This report profiles the performance of direct carrier billing globally during 2018. We have summarized the growth of direct carrier billing in Asia Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America, while also bringing out the fastest growing countries in each of the regions.
The aggregated carrier billing data presented in this report is based on merchants using Fortumo’s Web SDK, Hosted DCB and Payments API payment products.
2018 was the year of regulations for the digital ecosystem. Both PSD2 and GDPR became active in the European Union, with other countries and regions of the world looking to implement similar rules.
For merchants using carrier billing, this was a positive change as carrier billing is the payment method which requires the least amount of consumer data for processing transactions, while providing simplicity for consumers.
Looking ahead, we see carrier billing continue to grow. Existing segments (gaming, social networks, streaming and app stores) continue to roll out new telco partnerships. At the same time, the improvement of commercial and technical capabilities of telcos enable carrier billing to be used also by segments including transportation, ticketing, marketplaces and financial services.
About Fortumo
Fortumo is a digital enablement platform for app stores and digital service providers for user acquisition, monetization and retention. The company connects service providers with more than 350 mobile operators across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
Service providers use Fortumo’s platform to manage the end-to-end customer lifecycle of mobile users on these networks through the company’s bundling, carrier billing and messaging solutions.
Fortumo’s platform is used by thousands of leading digital merchants including Google, Spotify, Electronic Arts and EasyPark. Founded in 2007, Fortumo has offices in San Francisco, Madrid, Beijing, Delhi, Singapore, Estonia, Hanoi and Taipei. For more information, please visit https://fortumo.com.