As the fallout from the Japanese earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown tragedy continues to unfold, Americans want to help. We learned from the Haiti disaster that the easiest thing to do is to text a donation to our favorite relief organization. But, unlike Haiti, did you know that a text donation will take as long as three months [...]
If you are in Denmark, you can follow the life of a homeless man called Allan via an SMS service.Allan lives on the streets of Copenhagen and subscribers to the service will receive three text messages a day, for two consecutive days. One of Allan’s messages reads: “I just woke up. Slept on a bench [...]
GOMOTEXT.COM, today announced the release of its much awaited SMS Reminders Application Suite. If you run a professional or personal services business that depends on appointments or reservations and keep a strict schedule, you need to curtail missed opportunities. Every no show means wasted time and money. SMS Reminder Suite is a robust automated system [...]
AT&T today said its customers can make free calls and text messages to Japan through March, in response to the devastation from the earthquake and tsunami last week. “We want to help our customers connect with loved ones in Japan in any way we can,” said Mark Collins, AT&T’s senior vice president. “Connecting with family [...]
HSBC Bank customers have been receiving fraudulent text messages in recent days asking them to dial in to a 1-800 number and enter their account information over the phone. Customer service personnel at HSBC confirmed that the text message scam had impacted numerous bank customers since Monday, but a spokesman for the bank said there [...]
A similar system is set for launch in Denmark on April 1st allowing users to send a text message, prompting a special code to be sent back. The code is then written down on the letter and serves as proof of the postage having been paid, the Sydsvenskan newspaper reports. “We’re very interested and are [...]
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), has launched an additional channel for redressing customer grievances- ‘SMS Unhappy Service’. The channel is still in its nascent stage as the full-fledged launch is yet to take place.“We have gone for the soft launch of the programme at all the 14 local head offices (LHOs) [...]
he idea emerged from a conversation with prominent South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa, a former leader of the ruling African National Congress, who was complaining about the frustrations of trying to open a bank account for his son.If a member of the urban elite like Ramaphosa had troubles with banking, then the millions of South [...]
