Tag Archives: Alliance for Financial Inclusion

Leveraging Fintech to Achieve Financial Inclusion in Indonesia

Posted on August 15, 2016 by jvowens

by Ghiyazuddin Mohammad and John Owens (reposted from MicroSave’s blog) “Fintech” – an intersection of financial services and technology – is taking the traditional financial world by storm. Indonesia is no exception, with a fast-evolving ecosystem that includes a host … Continue reading →

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New mobile money schemes extend banking reach in Ethiopia after NBE issues new guidelines

Posted on April 25, 2015 by jvowens

By EFOÉ KOUDADJEY AND JOHN OWENS After AFI member institution National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) finalized their guidelines on mobile and agent banking they continued to support the sector by encouraging the use of digital financial services by conducting a workshop in December … Continue reading →

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Public-private sector dialogue advancing financial inclusion through digital financial services in Russia

Posted on March 10, 2015 by jvowens

Originally posted on Alliance for Financial Inclusion Blogs:
Mikhail Mamuta and John Owens AFI and the Central Bank of Russia workshop “Digital Financial Services: Promoting Financial Inclusion” panel is pictured in Moscow in October 2014. Learning from legislative and regulatory…

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Mobile e-money taking off in Côte d’Ivoire

Posted on February 27, 2015 by jvowens

Mobile e-money taking off in Côte d’Ivoire (reposted from Alliance for Financial Inclusion News Updates) Mobile phones in call centre in a village in the sub-prefecture of Seguela, 592 kms from Abidjan in September 2013. Photo credit: SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images … Continue reading →

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Eight trends that will impact financial inclusion in 2015

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jvowens

Originally posted on Alliance for Financial Inclusion Blogs:
John Owens A man displays his phone in Kenya. The use of digital financial services will continue to be one of the main drivers for financial inclusion in 2015. In the Alliance…

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Central Bank of Yemen issues new mobile banking regulations

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jvowens

Originally posted on Alliance for Financial Inclusion Blogs:
John Owens A Yemeni money changer serves a customer at his small shop in Sanaa. On 11 December 2014, the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) issued new mobile banking regulations following an…

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Renaming this Blog: Moving from Mobile Money to Digital Financial Services for Development

Posted on December 31, 2014 by jvowens

In 2012, I set this blog up to focus on my work and experiences supporting mobile money for development.  At that time, much of the world interest was in the use of mobile technology and especially mobile enabled e-money services … Continue reading →

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Digital Financial Services, Regulations and Financial Inclusion: Where Are We Headed?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by jvowens

Originally posted on Alliance for Financial Inclusion Blogs:
John Owens Central Bank of Kenya Governor Njuguna Ndung’u, center, takes part in the “Digital Financial Services: Where are we Headed?” panel at the 2014 GPF in Trinidad and Tobago. ? The…

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Unlocking the potential of Africa

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jvowens

Written by Elliott Holley Banking Technology The potential of new technologies to transform financial services in Africa has long been heralded by the likes of Kenya’s M-Pesa and others. But services for corporates have remained relatively under served – until … Continue reading →

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How to manage all your financial affairs from a $20 mobile phone

Posted on June 21, 2014 by jvowens

The following article was written by Leo Mirani from Quartz digital magazine.  “I feel like a caveman who’s just been handed a Bic lighter,” reported Charles Graeber, a writer for Bloomberg Businessweek who recently went to Nairobi to check out M-Pesa, Kenya’s … Continue reading →

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