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Indonesia, The Calm Before the Storm: Helix Institute discusses the implications of new regulations on the country’s mobile money agent networks
In Indonesia, regulatory uncertainly has kept big digital financial services players from investing to scale aggressively. But with new regulations, that may soon change. The Helix Institute examines the implications for Indonesian mobile money agent networks in the latest report from its Agent Network Accelerator Survey.
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For the ‘unbanked’, mobile money still has some way to go
While many people have mobile money accounts – usually with the phone companies - few are actively used.
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MasterCard CEO says financial inclusion is our generation’s big responsibility
MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga discussed financial inclusion at Mobile World Congress.
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MasterCard moves on remittances in Nigeria and Zimbabwe
MasterCard announced partnerships to make international remittance services available to millions of consumers in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
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PRESS RELEASE: GSMA Report Shows Active Mobile Money Customers Increased by Over 40 Percent to 100 Million in 2014
The GSMA’s Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) programme today released its fourth annual ‘Mobile Financial Services State of the Industry Report’, providing a quantitative assessment of the state of mobile financial services, including mobile money, mobile insurance, mobile savings and mobile credit.
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Europeans Selling Mobile Payments Should Ask Africa for Help
As telecommunications carriers in Europe seek a share of the billions of dollars likely to flow to companies that build mobile-payment systems, Claudio Chiche has a few words of advice: Ask Africa for help.
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Orange and Ecobank form African m-banking partnership
Orange has struck a deal with Ecobank that will enable customers in several African countries to transfer money between accounts with the telco and financial services group through their mobile phones.
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