The two paths that mobile money deployments tread
One of the objectives of the 2011 Global mobile money Adoption Survey, which we announced earlier last week, was to compare the performance of different mobile money services with each other. In
View ArticleMTN MobileMoney in Rwanda: a new mobile money success story
The 2011 Global mobile money Adoption Survey allowed us to identify 8 fast-growing mobile money services that are following the path of M-PESA in Kenya. Six of these 8 services are in
View ArticleBenchmarking with the best
One of the key objectives of the Global mobile money Adoption Survey was to give managers of mobile money deployments better insight into the performance of their service relative to others. This
View ArticleAccounting for the importance of airtime top-ups in mobile money around the...
As part of the 2011 Global mobile money Adoption Survey, we collected transaction data from participating service providers. This allows us to get a feel for how customers are using mobile money
View ArticleCompeting in the mobile money space
In the early days of mobile money, MNOs launched mobile money services to differentiate themselves from their competitors, hoping both to increase the loyalty of their customers and to attract new ones.
View ArticleA new MMU publication on emerging practices in Mobile Microinsurance
One of the most important reasons that people use financial services is to manage risk. Insurance, in particular, is a useful way for households to protect themselves from negative financial shocks and
View ArticleNFC mobile payments: A Case for Developing Markets
The following is a guest blog post by Annie Smith, who heads Mobile Financial Services in the Pacific Region for Digicel. As readers of this blog, we can appreciate the position mobile
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Ecocash shows impressive growth
Econet, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile network operator, launched its “Ecocash” mobile money offering just 8 months ago, and has raced to over 1.5 million registered customers since. Zimbabwe’s mobile...
View ArticleMobile-Enabled Savings via the Business Correspondent Model in India
This is a guest post written by Debbie Dean (Project Director, Micro savings Initiative) and Camilla Nestor (Vice President, Financial Services) from Grameen Foundation. When we launched our...
View ArticleMaking mobile money work for business
This is a guest post written by Ignacio Mas, a consultant on mobile money and technology-enabled models for financial inclusion. In a recent study of business uses of M-PESA in Kenya funded
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