Post by Glavos on Jan 21, 2016 13:56:15 GMT
Citi Names GetGems App the ‘Most Visionary Social Solution’ in Mobile Challenge.
Israel-based GetGems mobile wallet and messenger app earned the title of the “most visionary social solution” for “instant payments across social platforms” in the Citi Mobile Challenge in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Citi announced the results on May 28 at the culmination of the challenge in which they invited technological developers to “reimagine digital banking.” According to GetGemsCT r: 176’ press release:
“The GetGems app is poised to provide instant payment solutions across social platforms and [...] explore a commercial relationship with Citi.”
One of more than 740 applicants across 101 countries, GetGems and the other award winners demonstrated what Jim Cowles, CEO of Citi for EMEA, called a “maniacal focus on creating a truly distinctive client experience.” He said such an intense level of focus was necessary for winners to show that they had what it takes to be successful over the long term.
GetGems is one of the first digital currency startups to link mobile payments on the blockchain with a social networking platform. Through their wallet, both banked and unbanked users can instantly send money through the networks of GetGems and Telegram — the open-source software on which the app is based — through text messaging.
By awarding GetGems with the title “Top-10 FinTech Startup,” Citi has recognized the “truly inspiring” app as “a solution that could transform financial services and fuel progress in other industries like transportation and education.”
You can read more here
Israel-based GetGems mobile wallet and messenger app earned the title of the “most visionary social solution” for “instant payments across social platforms” in the Citi Mobile Challenge in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Citi announced the results on May 28 at the culmination of the challenge in which they invited technological developers to “reimagine digital banking.” According to GetGemsCT r: 176’ press release:
“The GetGems app is poised to provide instant payment solutions across social platforms and [...] explore a commercial relationship with Citi.”
One of more than 740 applicants across 101 countries, GetGems and the other award winners demonstrated what Jim Cowles, CEO of Citi for EMEA, called a “maniacal focus on creating a truly distinctive client experience.” He said such an intense level of focus was necessary for winners to show that they had what it takes to be successful over the long term.
GetGems is one of the first digital currency startups to link mobile payments on the blockchain with a social networking platform. Through their wallet, both banked and unbanked users can instantly send money through the networks of GetGems and Telegram — the open-source software on which the app is based — through text messaging.
By awarding GetGems with the title “Top-10 FinTech Startup,” Citi has recognized the “truly inspiring” app as “a solution that could transform financial services and fuel progress in other industries like transportation and education.”
You can read more here