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Tag Archives: Better Than Cash
Moving from Mobile Money to Digital Financial Services for Financial Inclusion
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
Posted in Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Better Than Cash Initiative, Mobile Money Use Cases, Mobile Money Videos, Tips for Mobile Money Providers
Tagged Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Bangladesh, Better Than Cash, Better Than Cash Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chemonics International, Digital Financial Services, GCASH, GSMA MMU, Kenya, M-PESA, MasterCard, MicroSave, Mobile Financial Services, mobile money, mobile-money-use-cases, RBAP-MABS, USAID, VISA
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Offering Digital Financial Services to Promote Financial Inclusion: Lessons We’ve Learned
There continues to be significant interest in using new technologies to provide for greater financial inclusion. While much of the excitement has been focused on mobile financial services, we are seeing a shift to a broader focus on a range … Continue reading
Posted in Better Than Cash Initiative, Mobile Money Use Cases, Tips for Mobile Money Providers
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Better Than Cash, Better Than Cash Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, bKash, BPI Globe BanKO, Chemonics International, Digital Financial Services, GCASH, Kenya, M-PESA, MasterCard, mobile banking, Mobile Financial Services, mobile money, mobile-money-use-cases, MPESA, Nigeria, Omidyar Network, Philippines, RBAP-MABS, Smart Money, USAID, VISA
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Mobile Money Powering Banks in Rural Nepal
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
Mobile Money & Mobile Solutions Helping Women in Afghanistan
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
Posted in Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Better Than Cash Initiative, Mobile Money Use Cases, Mobile Money Videos
Tagged Afghanistan, Better Than Cash, Better Than Cash Alliance, Chemonics International, mobile banking, Mobile Financial Services, mobile money, mobile-money-use-cases, USAID
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Lesson #2: Using Mobile Money to Promote Financial Inclusion: Strategic Partnerships are Key (part 1)
This blog post is the first of two parts on Lesson #2: Using Mobile Money to Promote Financial Inclusion: Strategic Partnerships are Key and is part of a series covering the 10 Lessons Learned about Using Mobile Money to Promote Financial … Continue reading
Posted in Better Than Cash Initiative, Mobile Money Use Cases, Tips for Mobile Money Providers
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Better Than Cash, Better Than Cash Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, bKash, Chemonics International, Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd., FAIDA, GCASH, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, MicroSave, mobile banking, Mobile Financial Services, mobile money, mobile-money-use-cases, MPESA, Nigeria, Philippines, RBAP-MABS, USAID
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Mobile Money Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: This photo was taken on March 19, 2013 during an orientation session with teachers from Aisha-i-Durani High School in Kabul who were learning how to use the mobile money services of the Afghan Wireless Communications Company … Continue reading
Better Than Cash: How Governments, Donors, and the Private Sector can support Mobile Money & Mobile Banking
During the 2nd Indian Ocean / South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2013, I had the honor of sharing some experiences and updates on the Better Than Cash Alliance and how this can better support the expansion and take up … Continue reading
Posted in Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Better Than Cash Initiative, Mobile Money Use Cases, Tips for Mobile Money Providers
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Better Than Cash, Better Than Cash Alliance, Better Than Cash Initiative, Chemonics International, Citi, GCASH, Kenya, mobile banking, mobile money, mobile-money-use-cases, MPESA, Nigeria, Philippines, RBAP-MABS, USAID
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Better Than Cash: How Mobile Banking is Saving this Project Time and Money
While this video is not focused on mobile money, it does focus on electronic payments and is a perfect example of the cost savings and efficiency gains that a development project can gain from shifting to electronic payments and mobile … Continue reading
My Own Thoughts on the Mobile Money Predictions for 2013
Recently, my friend and colleague, Brad Jones, wrote a great article entitled “My Five Mobile Money Predictions for 2013.” I have included excerpts from this excellent article with a few of my own thoughts and predictions. Here are Brad’s five … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh, Better Than Cash, Better Than Cash Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, bKash, Cambodia, CGAP, Citi, Dutch-Bangla Bank, E-transact, Easy Paisa, EcoBank Plc, First Bank Plc, Fortis, GCASH, GTBank, Kenya, MasterCard, mobile banking, Mobile Banking Blog, Mobile Financial Services, mobile money, Mobile Money Africa, Mobile Money Asia, mobile-money-use-cases, MPESA, MTN, mVisa, Nigeria, Omidyar Network, Pagatech, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Smart Money, Stanbic IBTC, UBA, UNCDF, USAID, VISA, WING
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Mobile Money Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: This photo was taken during a PRISM2 staff training event where project employees opened their new mobile money-enabled BPI Globe BanKO accounts in December 2012. PRISM2 is managed by Chemonics International under a contract with USAID. … Continue reading
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