GUPSHUP BUYS RCS BUSINESS MESSAGING GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADER DOTGO

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 -- Conversational messaging leader, Gupshup has announced the acquisition of New Jersey-based Dotgo, the global industry leader in RCS business messaging (RBM), with award-winning technologies such as the RichOTP®, RichSMS™, Bot Store®, and MaaP (Messaging as a Platform) fostering the growth of RCS Business Messaging.

A strong partner of Google, Mavenir, Synchronoss, Vodafone, and Orange, Dotgo manages RBM in several markets, and operates the world’s largest RBM Hub with global connectivity to RCS users worldwide.

Dotgo will significantly strengthen Gupshup’s conversational messaging platform that enables businesses and developers to build rich customer experiences. Gupshup also plans to leverage Dotgo’s strong experience and presence in Africa to expand there.

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“Conversational experiences are becoming the key to business-customer interactions, and the RCS messaging channel is a critical enabler,” said Gupshup co-founder and CEO, Beerud Sheth in a statement.

“Dotgo’s product innovation, market traction, and thought leadership in the RCS ecosystem is truly impressive. Together, we’ll be able to offer a broader range of conversational messaging solutions to businesses and developers. We are excited to welcome them to the Gupshup family.”

Inderpal Singh Mumick, co-founder and CEO of Dotgo, said: “RCS business messaging is destined to change the way businesses communicate with their customers.

“With the addition of RCS, Gupshup will undoubtedly be the strongest IP messaging company, and thus helps us accelerate our mission.”

RCS will be a key messaging channel in Gupshup’s Conversational Messaging Platform, supplementing 30 other messaging channels available to customers via Gupshup’s Single API for messaging.

For more information, visit www.gupshup.io.

-- BERNAMA