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Remittances: Still Strong, Still Evolving

Last month, the World Bank issued some dire predictions about the remittance market crashing. But as the post-COVID

The Youth In Emerging Markets: A Segment At Risk

As international agencies and governments respond to the health and economic shocks of COVID-19 crisis, special consideration should

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: An Opportunity For Africa

With the world economy at a standstill, African nations are literally holding their breaths. The loss of life

October 30, 2018

Africa's Financial Flows: Homeward Bound?

It's been nearly five years since SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, popped

September 18, 2018

Smartphones: The Future Of African Urban Planning?

Humanity faces the mammoth task of adding over 2 billion people to the urban population before 2050, the

Mobile Credit: The Airtime, Mobile Money Dichotomy

The delivery of mobile credit (at least when transported on the rails of mobile network operators) has been

Global Findex 2017: West Africa Steps Into The Spotlight

When the World Bank's 2014 Global Findex numbers were published, the banner headline figures announced a 700 million

Digital-Only Banks Go Global

A little less than a year ago, Mondato weighed the future of the bank branch. While North American

February 19, 2018

International Remittance Hubs: Interoperability Evolving

Most countries are fumbling to find the proper footing, momentum or buy-in to coordinate a national campaign for

February 06, 2018

Do Bank-Led Models Stall Progress?

Although the dichotomy of bank-led and mobile network operator-led (henceforth referred to as MNO-led) mobile money regulatory approaches

January 09, 2018

Crowdfunding: MSMEs' Golden Ticket?

Those invested in the plight of Micro, Small and Middle Enterprises (MSMEs), especially ones settled in emerging markets,

September 26, 2017

The GSMA Innovation Funds: Kick-Starting Scale

Somewhere along the way, the mobile phone came to represent the hinterlands of capacity-building in emerging economies. While

September 05, 2017

When Telcos and FSPs Intersect

These days, and with very few exceptions, if you aren’t doing mobile then you aren’t doing

August 22, 2017

What Do We Want? Instant Payments!

When do we want them...? Instantly! What do we want? Instant payments! Why do we want them? Because

The Winners And Losers in Mobile Money

When the GSMA released the 2016 mobile money 'State of the Industry Report' at Mobile World Congress in

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

October 11, 2016

Move Over Techies, Farmers Are the New (and Old) Frontier

Technological innovation is disrupting agricultural value and supply chains, no matter whether in relation to pre-cultivation, cultivation and

October 21, 2015

The Lion Tweets Tonight?

The rest of the world is slowly waking up to the fact that the digital revolution is not

The West African Economic & Monetary Union: Ready For The Big Time?

Along with other commentators in the space, *Mondato Insight *has frequently observed the importance of the regulatory framework

Digital Finance and the Future of Farming

Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them

Can Mobile Money Improve Your Health?

The general rule of thumb is that when something appears too good to be true, it very likely

On the African Horn of a Dilemma

In early February, a group of United States senators, congressmen and congresswomen sent a letter to the Secretary

Mondato Summit Africa: Day 2 Round-up

See here for the full Storify of both days of the Mondato Summit Africa 2014. Day 2’s

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