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The Benefits and Challenges of Mobile Water Payments in Urban Africa

Published: February 22nd, 2012 | By Ilana Cohen

The following is a guest post we’re pleased to share by Ilana Cohen, Tim Foster, Aaron Krolikowski and Rob Hope from the Water Science, Policy and Management programme at Oxford University. mobile money

Region: Africa
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M-PESA responds: Benefits and Challenges of using mobile money to reduce poverty for women in Kenya

Published: February 21st, 2012 | By Ndunge Kiiti

M-PESA Responds The M-PESA staff members were grateful for the feedback provided by the women’s groups. First, the workshop provided them with a broader context in which to understand how these groups

Region: Africa
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Mobile money technology: not easy, but why?

Published: February 14th, 2012 | By Paul Leishman

In recent months, mobile money services have attracted some unflattering headlines* in response to technology related challenges.  When the technology platforms through which mobile money services are delivered experience downtime, customers are unable

Region: Global
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Benefits and challenges of using Mobile Money to reduce poverty for women in Kenya

Published: February 9th, 2012 | By Ndunge Kiiti

Over the past seven months, my colleague Dr. Jane Mutinda from Kenyatta University in Kenya and I have been studying how mobile money services impact poverty reduction in rural Eastern Kenya. So

Region: Africa
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GSMA provides further updates on Mobile World Congress 2012

Published: February 7th, 2012 | By Camilo Tellez

The GSMA today announced further updates for the upcoming Mobile World Congress, which will be taking place 27 February – 1 March, 2012 at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc in Barcelona. The

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Financial services demonstrate the most proven sustainable business models within ICT4D

Published: January 24th, 2012 | By Hystra

A recent study reveals how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can viably provide access to education, healthcare, agro-services and financial services to the Base of the Pyramid (BoP). The study reviewed more than 280 initiatives set up by various types of actors (corporations, Citizen Sector Organizations, social entrepreneurs…) in Asia, Latin America and Africa which are using ICTs to provide services to the BoP.

Region: Global
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An Interview with Orange Money – Part 1

Published: January 20th, 2012 | By Camilo Tellez

First launched in Côte d’Ivoire in December 2008, Orange Money is also available in Senegal, Madagascar, Mali, Niger and Kenya, as well as in Botswana and Cameroon. It will soon be launched in Mauritius. At the end of 2011, it reached an important threshold: 3 million customers in the eight countries where it is now offered, thus becoming one of the most powerful mobile money services in Africa.

Region: Africa