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Mobile Banking Will Soon Be Possible in India With a Basic Handset and Without Accessing the Internet
Banking will have a new look with some of the jigsaw pieces slowly falling into place. Almost all dealings between a customer and her bank will be possible with a basic handset and without accessing the Internet.
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South African Bitcoin exchange debuts mobile wallet
South Africa’s largest Bitcoin exchange, BitX, has launched a Bitcoin mobile wallet that makes storing and using the cryptocurrency easier and safer for consumers in emerging markets.
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NexThought Monday – Mobile Money Interoperability is Not a Silver Bullet for Financial Inclusion
Interoperability between mobile money operators is a hot topic right now. Various stakeholders have placed it at the top of their agenda, hoping it will prove to be a key to increasing mobile money adoption and advancing financial inclusion. But though interoperability can undoubtedly help extend the reach of mobile money, Selma Ribica of Vodafone Group argues that it can also pose significant risks.
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Take that, Telecoms: Helix’s Bangladesh study shows that banks and other players can also scale mobile money agent networks
Bangladesh has a burgeoning competitive landscape in mobile money, and due to regulations, none of the major players are telecoms. In other markets, telecoms have used their marketing budgets, national retailer networks and other advantages to scale digital financial services. But Bangladesh has shown that banks and third party providers can also succeed in the space. The Helix Institute discusses this and other findings from their recent study.
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Free the Cash Networks!: How one small regulatory change could have a huge positive impact on mobile money’s development
Mobile money is booming around the developing world - but would-be entrepreneurs and even established companies are dealing with a major impediment to their success: the challenge of running a cash-in/cash-out agent network. These struggles are impeding the supply of competitive digital financial services, says Ignacio Mas - but
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Financial Inclusion Under the Microscope: Which countries scored highest in Accion’s “Global Microscope 2014”?
Accion’s Global Microscope evaluates the environment for financial inclusion in 55 different countries, on indicators that include government support, the supervision of microfinance and other financial products, the status of credit reporting, regulations governing mobile banking, and consumer protection. Sonja Kelly runs through some winners and losers.
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Mahindra Comviva builds interoperability between Tanzanian telcos for mobile money exchange
Mahindra Comviva has announced that it has enabled the world’s first domestic interoperable mobile financial service between Airtel Money and Tigo Pesa in Tanzania.
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3 tech phenomena you only encounter in the emerging markets
There’s a stage when, after travelling too much, or meeting too many people from the emerging markets, your perception of the world shifts.
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