Monthly Archives: September 2012

Posted on September 29, 2012 by jvowens

Originally posted on Banking Beyond Branches:
Debbie Watkins, SBI’s Head, Implementation for Alternative Delivery Channels, was one of the key speakers at the Mobile Financial Services Summit hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal in June 2012. The conference was organized by USAID…

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Better Than Cash – Using Mobile Money for Development in Kenya

Posted on September 29, 2012 by jvowens

Mobile Money Speeds Aid to Beneficiaries Two steering committee members from the Great Commission Foundation and the House of Law and Justice receiving small grants via M-PESA . Photo Credit: USAID Kenya Transition Initiative The following blog article is taken … Continue reading →

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Mobile Banking Expands in Rural Areas of the Philippines

Posted on September 26, 2012 by jvowens

Mobile banking expands in rural areas By Ted P. Torres (The Philippine Star) Updated September 25, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (0)  MANILA, Philippines – In 2011, Philippine rural banks processed over P4.9 billion (roughly $116 million) worth of banking transactions which were … Continue reading →

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Using Mobile Money to provide Payroll Services – an Example of the Better Than Cash Initiative from the Field

Posted on September 25, 2012 by jvowens

Today, USAID announced the launch of their Better Than Cash Alliance. The Better Than Cash Alliance supports the transition from cash to digital payments to achieve the goal of empowering people and growing emerging economies. As mentioned in my earlier blog regarding … Continue reading →

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Mobile Money Photo of the Week

Posted on September 21, 2012 by jvowens

Photo of the Week: This photo taken in July 2012 in Mabuhay, Olutanga Island, in Zamboanga Sibugay shows school teacher Lolita Singahan, a client of 1st Valley Bank, doing a cash-out transaction at a local merchant partner-store. Mobile phone banking services … Continue reading →

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USAID FRONTLINES: For Mobile-Savvy Filipinos, Mobile Banking Is a Crucial Bridge

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jvowens

This article featured the work of the USAID-supported Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS) program’s mobile banking initiative in the Philippines and was posted in the Sept/Oct 2012 edition of USAID FRONTLINES. _______________________________________________________________________________ For Mobile-Savvy Filipinos, Mobile Banking Is a … Continue reading →

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Mobile Banking: Seven Key Factors for Developing Your Road Map

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jvowens

This is the second part of a two-part video interview I recently gave to the World Bank’s AgriFin initiative. In this interview, I share my advice for banks looking at offering mobile banking in the developing world. The first step is to develop a … Continue reading →

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Mobile Banking in Rural Areas: Lessons from the Philippines

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jvowens

When I was in Washington recently, I shared my views on mobile banking with the World Bank’s AgriFin initiative. AgriFin is a special initiative to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions on agriculture finance. The initiative is funded by the Bill & Melinda … Continue reading →

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Mobile Money Needs: East & West, Developing & Developed must Meet

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jvowens

Below is an excerpt from a blog article written by David Eads from Mobile Strategy Partners.  David was one of several very interesting speakers at the recently held  Mobile Financial Services Asia Pacific summit in Manila. Mobile Money needs: East & West, Developing & … Continue reading →

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Mobile Money Photo of the Week

Posted on September 15, 2012 by jvowens

Photo of the Week: This local pearl trader in Greenhills Shopping Center in Manila uses mobile money to sell goods at her shop. She mentions that it is convenient when someone does not have cash. They can just transfer funds … Continue reading →

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