Category Archives: Mobile Money Videos

This category includes a list of mobile money videos from around the world.

Payphone Bank in Colombia: An Innovative Way to Promote Micro-savings via Pay Phones

Posted on June 23, 2017 by jvowens

Tigo-Une’s “Payphone Bank” by Grey Colombia has won the Grand Prix for Product Design at this year’s Cannes Lions. The telecom company turned 13,000 cast iron pay phones from the turn of the century into a micro-savings system for the … Continue reading →

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Moving from Mobile Money to Digital Financial Services for Financial Inclusion

Posted on December 12, 2013 by jvowens

In this webinar put on by Making Cents and Chemonics International, I shared updates on the growing shift from mobile money to broader digital financial services to promote financial inclusion. These broader services include greater integration and convergence of electronic funds … Continue reading →

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Mobile Money Powering Banks in Rural Nepal

Posted on August 15, 2013 by jvowens

The article below is provided by USAID/Nepal’s NEAT Project. Branchless Banking in Nepal Despite the vast and untapped market in low-income and rural areas, banks and financial institutions avoid opening branches there due to the high operating costs and associated … Continue reading →

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Mobile Money & Mobile Solutions Helping Women in Afghanistan

Posted on May 24, 2013 by jvowens

The following video was recently shared by Joey Mendoza from USAID/Afghanistan’s FAIDA project. The video documents and shares how mobile money and other mobile solutions are being used to empower women in Afghanistan. What I like about the video is … Continue reading →

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Lesson #4: Using Mobile Money to Promote Financial Inclusion: Convenience & Access

Posted on May 16, 2013 by jvowens

This blog post is the fourth in a ten part series of articles covering the 10 Lessons Learned about Using Mobile Money to Promote Financial Inclusion. When you are dealing with people’s funds, having rapid, reliable, and convenient access to … Continue reading →

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Best Blogs & Websites on Mobile Money in the Developing World Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2012 by jvowens

To update my earlier piece on the Best Blogs and Websites on Mobile Money in the Developing World, I am including some additional sites.   One of these sites was recently launched by the Better Than Cash Alliance and two … Continue reading →

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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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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 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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