Interoperability: the role of rules and standards
Monday 3 November, 2014 | Blog | Global | Interoperability | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation
Today, there are 246 mobile money services live in 88 markets. Of these live services, at least 147 are being led by MNOs which equates to approximately 60% of all mobile money services worldwide. In 57 markets there are two or more mobile money deployments, and in 33 ...
New publication: A2A interoperability – making mobile money schemes interoperable
Thursday 6 March, 2014 | Blog | Global | Interoperability | Mobile Money
As the mobile money industry begins to give more serious attention to interoperability, MMU is working with industry players to advance the conversation and support early movers and on-going implementations. As part of this work, MMU released a new paper titled ‘A2A ...
In Indonesia, operators choose interoperability and collaboration
Thursday 23 May, 2013 | Blog | East Asia and Pacific | Indonesia | Interoperability | Mobile Money
On May 15th 2013, the three major mobile operators in Indonesia: Telkomsel, Indosat and XL jointly went live with a huge milestone in the mobile money industry. It was an update to enable customers of each of their mobile money services to send money, in real-time, to ...
Introducing a new publication – Expanding the Ecosystem of Mobile Money: Considerations for Interoperability
Thursday 18 October, 2012 | Blog | Building the financial ecosystem | English | French | Global | Interoperability | Mobile Money | Spanish
In this note, we discuss interoperability in broad terms as the interconnection of mobile money services with external parties, with the aim to create value for both customers and commercial players.
AFI GPF 2012, day 2, and MMU contribution to the discussion of interoperability
Friday 28 September, 2012 | Blog | Global | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation
After the first day was dedicated to the progresses made under the Maya declaration, the second day of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum (GPF) provided the opportunity to explore different approaches to specific policy
A new MMU article on the case for interoperability
Wednesday 29 February, 2012 | Blog | Global | Interoperability | Mobile Money
Interoperability is one of the most widely discussed topics in the mobile money industry. Almost everyone has a view on the subject – and to make matters even more complicated, there are almost as many definitions of interoperability as there are opinions
By invitation: Ian Ferrao explains how mobile money could grow in Sub-Saharan Africa
Friday 8 December, 2023 | Blog | Financial Inclusion | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Blog
In April 2023, the GSMA Mobile Money Programme hosted a workshop for several mobile money providers in London – as part of the launch of the 11th annual State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money (SOTIR). At the workshop, we discussed industry progress and concerns with ...
Mobile money, evolving fintech: In conversation with M-Pesa
Tuesday 22 August, 2023 | Blog | Financial Inclusion | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile health | Mobile internet for women | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Blog
Following the launch of the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023, the GSMA Mobile Money Programme has spoken to senior mobile money executives on their view of the state of the industry. We spoke to Reenu Verma, Executive Head of the M-Pesa mobile money service ...
Mobile money in Tanzania: Unveiling the vision of Tigo Pesa
Monday 31 July, 2023 | Blog | Financial Inclusion | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Blog
Following the launch of the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023, the GSMA Mobile Money Programme has spoken to senior mobile money executives on their view of the state of the industry. We spoke to Angelica Pesha, Chief Officer for Mobile Financial Services at ...
Mobile money in Myanmar: Wave Money on financial inclusion
Tuesday 25 July, 2023 | Blog | Financial Inclusion | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Blog
Following the launch of the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023, the GSMA Mobile Money Programme has spoken to senior mobile money executives on their view of the state of the industry. We spoke to Htin Hlaing, Chief Technology Officer at Wave Money Myanmar. ...
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Initial policy considerations
Wednesday 7 December, 2022 | Blog | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Mobile Money
Money is changing form, and how we make payments is also changing. The use of cash is slowly falling in most countries, according to recent research by the IMF. The rapid innovation in the payments space has accelerated the demand for digital money. Though licensed ...
Fiscal policies and mobile money sustainability: Lessons from Tanzania
Thursday 15 September, 2022 | Africa | Blog | Building the financial ecosystem | Financial Inclusion | Global | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Blog | State of the industry and trends | Tanzania
Renowned as one of the pioneers of mobile money services, Tanzania boasts itself as having a well-controlled and governed liberal regulatory framework allowing banks and non-banks to offer financial services. This is further supported by the Mobile Money Regulatory Index ...
The Technology Behind the GSMA Mobile Money API Compliance Verification Service
Thursday 28 April, 2022 | Blog | English | Financial Inclusion | Inclusive Tech Lab | Mobile | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Blog | Partnership engagement
APIs are at the core of interconnected and growing ecosystems for mobile money services. They allow seamless integration between providers and third parties and pave the way for faster and cheaper developments. Today, the GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab is launching the ...
The GSMA Mobile Money API as an enabler for Sustainable Development Goals
Tuesday 13 April, 2021 | Blog | Inclusive Tech Lab | Mobile Money
Mapping GSMA Mobile Money API use cases to the SDGs Since their inception, mobile money services have long been discussed as a vector for financial inclusion. In a previous report, Harnessing the Power of Mobile Money to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we explored ...
Beyond one billion accounts: What path is mobile money following in Latin America & the Caribbean?
Tuesday 20 October, 2020 | Blog | Building the financial ecosystem | English | Latin America & the Caribbean | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation | State of the industry and trends
Leer en Español This is the seventh in a series of blogs focusing on the findings of the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2019. Blog #1 | Blog #2 | Blog #3 | Blog #4 | Blog #5 | Blog #6 With contrasting socio-economic and competitive contexts, mobile money across ...
Beyond one billion accounts: Mobile money in Africa enters a new digital era, spurred by more advanced transactions – Part 2
Tuesday 29 September, 2020 | Blog | Building the financial ecosystem | English | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation | State of the industry and trends
Watch on demand: Beyond one billion: Exploring the state of mobile money in Africa. This is the sixth in a series of blogs focusing on the findings of the 2019 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money. Blog #1 | Blog #2 | Blog #3 | Blog #4 | Blog #5 | Blog #7 […]
Beyond one billion accounts: The evolution of Africa’s growing mobile money market – Part 1
Monday 28 September, 2020 | Africa | Blog | Building the financial ecosystem | English | Interoperability | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation | State of the industry and trends
Webinar on demand: Beyond one billion: Exploring the state of mobile money in Africa. This is the fifth in a series of blogs focusing on the findings of the 2019 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money. Blog #1 | Blog #2 | Blog #3 | Blog #4 | Blog #6 | Blog #7 […]
QR code merchant payments: A growth opportunity for mobile money providers
Thursday 6 August, 2020 | Africa | Blog | Building the financial ecosystem | Interoperability | Mobile for Development | Mobile for Development | Mobile Money | Sub-Saharan Africa
QR codes are an increasingly ubiquitous payment channel around the world Globally, digital payments are expected to reach an annual transaction value of USD 4.4 trillion in 2020, with 17 per cent CAGR through 2024. With growth rates like this, it is not surprising that ...