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Media release by the Government of Senegal, the Better Than Cash Alliance and MM4P…
Communiqué de presse du Gouvernement du Sénégal, l’Alliance Better Than Cash et MM4P…
This study traces the impact of mobile money transfers on rural poverty. Migrants actively using the technology increased remittances sent by 30% in value.
The paper outlines potential for growth for FinTech for financial inclusion while emphasising on the need for regulatory approaches , citing some successful cases from India , Kenya and China.
New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries
This article situates latest trends within the evolution of Indian and Mexican social policies and discusses how on one hand financial inclusion policies allow vulnerable populations to access new rights while resulting in new ways of controlling consumer behavior.
By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
In December 2017, there were over 2.9 million active agents and 690 million registered customer accounts worldwide. Primarily responsible for registering customer accounts, mobile money agen…
Entrevista a Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, Gerente General de Pagos Digitales Peruanos (PDP)
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
At the heart of this financial transformation is the rise of digital payments services through which nearly any individual or business can send or receive money in real time for almost any p…
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
Joins UN-based Better than Cash Alliance to Promote Financial Inclusion and Greater Supply Chain Transparency and Efficiency…
The use of digital cards for government safety net transfers enhanced women’s decision-making power in the household and led to a 92% increase in women’s likelihood of participating in the l…
In India, the inability to prove one’s identity is one of the biggest barriers that prevents the poor from accessing benefits and subsidies. India is a country with 1.3 billion residents in …
This paper traces the history of mobile banking in Pakistan, studies various models of mobile banking and assesses its current state.