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FBC Securities Limited - First African Brokerage Firm to Distribute Blue(TM)
LONDON and HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 12, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Blue(TM) Available to Customers of FBC Securities in Zimbabwe
JSM Wireless UK PLC. ("JSM"), a global provider of mobile financial
software, announced today that it has signed an agreement with FBC Securities
Limited in Zimbabwe ("FBC") to distribute its financial application, Blue(TM)
to its customers effective immediately.
Blue(TM) is a mobile financial software application that provides users
with free, streaming, real-time data from global financial markets including
stocks, mutual funds, currencies, commodities, financial futures, oil and
precious metals markets, together with extensive coverage of breaking
business news.
"We are delighted to be partnering with FBC, the first ever African
brokerage firm to distribute Blue(TM). Having understood the opportunity
presented by mobile, FBC realizes that Blue(TM) reinforces its customer
proposition by providing a unique value added service setting it apart from
competitors. FBC will provide its customers with the opportunity to not only
view local African exchanges, but also real-time prices from New York, London
and over 160 other global markets, including currencies, gold and oil, all on
one screen", stated Niloo Kassam, SVP Global Marketing at JSM. Kassam
continued, "This announcement is particularly significant as it represents
our entrance into the important African marketplace."
Agrippa Mugwagwa, FBC e-Commerce Director, Zimbabwe, replied, 'The
application Blue(TM) is consistent with our strategy of extending convenience
in the financial services space through virtualisation across multiple
delivery channels. We are taking advantage of the high mobile and data
penetration rate in Zimbabwe to reach current and prospective customers with
a wider array of financial services, from ordinary transactions to equities.
We find Blue(TM) a timely innovation which will deliver immense value to new
and existing investors.''
Blue(TM) is available for partners: Banks and Brokers, Mobile Network
Operators, handset manufacturers and store operators around the world to
market now. It offers timely access to those who need to track their
investments in real-time and at the same time allows partners to provide a
value added service to their high value customers.
About FBC Securities (Private) Limited
FBC Securities is a wholly owned subsidiary of FBC Holdings
Limited, a diversified financial services group with interests in commercial
banking, stock broking, mortgage and reinsurance services. For more
information, please visit http://www.fbc.co.zw/
About JSM Wireless UK PLC
JSM Wireless UK PLC is a UK holding company for a group of
companies whose shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open
Market. Its flagship software application, Blue(TM), enables bankers,
brokers, dealers, fund managers, financial advisors, accountants, lawyers,
retail investors and anyone exposed to financial markets to view high quality
streaming market data over mobile devices. For more information, please visit
http://www.jsmwireless.com.
For media enquiries, please contact Natasha Malook on
+44(0)207-368-3382 or by e-mail at nmalook@jsmwireless.com
Source: JSM Wireless UK PLC.
For media enquiries, please contact Natasha Malook on +44(0)207-368-3382 or by e-mail at nmalook@jsmwireless.com
FBC Securities Limited - First African Brokerage Firm to Distribute Blue(TM)
LONDON and HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 12, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Blue(TM) Available to Customers of FBC Securities in Zimbabwe
JSM Wireless UK PLC. ("JSM"), a global provider of mobile financial
software, announced today that it has signed an agreement with FBC Securities
Limited in Zimbabwe ("FBC") to distribute its financial application, Blue(TM)
to its customers effective immediately.
Blue(TM) is a mobile financial software application that provides users
with free, streaming, real-time data from global financial markets including
stocks, mutual funds, currencies, commodities, financial futures, oil and
precious metals markets, together with extensive coverage of breaking
business news.
"We are delighted to be partnering with FBC, the first ever African
brokerage firm to distribute Blue(TM). Having understood the opportunity
presented by mobile, FBC realizes that Blue(TM) reinforces its customer
proposition by providing a unique value added service setting it apart from
competitors. FBC will provide its customers with the opportunity to not only
view local African exchanges, but also real-time prices from New York, London
and over 160 other global markets, including currencies, gold and oil, all on
one screen", stated Niloo Kassam, SVP Global Marketing at JSM. Kassam
continued, "This announcement is particularly significant as it represents
our entrance into the important African marketplace."
Agrippa Mugwagwa, FBC e-Commerce Director, Zimbabwe, replied, 'The
application Blue(TM) is consistent with our strategy of extending convenience
in the financial services space through virtualisation across multiple
delivery channels. We are taking advantage of the high mobile and data
penetration rate in Zimbabwe to reach current and prospective customers with
a wider array of financial services, from ordinary transactions to equities.
We find Blue(TM) a timely innovation which will deliver immense value to new
and existing investors.''
Blue(TM) is available for partners: Banks and Brokers, Mobile Network
Operators, handset manufacturers and store operators around the world to
market now. It offers timely access to those who need to track their
investments in real-time and at the same time allows partners to provide a
value added service to their high value customers.
About FBC Securities (Private) Limited
FBC Securities is a wholly owned subsidiary of FBC Holdings
Limited, a diversified financial services group with interests in commercial
banking, stock broking, mortgage and reinsurance services. For more
information, please visit http://www.fbc.co.zw/
About JSM Wireless UK PLC
JSM Wireless UK PLC is a UK holding company for a group of
companies whose shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open
Market. Its flagship software application, Blue(TM), enables bankers,
brokers, dealers, fund managers, financial advisors, accountants, lawyers,
retail investors and anyone exposed to financial markets to view high quality
streaming market data over mobile devices. For more information, please visit
http://www.jsmwireless.com.
For media enquiries, please contact Natasha Malook on
+44(0)207-368-3382 or by e-mail at nmalook@jsmwireless.com
Source: JSM Wireless UK PLC.
For media enquiries, please contact Natasha Malook on +44(0)207-368-3382 or by e-mail at nmalook@jsmwireless.com