Fonix to power text donations for the Channel 4 Stand Up To Cancer campaign
This year, we’ll be providing the mobile payment mechanic for Stand Up To Cancer 2017, an annual Channel 4 campaign which raises money for clinical cancer research. Via our text-to-donate platform, donors will be able to simply send a text to donate to the charity. They’ll have the option to donate either £5, £10 or £20 […]
Fonix leads the way in the third sector, partnering with Open Mobile Global
We’ve partnered with another charity sector client — we’ll be providing the payment mechanic for Open Mobile Global’s SMS donations. OMG is one of the UK’s leading providers of mobile and digital fundraising solutions, and works with over 40 registered UK charities. Since 2012, it has helped its charities to raise a staggering £25 million […]
Fonix talk strategy nestled in woodland
Last week, Team Fonix left the big smoke and headed down to the picturesque Sussex countryside. This was part of a strategy day, during which we discussed company goals, our recent successes and our highlights. This reinforced the team’s common purpose, which will help us continue to move forward in the future. We also had […]
Top 10 Takeaways from the Fonix and Vodafone Mobile Billing and Messaging Event
On Wednesday 28th June, a host of tech lovers came together for a mobile billing and messaging extravaganza. Held at Gaucho Piccadilly, our guests enjoyed a roof terrace, spectacular decor and some even more spectacular Argentinian food. With presentations from Comic Relief, Viker, ITV and tastecard, attendees learned just how important a role mobile billing […]
London: the home of awesome tech inventions
It’s London Tech Week and we’ve been celebrating the best of technology at the big events like Tech XLR8 and all across social media. London is globally recognised as a ‘tech hub’ and in honour of our great city and this week’s events, we’ve put together a list of the best bits of tech to come out of London. […]
Fonix nominated for Drum MOMAs award after BBC Children in Need 2016
We’re excited to announce we’ve been shortlisted for the 2017 Drum Marketing on Mobile Awards (MOMAs). These mobile marketing awards recognise the most innovative uses of mobile technology and/or marketing and this year was particularly competitive, with a record-breaking number of entries. We were nominated because of our mobile payments solution for the 2016 Children in […]
Fonix ranks #150 in the FT 1000 list of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
The FT 1000 is a report by the Financial Times, listing the 1000 fastest growing companies in Europe. Companies that make the list are considered to be driving the European economy and sustaining economic growth and competitiveness. And we’ve ranked #150! Fonix was chosen out of over 50,000 companies to make the list. This is fantastic recognition […]
Fonix awarded Vodafone Platinum Partner status for the second year running
Picture above from left to right: Dave Stephens, Head of B2B Enablers at Vodafone, Louisa Harris, Client Services Director at Fonix, Rob Weisz, CEO at Fonix and Sarah Edwards, Account Manager at Vodafone. We’re excited to announce that for the second year running we’ve been awarded Vodafone Platinum Platinum Partner status — the highest level within Vodafone’s […]
Mobile is key to restoring consumer confidence when paying for parking
You don’t need media reports or PR surveys to tell you parking the car can be frustrating. Finding a parking space alone can take forever and then there’s the stress of fitting into a space that’s barely big enough, while others aggressively hoot their horns at you. When finally parked, all anyone wants to do […]
8 ways that mobile carrier billing is protecting us from fraud
Earlier this year, The Daily Telegraph revealed online fraud as the most common crime in the UK. This comes as no surprise as for some time, credit card fraud has been at alarming levels; losses on UK-issued cards totaled £567.5 million in 2015 and in the first half of 2016, the total losses on payment cards in […]