Jenny Hoffman, RiskFrontier Consultants, attended the June MMU Working Group in Barcelona. She has summarized below some key themes from the sessions. Her report is a good reflection of the tone and organization of the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Working group.
Archive
Archive for July, 2009
GSMA Mobile Money Exchange: Q&A
By: Paul Leishman: July 14th, 2009At this year’s Mobile Money Summit in Barcelona, the GSMA announced the launch of the Mobile Money Exchange initiative. In advance of the Exchange’s release by Q4 2009, I have addressed some key questions with Reed Peterson, Director of Business Development at the GSMA.
Mobile Money: a book to read, and two videos to watch
By: Paul Leishman: July 10th, 2009In keeping with the theme established at the Barcelona MMU working group of ‘understanding the mobile money customer’, I’ve posted some suggested reading and viewing material.
1. Portfolios of the Poor
For those looking for more data-driven findings like the ones presented at the working group, this book will be a valuable resource.
2. Use of G-Cash in Cantilan, Philippines
This video profiles use of G-Cash in Cantilan, a Filipino farming and fishing community 5 hours away from the nearest operational airport. The video features interviews with customers (there are 8,900 in Cantilan) and agents from a few of the 60+ small businesses, including pharmacies, bakeries, restaurants, who accept G-Cash as a payment method.
3. Microfinance: From Manual to Mobile Enabled (SMART)
This video provides a glimpse into the role that mobile money can play in microfinance loan disbursement and cash collection.
Mobile Money News Headlines
By: Paul Leishman: July 2nd, 2009Orascom Telecom announces launch of mobile financial services in Pakistan
GSMA introduces premier online community for mobile money
Zain and Western Union mobile money transfer alliance
News Tracker
- 1. Obopay announces new offering "Mobile Money for Banks"
- 2. A new kind of mobile aid for Haiti
- 3. MTN Uganda approaching one million MobileMoney subscribers
- 4. Orange money launches in Mali
- 5. Malawi launches mobile banking
- 6. Visa and Monitise take on India
- 7. Etisalat launches trial of mobile remittance service
- 8. M-Pesa earns Safaricom $94 million US last year
- 9. CGAP releases pricing study across 16 providers in 10 countries