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GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator – get to know the Innovation Fund start-up portfolio
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Monday 25 Mar 2019 |
The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund start-up portfolio includes 35 start-ups, covering 23 markets, all with services that collectively contribute to 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Bridging the mobile gender gap for refugees
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Monday 25 Mar 2019 |
This case study highlights the experiences of refugee women (compared to men) with mobile technology in Bidi Bidi settlement in Uganda and Kiziba camp in Rwanda to demonstrate the value of closing the mobile gender gap.
Spotlight on Nigeria Delivering a digital future
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Tuesday 27 Nov 2018 |
At an industry workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, we launched the Spotlight on Nigeria: Delivering a Digital Future report. Held in conjunction with the Nigerian Communications Commission, the workshop brought together leaders from across the ...
Transforming Women’s Lives with Mobile: UNGA Panel
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Wednesday 24 Oct 2018 |
‘Transforming Women’s Lives with Mobile’: A Panel Discussion Hosted by the GSMA at UNGA 2018. A conversation with Yasmina McCarty, GSMA; Elisabeth Biering, Telenor; Sanda Ojiambo, Safaricom; and Anna Faith, UN Women, highlighting ...
Creating scalable, engaging mobile solutions for agriculture
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Wednesday 24 Oct 2018 |
This report is a study of six content services in the mNutrition Initiative portfolio and provides analysis and key findings on the set-up and implementation of the project and the design and impact of the services.
The mAgri Design Toolkit
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Wednesday 24 Oct 2018 |
The mAgri Design Toolkit is a collection of instructions, tools, and stories to help develop and scale mobile agriculture products by applying a user-centered design approach.
2018 Mobile Money Policy and Regulatory Handbook
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Saturday 29 Sep 2018 |
In the Handbook, we explore regulatory challenges that have faced industry since its inception, and recommend approaches key stakeholders can take towards creating an enabling environment. The Handbook also ...
The IPN Hub: Exploring its utility beyond pay-as-you-go solar
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Saturday 29 Sep 2018 |
The Instant Payment Notification (IPN) Hub is an industry utility created by the GSMA to enable ...
Beyond the basics: How smartphones will drive future opportunities for the mobile money industry
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Thursday 20 Sep 2018 |
Technology is changing the way we access a range of products and services, from viewing digital content to paying for goods and services via our mobile phones. The proliferation of mobile internet and smartphone access in emerging ...
State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2018
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Tuesday 4 Sep 2018 |
At the end of 2017, 3.3 billion people were connected to the mobile internet, representing an increase of almost 300 million compared to the previous year. However, more than 4 billion people still remain offline and 1 billion of these ...
(Video) Certified providers’ perspectives on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification
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Wednesday 29 Aug 2018 |
In this video series we hear from certified providers on what the GSMA Mobile Money Certification is, the Certification ...
Key trends in mobile-enabled water services: What’s working and what’s next
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Saturday 25 Aug 2018 |
The business models in mobile-enabled water services are fast evolving towards a promising future. Through mobile payments and machine to machine (M2M) connectivity, water service providers and utilities are beginning to optimise costs ...
(Video) International remittances via mobile money: Revolutionising the way people send and receive money in Tanzania
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Tuesday 7 Aug 2018 |
Polycarp Ndekana, Head of M-Commerce Business development & Marketing (Vodacom Tanzania), explores the benefits and impact that international remittances via mobile money have had on people in Tanzania. Learn more on ...
Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets: Issue 3, Summer 2018
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Friday 3 Aug 2018 |
This is the third issue of our new publication format, which has been designed to best capture the evolution of a fast-moving space. This publication has a wide range of stakeholders in mind, including: mobile ...
Reforming mobile sector taxation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Wednesday 25 Jul 2018 |
Mobile telephone services are playing an increasingly important role in supporting economic growth and social inclusion in emerging economies. Mobile penetration and affordability enhance digital connectivity by expanding internet and ...
(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 ...
Triggering mobile internet use in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania
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Saturday 14 Jul 2018 |
This study set out to investigate how the mobile industry can trigger mobile internet uptake among those who are not currently using it, but appear economically and technically able to do so. Two distinct countries in Sub-Saharan ...
