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Telecoms Seek to Unlock Financial Services for 1.7B Unbanked
Digital Payments // December 01, 2022

The digital banking renaissance has laid out a golden opportunity for telecom companies. Although states have largely eased their pandemic restrictions, many habits consumers picked up in the past few years of the pandemic are here to stay, including digital banking. This unprecedented digital shift...

Boost Mobile Targets Underbanked Consumers With OmniMoney
Digital Banking // October 27, 2022

Boost Mobile is entering the financial service sector with the launch of OmniMoney, a tool that offers underbanked consumers a free digital money account and debit card. “We’re looking to provide basic services for historically excluded communities — where 60 million Americans are underbanked,” Boost...

Amazon Wants To Buy Boost Mobile From T-Mobile, Sprint
Partnerships / Acquisitions // May 31, 2019

Amazon is reportedly expressing interest in acquiring Boost Mobile, the prepaid wireless cellphone service owned by T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint. Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported Amazon is interested in Boost because it would enable it to use the new T-Mobile wireless...

Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
Security & Fraud // May 13, 2019

Boost Mobile, a network owned by Sprint, has notified customers of a hacker attack that accessed an unknown number of accounts, according to a report. The company sent out a notification to its customers about the incident. “On March 14, 2019, Boost.com experienced unauthorized online...

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Boost Mobile Targets Underbanked Consumers With OmniMoney

October 27, 2022
Boost Mobile is entering the financial service sector with the launch of OmniMoney, a tool that offers underbanked consumers a free digital money account and debit card. “We’re looking to provide basic services for historically excluded communities — where 60 million Americans are underbanked,” Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols said in a news release Thursday  (Oct. […]

Amazon Wants To Buy Boost Mobile From T-Mobile, Sprint

May 31, 2019
Amazon is reportedly expressing interest in acquiring Boost Mobile, the prepaid wireless cellphone service owned by T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint. Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported Amazon...

Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack

May 13, 2019
Boost Mobile, a network owned by Sprint, has notified customers of a hacker attack that accessed an unknown number of accounts, according to a report. The company sent out a...