VAS enabler, Comviva announced that it has bagged the Global Messaging Award 2010 for Best Mobile Financial Services Solution for its use of Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) to democratize financial services. The award was presented at the 10th Annual Global Messaging Congress 2010 held in London by Informa.

“The foundation for enabling a world where many millions of low income mobile users can enjoy the benefits of mobile financial services are being laid now. Based on these foundations, we hope to see a world where mobile financial services become an everyday reality for them.” said Manoranjan Mohapatra, CEO, Comviva. “At Comviva, we see a key role for ourselves in enabling this transformation. Recognition such as this helps further strengthen our resolve to provide access to financial services to the vast unbanked population across emerging markets,” he added.