Nokia Money Targeting Mobile Fund Transfers in Emerging Nations

Microsoft let Windows Mobile version of Microsoft Money (called Pocket Money) quietly disappear years ago. And, it pulled the plug on the long running Microsoft Money for PCs this past June. While desktop and mobile money management doesn’t appear to be an interesting product to Microsoft, money itself is still around, of course. And, Nokia believes that a Nokia Money product with a mobile PayPal-like service has a future…

Nokia brings mobile financial services to millions

Nokia teamed with Obopay to provide mobile electronic fund transfer from person-to-person as well as person-to-business. Like Microsoft recently announced OneApp, Nokia Money is aimed at emerging countries. They’re obviously the growth market in the collective minds of Microsoft and Nokia (who appear to be fast friends these days).

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