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O2 acquires Weve partners and drops mobile payment plans

Wednesday 6 May 2015 09:55 CET | News

O2, one of the three UK mobile network operators that formed the mobile commerce joint venture Weve, has acquired partners EE and Vodafone to operate the brand as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Also, O2 has confirmed, according to NFC World, that it has abandoned Weve’s mobile payment ambitions.

The acquisition follows a strategic review of Weve and as a result, Vodafone and EE have now exited from their one-third shareholdings. Weve will now trade as a wholly-owned subsidiary of O2.

Weve opened for business in 2012 with an initial focus on mobile advertising solutions before partnering with MasterCard in 2014 to add NFC payments to its offering.


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