Ding (company) explained

Ding
Type:Privately held company
Industry:Telecommunications
Founded: in Dublin, Ireland
Founder:Mark Roden[1]
Area Served:Worldwide
Services:Mobile top-up
Num Employees:230+
Num Employees Year:2022
Website:https://www.ding.com/

Ding is an international mobile recharge service, allowing users to send mobile top-up to friends and family in over 150 countries and across more than 500 global operators.[2] [3]

History

The company was founded by Mark Roden on June 23, 2006.[4] In October 2019 the company opened a new office in London.[5] In 2016, Ding acquired French retail top-up company called Transfert Credit.[6]

In 2018 Ding released its DingConnect API, allowing businesses to integrate the Ding platform to sell or offer mobile top-up on their website or mobile app.[7] In 2018, the company was listed by the Financial Times as one of Europe's fastest growing companies.[8] In January 2019, Ding agreed a partnership with Logista that will see it provide international top-up services at over 10,000 Spanish outlets.[9] On May 19, 2019, Ding announced its partnership with LuLu Money to offer international mobile top-up to foreign workers living in the Asia Pacific region.[10]

As of 2022, its users have sent over 500 million mobile top-ups online, on the Ding app and across 600,000 retail outlets worldwide.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jee . Charlotte . Meet Ding: the company taking on the mobile top-up market . Tech World . 16 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Irish mobile firm Ding opens New Jersey office. Gleeson. Colin. The Irish Times. en. 2020-01-29.
  3. Web site: Ringing the changes as Ding starts to think global. Business Post. en. 2020-01-27.
  4. Web site: In conversation with Mark Roden of Ding. Wamda. en. 2020-01-27.
  5. Web site: Ding to increase Dublin headcount and open London office as it expands. O'Brien. Ciara. The Irish Times. en. 2020-01-29.
  6. Web site: Dublin’s Ding acquires French player Transfert Credit. Kennedy. John. 2016-08-10. Silicon Republic. en. 2020-01-29.
  7. News: Ding releases DingConnect API and opens up mobile top-up market to businesses. 19 July 2018. Business & Finance.
  8. Web site: The FT 1000: The complete list of Europe’s fastest growing companies. Smith. Ian. Blood. David. 2018-02-11. Financial Times. en-GB. 2020-02-02. Rininsland. Ændrew.
  9. Web site: Ding out to ring up lucrative French deal. Independent.ie. en. 2020-02-02.
  10. Web site: Mobile top-up platform Ding expands into Asia with Lulu Money. 2019-05-01. Finextra Research. en. 2020-01-29.
  11. Web site: About Ding - Delivering Mobile Top-up Since 2006. live. 2022-01-04. www.ding.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150405232321/https://www.ding.com/about-us . 2015-04-05 .

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