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Comviva
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedNew Delhi, India (July 1999 (1999-07))
Headquarters,
India
Number of locations
Johannesburg, Kenya, Abidjan, Nigeria, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and the United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Rajesh Chandiramani (CEO)
  • Atul Sonjeja
  • Richard Lobo
  • Mao Mohapatra
  • Rajat Mukherjee
  • Sunita Umesh

(Board of Directors)

ProductsDigital Financial Solutions – mobiquity@Pay, PayPlus, mobiquity Banking, YABX, Unified CRM, Sales & Distribution, Convergent Billing, Digital Business Management, Digital Service Delivery Platform, VAS Consolidation (UNO), Service Creation Environment (LEAP)

Messaging Firewall, Electronic Recharge (PreTUPS),

Voucher Management (PreTUPS), MobiLytix™ Real Time Marketing, Data Science as Service, MobiLytix™ AIx , MobiLytix™ Digital, MobiLytix™ Loyalty & Rewards, Ngage, Mobiquity, mobilytix, cRBT, SMSC, USSD, roaming, messaging,Digital Commerce
OwnerTech Mahindra
Number of employees
1800+
ParentTech Mahindra
SubsidiariesYABX

Comviva (formerly known as Mahindra Comviva) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, with additional offices in Bangalore and Mumbai. It also has offices in Johannesburg, Kenya, Abidjan, Nigeria, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and the United States.[1]

History and acquisitions

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Founded in 1999 in New Delhi, Comviva was incorporated as Bharti Telesoft Limited. In April 2009, it was renamed Comviva Technologies Limited.[2] Comviva merged with CellCloud Technologies Limited, a Bangalore headquartered company, offering "electronic top-up solutions", in December 2002. In December 2007, Comviva acquired Jataayu Software Limited, a Bangalore-based provider of "value added telecom solutions".[3]

In September 2012, Tech Mahindra acquired a 51 percent stake in the Gurgaon-based mobile application firm Comviva from Bharti Group.[4] In February 2013, Comviva was re-branded as Mahindra Comviva. In February 2014, it partnered with Bharti Airtel to deploy its enterprise communications platform in 16 countries across Africa.[5]

In January 2016, the company acquired a controlling stake in Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS), a leading provider of mobility solutions[clarification needed] to the telecom industry in Latin America to strengthen its in-region presence.[6] In 2019, Mahindra Comviva was re-branded again as Comviva (a Tech Mahindra company). The company was also rebranded to Comviva in 2019.[7]

In 2023, Comviva and e& Enterprise announced a partnership to develop an advanced CPaaS ecosystem and leveraging Comviva's CPaaS platform.[8]

Products and Services

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Comviva’s range of mobility solutions[clarification needed] developed and deployed spans the core areas of operators’ businesses:

  1. Digital Financial Solutions – Digital Payments,[9] Digital Banking,[10] and Digital Lending[11]
  2. Digital Systems - Digital BSS,[12] Media and Digital Services,[13] Integrated Messaging,[14] Recharge and Voucher[15]
  3. Growth Marketing - Customer Value Management,[16] Digital Experience and Management, Omni-channel Marketing[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Contact Us". Comviva. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. ^ "Bharti Telesoft Now Comviva", The Economic Times, 17 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Bharti Telesoft Acquires Jataayu". CIOL. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Tech Mahindra buys 51% stake in Comviva", Times of India, 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Mahindra Comviva and Bharti Airtel partner in 16 African Countries". IANS. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Mahindra Comviva buys majority stake in ATS to up Latin America play". Techcircle. 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  7. ^ "Comviva Technologies: Scripting The Next Growth Agenda For The Digital Age". Forbes India. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  8. ^ www.ETTelecom.com. "Comviva, e& Enterprise expand partnership to offer CPaaS platform for enterprises - ET Telecom". ETTelecom.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  9. ^ Montes, Sebastián (2021-08-19). "Avances en criptoactivos e internacionalización: las nuevas apuestas de MOVii". Forbes Colombia (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  10. ^ Agrawal, Vivek (2021-01-20). "The Rise of Digital-First Banking and The Financial Institution of Tomorrow". The Financial Brand. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  11. ^ Dayal, Rajat (2021-02-11). "Collaborative Digital Lending: The Next Step in Financial Inclusion". The Financial Brand. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  12. ^ "Comviva's Digital BSS suite attains Gold Badge with 11 TM Forum Open API Conformance Certifications". Comviva. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  13. ^ "Comviva Introduces next-gen Digital Services Delivery Platform to drive innovation and business growth". Comviva. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  14. ^ "Comviva wins fourth consecutive Messaging and SMS Global Awards". Comviva. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  15. ^ "3 Indonesia deploys Comviva's PreTUPS™ Voucher Management System to enhance distribution and management of recharge vouchers". Comviva. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  16. ^ "Comviva's customer value management platform drives breakthrough growth for Indosat Ooredoo". telecomreviewasia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  17. ^ "Comviva NGAGE Messaging Platform Reviews, Ratings, and Features". Gartner. Retrieved 2021-09-17.[dead link]