Part 2 of GSMA Handbook on Agent Networks: How to Incentivise a Network of Mobile Money Agents
Wednesday 21 April, 2010 | Blog | Global | Mobile Money
Today we are publishing the second section of the GSMA handbook on agent networks, entitled “How to Incentivise a Network of Mobile Money Agents”. In this section, we seek to answer a broad question: how can mobile network operators design a set of incentives?
Pakistan’s Shared Platform: An Interview with MCB and Fundamo
Thursday 1 April, 2010 | Blog | Mobile Money | Pakistan | South Asia
If you weren’t at Mobile World Congress, you would have missed a very interesting co-presentation from Qasif Shahid, EVP at MCB Bank and Aletha Ling, Executive Director at Fundamo. Qasif and Aletha provided an overview of MCB Mobile.
How Zain’s Zap is Improving Coke’s Distribution Model
Wednesday 24 March, 2010 | Blog | Mobile Money | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tanzania
When you put mobile money enthusiasts in a room and ask them to talk about distribution, it’s only a matter of time before someone brings up Coca Cola. In this new story, we see Coca Cola leveraging Zain’s Zap to solve a major distribution challenge in Tanzania: dealing with cash.
Spotlight on Latin America: The Southern Cone
Friday 12 March, 2010 | Blog | Latin America & the Caribbean | Mobile Money
In this second entry to our spotlight on Latin America series we will explore the southern cone. Comprised of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, this is a highly diverse group which overall exhibits the highest HDI (Human Development Index) of Latin America.
Q&A: 2010 Mobile Money Summit (May 24-27) in Rio de Janeiro
Tuesday 2 March, 2010 | Blog | Latin America & the Caribbean | Mobile Money
With the Mobile Money Summit fast approaching, I’ve spent a few minutes addressing some of the questions that were posed to the GSMA team most frequently in Barcelona. If you have other questions beyond the ones below, feel free to post a comment.
Mobile Money Spotlight on Latin America
Monday 1 March, 2010 | Blog | Latin America & the Caribbean | Mobile Money
In May 2010, the Mobile Money Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While the event has a global remit, it will provide a unique opportunity to highlight the coming of age of Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) in Latin America.
GSMA Hosts Central African Mobile Money Roundtable – Focus on Regional Regulation
Thursday 25 February, 2010 | Blog | Cameroon | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation | Sub-Saharan Africa
On Tuesday in Yaounde, we hosted the GSMA Central African Mobile Money Roundtable. This was the first regional event of its kind hosted by the GSMA, and it was designed to share information and experiences regulating mobile money with BEAC.
The Consumer Protections Built Into Branchless Banking
Wednesday 24 February, 2010 | Blog | Global | Mobile Money | Policy and regulation
The following is a guest post we’re pleased to share by A. Michael Tarazi, Senior Policy Specialist at CGAP. As regulators confront the challenges of regulating branchless banking, protecting the consumer is often their primary concern.
2010 Mobile World Congress: Day 2 of Mobile Money in Review
Tuesday 16 February, 2010 | Blog | Global | Mobile Money
Today was day number two of Mobile World Congress, and for me (and most readers of our blog), the highlight had to be the MMU Working Group. Mobile operators, vendors and other industry stakeholders convened to exchange learnings in our full-day session.
2010 Mobile World Congress: Day 1 of Mobile Money in Review
Monday 15 February, 2010 | Blog | Global | Mobile Money
The first day of the 2010 Mobile World Congress has officially come to a close. Today was an eventful day for anyone interested in mobile money: this year, we introduced ‘ Mobile Money Monday’, an action packed day filled with presentations and panels.
Insights on Grameenphone’s BillPay: the Market, Model, and Agent Value Proposition
Wednesday 27 January, 2010 | Bangladesh | Blog | Mobile Money | South Asia
Recently I caught up with Azad Delwar Hossain, Head of Financial Services for Grameenphone in Bangladesh. Grameenphone launched a service called ‘BillPay’ in 2006, which allows customers to pay utility bills over the counter, or through an e-wallet.
Globe Announces Big Change to GCASH Agent Network
Tuesday 26 January, 2010 | Blog | East Asia and Pacific | Mobile Money | Philippines
Globe recently announced that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved their request to use Globe Telecom Sub Distributors as GCASH outlets. Building on Globe’s announcement to launch BanKO in late 2009, this announcement marks the start to what will be a busy 2010 ...