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Mondato is a boutique management consulting firm specializing in strategic, commercial and operational support for the Digital Finance & Commerce (DFC) industry.

Silicon Beach: Fintech Hub Or Outpost?

With Silicon Valley on the verge of maximum occupancy, tech companies are flocking to the Los Angeles metro

The Big Bang Of Payments

Although some, including Mondato Insight, remained healthily skeptical, in 2014 many observers in the mobile payments community believed

Mondato Summit Africa 2017: Catalyzing The DFC Ecosystem

Mondato Summit Africa returned to Summer Place in Johannesburg as senior executives and other stakeholders from a range

Bitcoin Or The Blockchain's Breakthrough?

Once viewed suspiciously as the domain of speculators, anarchists and criminals, Bitcoin and the blockchain have come a

Universal Basic Income: G2P On Steroids Or An Opening for Cryptocurrencies?

Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a possible policy instrument is slowly creeping from the fringe into the mainstream.

Is Mobile Money Safe From Hackers?

As the world has become more digitized, our vulnerabilities to hackers have become evident. In recent months we

From Disney Parks To Carnival Cruises: The Petri Dishes of DFC and IoT?

Theme parks and resorts are emblematic of an encroaching future, a future without keys, wallets, tickets and -

New Front Lines Open in the 'War on Cash', But Is It Ethical?

If you read certain corners of the internet, you may be aware that a war is being waged

Does Financial Inclusion Rhetoric Eclipse Consumer Protection Concerns?

Is there ever, really, too much of a good thing? While it is a colloquialism certainly trite in

Ghana: Hero to Zero?

After the breakout success of Safaricom's M-PESA, many countries across Africa and beyond eagerly attempted to

Mobile Money: OTT And Fintech At The Gates

Mobile money, at long last, has finally arrived as a viable revenue stream, with it contributing to as

The Next Element: A DFC Perspective of MWC17

Mobile World Congress 2017 (MWC17), the industry’s largest trade show, which convened in Barcelona last week, reached

February 28, 2017

Ant's Unstoppable March?

Building out and maintaining an effective agent network is one of the cornerstones of a successful mobile money

February 21, 2017

DFC Impact: From Conviction to Science

The ‘transformative power’ latent in digital finance and commerce (DFC) on a national or transnational basis is an

February 14, 2017

The DFC Essentials: Maintaining a Robust Distribution Network

Increased smartphone penetration and GSM coverage are setting the stage for digital finance & commerce (DFC)’s success

February 07, 2017

Digital Checkmate for Traveler Money?

Not so long ago, for international travelers who didn't want to carry cash, travelers' checks

January 31, 2017

Dominance, Competition & DFC: The Elephant in the Room

M-PESA is often touted as the success story of digital finance and commerce (DFC) in developing countries due

January 24, 2017

Are Biometrics The Keys That Unlock Digital Finance's Potential?

In a world where increasingly information is currency and "data is the new oil", ownership of

January 17, 2017

Technology Provides Remittances with a Reboot

Traditionally, international remittances are sent via banks, remittance service providers (RSPs) such as MoneyGram and Western Union, or

January 10, 2017

The Innovation Scramble: Banks Butt In

The cyclical relationship between innovation, revenue and survival has become a self-evident truism in the banking industry. Mondato,

January 03, 2017

DFC Thought Leader Predictions for 2017

For better or worse, 2016 is a year that will be remembered for a long time to come.

December 19, 2016

The End of Shopping As We Know It?

Ideas that have the potential to revolutionize shopping, and that have been percolating for some time, seem to

December 14, 2016

PAYG Solar Energy: Promoting Power & Mobile Money Across Africa

In recent Mondato Insights, we have discussed a series of digital finance & commerce (DFC) use cases such

December 06, 2016

Mondato Summit Latin America: The Emergence of a DFC Ecosystem

Last week, Mondato hosted the first annual Mondato Summit Latin America, a regional digital finance & commerce (DFC)

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