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State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money
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Tuesday 4 Apr 2017 |
Two billion people remain unbanked, without access to safe, secure, and affordable financial services. The GSMA Mobile Money programme is working with mobile operators and industry stakeholders to create a robust mobile money ...
The Mobile Economy 2017
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Sunday 3 Apr 2016 |
By the end of 2016, two thirds of the world’s population had a mobile subscription – a total of 4.8 billion unique subscribers. There is a clear geographic shift underway, with Asia Pacific set to account for two thirds of the 860 ...
The Mobile Policy Handbook: An Insider’s Guide to the Issues – 2017
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Monday 3 Apr 2017 |
A country’s citizens benefit most when the private and public sectors work together in a spirit of openness and trust. This is why the GSMA is committed to supporting governments and regulators in their efforts to introduce pro- ...
5G Spectrum Public Policy Position
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Thursday 2 Feb 2017 |
This paper updates the GSMA’s key 5G spectrum positions. It is available in English, French and Spanish, and focuses on the areas where governments, regulators and the mobile industry should cooperate to make 5G a success. 5G is ...
2015 Mobile Insurance, Savings & Credit Report
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Monday 23 May 2016 |
In 2015, mobile insurance, mobile savings, and mobile credit continue to positively impact the lives of unbanked or underserved people and the wider the mobile financial services ecosystem. This report looks at the availability and ...
2015 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money
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Tuesday 22 Mar 2016 |
Since 2011, GSMA Mobile Money has been tracking the progress of the mobile money industry through the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money. Now in its fifth year, this report explores mobile money availability and the spread of ...
(Video) International remittances via mobile money: what makes it an excellent channel?
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Wednesday 25 Jul 2018 |
Tillman Bruett, Manager of Digital Finance at the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), discusses the transformative impact of mobile money-enabled international remittances for low-income people, and the importance of ...
(Video) International remittances via mobile money: The importance of industry collaboration
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Wednesday 25 Jul 2018 |
GSMA’s Claire Scharwatt discusses the importance of collaborating with the industry to ensure international remittances via mobile money are facilitated safely and securely and consistent with global standards and local policy and ...
Innovative mobile digital identity solutions: Financial inclusion and Birth Registration
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Wednesday 18 Jul 2018 |
This case study looks at two start-ups that are using mobile technology to establish functional and foundational identities in the Caribbean and Burkina Faso, and looks at how those could be developed to provide people with further ...
Distribution 2.0: The future of mobile money agent distribution networks
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Thursday 5 Jul 2018 |
Mobile money agents are a crucial asset for mobile money providers and have been key to the growth of the industry over the last decade. In December 2017, there were over 2.9 million active agents and 690 million registered customer ...
GSMA PathFinder: Solving provider look-ups to enable mobile money interoperability
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Wednesday 16 May 2018 |
Mobile money services are now widespread – as of the end of 2017, there were 276 deployments in 90 markets globally. As mobile money services mature, there is growing demand for interoperability both with other mobile money services, ...
Introducing the GSMA Mobile Money Certification
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Monday 14 May 2018 |
The GSMA Mobile Money Certification defines and promotes excellence in the provision of mobile money services. It is based on independent assessments of a provider’s ability to deliver secure and reliable services, to protect the ...
GSMA Mobile Money Certification Principles
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Thursday 12 Apr 2018 |
The GSMA Mobile Money Certification is a global initiative to bring safer, more transparent, and more ...
Green paper on Iraq Draft Telecommunications Laws
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Tuesday 3 Apr 2018 |
This is a consolidated position paper (“Green Paper”) which summarizes the recommendations and observations of the experts during the multi-stakeholder workshop, organised under the auspices of the Iraq Communications and Media ...
2017 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money
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Monday 26 Feb 2018 |
2017 saw a number of new trends in mobile money – from the accelerated growth of bank-to-mobile interoperability, to the emergence of South Asia as the fastest growing region, and a raft of innovations designed to reach the most ...
MIDDLE EAST MOBILE OPERATORS WILL BE 5G EARLY ADOPTERS, ACCORDING TO NEW GSMA REPORT
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Monday 9 Oct 2017 |
Adoption of Mobile Across Diverse Region Driving Innovative New Services, Generating Employment and Connecting the Unconnected Dubai: The GSMA today published a new report, titled
The Mobile Economy – Middle East and North Africa 2017
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Monday 9 Oct 2017 |
By mid-2017, there were 365 million unique subscribers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, accounting for 63% of the population. Global subscriber penetration overtook MENA during the course of 2015. As a result, ...
Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Start-up Portfolio
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Wednesday 9 Aug 2017 |
Bringing impactful mobile solutions to the people and places that need them most, generating the greatest socioeconomic impact. Download
State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money
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Monday 3 Apr 2017 |
Two billion people remain unbanked, without access to safe, secure, and affordable financial services. The GSMA Mobile Money programme is working with mobile operators and industry stakeholders to create a robust mobile money ...
The Mobile Economy 2017
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Monday 3 Apr 2017 |
By the end of 2016, two thirds of the world’s population had a mobile subscription – a total of 4.8 billion unique subscribers. There is a clear geographic shift underway, with Asia Pacific set to account for two thirds of the 860 ...