments enables Orange customers to browse and purchase anytime, anywhere, using their mobile device and their Orange prepaid or postpaid account. Gallery directs all payment instructions to w-HA where ValistaPlus Payments automatically deducts the correct amount from the user ’s prepaid or postpaid mobile balance and settles with the merchant.

Testimonial
"The secret to successful m-Commerce lies in enabling our customers to access an immense variety of content or services relevant to their individual needs. Our mission is to deliver that freedom in the field of mobile payments, and our arrangement with Valista and w-HA is fundamental to achieving this mission. After a thorough selection process, we are satisfied that Valista will assist in making simple, easy micro-payment purchases a reality, to our specifications and timelines."

Richard Brennan, Executive Vice-President, Global Brand, Marketing and Products, Orange

mBlox

Solution
mBlox has chosen ValistaPlus Payments to enable direct to bill mobile charging including WAP billing. Valista’s technology enables mBlox to deliver a more transparent purchasing experience to consumers and greater price flexibility to content providers, opening the door to higher value transactions as well as non-mobile goods and services.

Testimonial
"The evolution of premium SMS, an industry we lead, into the next generation of mobile content billing is a huge opportunity for us. We will be able to offer a wider range of innovative and effective payment services for our customers. The mobile content industry will be able to deliver and bill content including mobile TV, video clips, gaming and music downloads. We chose Valista’s technology because it is proven to be the best in the industry, and are pleased to be working with a company with a similar customer-focused ethos to ourselves."

Andrew Bud, Executive Chairman, mBlox

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