m-Via, Inc.
Launched 2008, Sunnyvale, CA
Twitter: @billbarhydt

Like Western Union, but for the 21st Century…. m-via lets you transfer funds to unbanked family and friends anywhere in the world. Missed seeing them present at Under the Radar today? See their company description and Bill’s presentation below:

Company Description | m-Via’s platform enables people to send and receive money and conduct financial transactions with anyone, anywhere in the world via mobile phone. The ubiquity of mobile – the fastest selling consumer device in history – provides an ideal mechanism for wherever-whenever financial service delivery regardless of a person’s financial status. m-Via works for users who don’t have a bank account, credit history, or debit card. m-Via is deploying the first cross border mobile remittance service in the United States, working with wireless retailers in the US as well as newly created mobile money agents in Mexico.

Partners | Banorte, Uniteller, TSYS, Bansefi, Platinum Wireless, ProStar Wireless
Investors | RRE Ventures, Individuals

Presenter | Bill Barhydt | President & CEO
Bill has been developing and selling products related to consumer Internet, financial services and media technologies for 20 years. In 2000 the World Economic Forum recognized Bill as one of the original group of 30 technology pioneers for his work in Internet technologies at WebSentric. Bill has worked for NASA and the CIA as well as Goldman, Sachs and Netscape. In the ten years since Netscape, Bill has worked with several silicon-valley start-ups including Plaxo, Sennari and WebSentric.

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