Telefónica announced that it is developing direct carrier billing (DCB) in partnership with DOCOMO Digital, the world’s preeminent mobile commerce enabler, to accelerate the adoption of content and digital services among its subscribers in Latin America.
The state-of-the-art DOCOMO Digital platform would allow Telefónica’s operating businesses across Latin America to offer clients an easy way to pay for services from digital merchants and app stores. New regulation around the word will also make possible soon to use carrier billing in segments that have traditionally not used it before as a payment method such as public transportation services or ticketing providers.
Beyond the ease of direct carrier billing, the platform offers scale, end-to-end subscription lifecycle management, sophisticated fraud prevention, and advanced analytics suite. Subscribers will have complete control over transactions while merchants will be able to manage their entire portfolio of transactions with Telefónica’s customers. Movistar Chile has been the first country in Latin America to go live on this new payment platform with all new functionalities. In the short time will follow other countries where Telefónica operates.
Fabio Bruggioni, Digital Platforms Director, Telefonica
All of this supported it by our open, simple, secure and transparent digital ecosystem. Our aim is to make easier for our customers to enjoy digital content while giving them more control over their transactions.
Dheeraj Soni, President of DOCOMO Digital's Payments Business
For DOCOMO Digital, our state-of-the-art platform is purpose-built to make integrations with app stores such as Apple Store and Google Play happen for our telco partners quickly and reliably.
