Blog Post
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
Blog Post
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
Blog Post
Published: January 17th, 2012 | By Dalberg
In the aftermath of the earthquake in January 2010, organizations hoping to help Haiti recover were anxious to find innovative ways of delivering aid and fostering economic growth. Because so few of Haiti’s people had bank accounts, giving them money was logistically difficult and potentially dangerous.
Blog Post
Published: January 10th, 2012 | By The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
In this blog post, we document the process of using GIS software and spatial data to assess the geographic distribution of bank branches, ATMs, CICO agents, and other financial access points relative to the spatial distribution of population (including the poor). We have efforts underway to extend the Kenya mapping and to map Tanzania, Uganda, Pakistan, and other countries.
Region: Global
Blog Post
Published: January 3rd, 2012 | By Camilo Tellez
As we start the new year, we are highlighting some of the major events and articles from the MMU blog during the second half of 2011, including the 2011 Annual Report and MMU’s first Latin American case study.
Region: Global
Blog Post
Published: December 21st, 2011 | By Camilo Tellez
As we’re winding down for the year, we are highlighting some of the major events and articles from the MMU Blog in 2011, including the 2011 Mobile World Congress and the Mobile Money Summit in Singapore. Today, we bring you the first part of our annual summary.
Blog Post
Published: December 14th, 2011 | By Camilo Tellez
The GSMA today announced that it will hold the new GSMA NFC & Mobile Money Summit October 22-25, 2012 at the Milano Congressi in Milan. With the growing industry momentum behind Near Field Communications (NFC) and the increased adoption of this technology by ecosystem players around the world, the GSMA has expanded the scope of its established Mobile Money Summit event to more prominently showcase NFC and its many applications.
