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Shoal Games Ltd. Announces Fortumo Distribution Agreement
(via TheNewswire) ANGUILLA, B.W.I. / TheNewswire / December 21, 2017 - Shoal Games Ltd...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Shoal Games Ltd. Announces Fortumo Distribution Agreement(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nANGUILLA, B.W.I. / TheNewswire / December 21, 2017 - Shoal Games Ltd. (TSXV: SGW) (OTCQB: SGLDF) (\"the Company\"), mobile software developer, publisher, and owner of Rooplay (http://www.rooplay.com) and the Rooplay Originals games featuring Garfield, Moomin, and Mr. Men & Little Miss today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fortumo to distribute Rooplay and the Rooplay Originals on mobile operator platforms and monetize them on their carrier payment gateway. \n\n \n \nShoal Games will be using Fortumo's Android SDK to increase its payment coverage using carrier billing in addition to its other payment processing facilities. The Fortumo Android SDK gives Shoal Games the capability to reach subscribers of more than 350 mobile operators in 100 countries through one integration. Compared to other payment methods, carrier billing has increased coverage so any mobile user (both prepaid and postpaid) can make online payments. Carrier billing has a market share of 14.5% (3rd place after bank cards and digital wallets) in digital gaming, according to the research company Superdata Research.\n\n \n \nShoal Games has already started the payment gateway integration process and plans to be live on the Fortumo system early in the first quarter of 2018.\n\n \n \nAbout Shoal Games Ltd. \n\n\n \nShoal Games Ltd. (TSXV:SGW) (OTCQB:SGLDF) www.shoalgames.com is the parent company of the group of companies, which owns Rooplay (www.rooplay.com), an innovative EdTech games platform that empowers children to play, learn, and create; Rooplay Original edugames series featuring Garfield; Garfield's Bingo (www.garfieldsbingo.com), the first bingo game to feature a mega-brand; and Trophy Bingo (www.trophybingo.com), live across mobile platforms with over 500,000 installs. Rooplay is available exclusively on Android and is live worldwide in Google Play. The product offers families a handpicked and growing selection of more than 500 interactive games for a monthly subscription fee. Rooplay follows the same subscription business model as Netflix, but with games instead of video. \n\n\n \nAbout Fortumo\n\n\n \nFortumo is a digital enabling platform for app stores and digital service providers for user, acquisition, monetization and retention. The Company con...