Law, mobile money drivers and mobile money innovations in developing countries

Rethinking Mobile Money Security for Developing Regions

Throughout the developing world, countless people live without access to basic financial services, and physical banking infrastructure is often inaccessible. These constraints have led to the rise of mobile money, or branchless banking, systems that offer financial services to people who may not have access to conventional banks. Despite their utility, these services do not always integrate str...

Mobile Money in Tanzania

In developing countries, mobile telecom networks have emerged as major providers of financial services, bypassing the sparse retail networks of traditional banks. We analyze a large individual-level data set of mobile money transactions in Tanzania. Transactions can be classified as (i) money transfers to others; (ii) short distance money selftransportation; and (iii) money storage for short to...

Inventory Management for Mobile Money Agents in the Developing World

From Giant Robots to Mobile Money Platforms: The Rise of ICT Services in Developing Countries

Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion

M obile financial services are among the most promising mobile applications in the developing world. Mobile money could become a general platform that transforms entire economies, as it is adopted across commerce, health care, agriculture, and other sectors. To date, at least 110 money mobile systems have been deployed, with more than 40 million users. The most well-known system, M-PESA, starte...