February 2011 - mHITs iPhone app to rival mobile banking
mHITs has launched an iPhone app that is set to rival mobile banking applications for small payments. The new application can be downloaded for free from the Apple iTunes store.
November 2010 - pay for your Subway Sub by SMS
mHITs has launched its new Q-Jumper SMS retail payment service at Subway Rouse Hill in Sydney NSW. Q-Jumper is a Point Of Sale solution designed specifically for food and beverage venues and franchises. It enables consumers to order and pay ahead by SMS saving time and avoiding queues.
August 2010 - mHITs powers payments for the unbanked in PNG
mHITs in conjunction with DataNets Limited, has deployed a mobile phone payment service in Papua New Guinea specifically aimed at providing a total payment solution for the unbanked.
July 2010 - mHITs powers electricity payments in PNG
mHITs has marked the 1 year deployment of Easipawa (pronounced Easy-power), a payment service which allows consumers to purchase prepaid electricity using their mobile phone in Papua New Guinea.
April 2010 - pay for your Taco by SMS
mHITs has expanded its SMS payment service to include Australia's newest and tastiest Mexican Franchise Zambrero to it's footprint of venues.
October 2009 - Government proposal to regulate premium SMS welcomed
mHITs welcomes the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (the ACMA) recent consultation paper relating to mobile premium services (premium SMS).
July 2009 - mHITs launches Easy Canteen
mHITs has launched Easy Canteen which allows parents to pay for their childs school canteen lunch order by SMS.
June 2009 - mHITs WINNER in Canberra BusinessPoint Awards
mHITs has won the Canberra BusinessPoint Award for Innovation and Commercialisation.
February 2009 - pay for coffee by SMS
Commencing Monday 23rd February, mHITs will be launching its SMS payment service in venues in the Sydney CBD. The mHITs service allows consumers to pay for coffee or other food and beverage items using their mobile phone simply by sending an SMS text message.
September 2008 - mHITs Finalist in MMA Awards 2008
mHITs is a finalist in two categories of the 2008 Mobile Marketing and Advertising Awards. This is now the 4th year that mHITs has been acknowledged in these awards.
May 2008 - mHITs launches mPOS terminal
mHITs has launched the mPOS Point Of Sale terminal. The terminal allows the mHITs SMS payment service to be used for retail over-the-counter transactions such as coffee shops.
April 2008 - mHITs Winner in iAwards
mHITs wins the ACT State iAward Financial Services Application Category.
August 2007 - mHITs FINALIST in MMA Awards 2007
mHITs has been nominated as a Finalist as a finalist in the "m-commerce" category of the Australian Mobile Marketing & Advertising Awards 2007.
May 2007 - mHITs WINNER in Next Big Thing Award 2007
mHITs has won INNOVIC's Next Big Thing Award 2007 - People's Choice Award. The announcement was made today by Evan Thornley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, responsible for the National Reform Agenda & Chair of LookSmart, in Melbourne.
May 2007 - mHITs FINALIST in CeBIT & ZDNet Australia Emerging Technology Award
CeBIT & ZDNet Australia Emerging Technology Innovation Award 2007mHITs was a finalist in the CeBIT & ZDNet Australia Emerging Technology Innovation Award. The winner was announced at CeBIT at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 2 May 2007.
April 2007 - award winning mHITs service at CeBIT May 2007
CeBIT 2007mHITs will be demonstrating it's award winning person-to-person (p2p) service at CeBIT Australia, May 1 - 3 at Darling Harbour Sydney Australia. Visitors will be able to experience first hand how the mHITs payment service works by sending and receiving money by SMS text message. Also, visitors who register with the service will automatically receive in their mHITs account. This money can then be used to purchase mobile ringtones and wallpapers using the mHITs service.
April 2007 - mHITs Finalist in Next Big Thing Award
INNOVIC Next Big Thing AwardmHITs is a finalist in the 2007 Next Big Thing AwardTM. The awards program hosted by INNOVIC is an annual nation-wide competition to find and showcase exciting new Australian products with the potential to become the 'next big thing'. The award celebrates and promotes Australian innovation and is a key event of the Australian Innovation Festival.
January 2007 - open for business - merchant facility launched
mHITs has launched a merchant payment facility which allows businesses to receive payments by sms.
For merchants, mHITs offers a simple low cost real-time solution for low value or so called micro-payment transactions in the range between s and . As a mobile payment technology, mHITs can be used for purchases at outdoor events, from posters advertisements and mail-order advertisements, as well as traditional on-line shopping carts and purchases. mHITs offers a simple two tiered low flat rate fee structure starting from only 25 cents per transaction.
October 2006 - mHITs WINNER in MMA Awards 2006
mHITs wins "One to watch" category in the 2006 Mobile Marketing and Advertising Awards. Winners were announced at the awards presentation on 5th October 2006 in Sydney Australia. Click here for more details on the MMA Awards.
March 2006 - new mHITs service to preview at CeBIT May 2006
mHITs will be previewing it's new person-to-person (p2p) service at CeBIT Australia, May 9 - 11 at Darling Harbour Sydney Australia.
mHITs is an advanced mobile commerce (m-commerce) platform which enables users to make person-to-person payments directly from their mobile phone. The free p2p service allows users to pay anyone in Australia with a mobile phone capable of sending and receiving sms messages. Payments are made instantly and with real money and allow users to make payments anywhere, anytime and to anyone.
Unlike most on-line currency schemes, mHITs uses real money and users can transfer money to and from mHITs to their bank account at any time. All transactions are made by SMS and are free between mHITs users. Payments can even be made to un-registered users.
Users interact with the service with via simple SMS commands to send money, check their balance, or purchase products or services.
mHITs will be exhibiting at stand i25. For further information contact info@mHITs.com.au.
September 2005 - mHITs FINALIST in MMA Awards 2005
mHITs was a finalist in the Mobile Marketing and Advertising Awards 2005. The category in which mHITs was represented was "Best application of mobile payment". The winners were announced at the awards presentation on 15 September at Darling Harbour Sydney Australia. Click here for more details on the MMA Awards.
July 2005 - mHITs at ICBM 2005
mHITs was a presenter at the International Conference on Mobile Business 2005 (mBusiness 2005) held from July 11 - 13 in Darling Harbour Sydney Australia. Click here for more details.
