May 06, 2020 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
April 30, 2019 Proof Of Address: The Invasive Species Of KYC Today, proof of address is a requirement for accessing formal financial institutions in most places. For customers in
November 22, 2016 DFC in Latin America: One Size Does Not Fit All Latin America’s banking system is deeply rooted in the region’s economies, and several banks have been
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
September 26, 2016 (In)Accessible Nepal Nepal, with its Himalayan peaks and Buddhist monks, is a remote and inaccessible country, with an underdeveloped financial
May 26, 2015 How Best to Keep Afloat It has long been recognized that one of the main challenges to deploying and scaling a successful mobile
May 19, 2015 Who Should Carry the Burden of Risk? In last week’s Mondato Insight, we touched upon the issue of fraud in mobile money, and asked
April 20, 2015 World Bank Findex 2014: Mobile Money Isn't the Only Show in Town Last week the World Bank released the second wave of its ‘Global Findex‘: the results of a global
February 25, 2015 Unleashing India's Potential (Part 1) In 2011, the last year for which the World Bank records data, just 35% of Indians over the
February 04, 2015 Mobile Money and the Ebola Crisis Although the Ebola virus that spread late last year through parts of West Africa claimed the lives of
January 14, 2015 The Rise of the Cheap Smartphone Moore’s Law observes that over the history of computing, processing speeds have doubled every two years. Whether
January 07, 2015 Is MFS in Africa Reaching Maturity? In a Mondato Insight last summer, we discussed the problems associated with encouraging recycling of funds within a
December 03, 2014 Mobile, Data, and the Virtuous Circle Policy-makers and innovators the world over have been turning their attention to the potential of data and “big
November 19, 2014 The Opportunity for Africa to Move Beyond P2P in MFS Mobile financial services (MFS) consists of a wide range of offerings, from current and savings accounts and other
November 12, 2014 Mondato Summit Asia: The Highlights Find out what were the quotable quotes and the insights you missed at Mondato Summit Asia 2014. (Scroll
September 11, 2014 Cutting Through the Red Tape in Java There are few markets around the world that hold as much potential for MFS as Indonesia. Home to
September 03, 2014 Using HCD to Make Mobile Money Relevant Earlier in 2014, two Mondato Insights examined the role of Human Centered Design (HCD) in enhancing the user
August 27, 2014 Mobile Money In Myanmar Mobile money is coming to Myanmar – but can it overcome challenges? At first glance, Myanmar appears to offer
August 13, 2014 WhatsApp Versus Viber: The Payments Battle of the Future? When earlier this year Facebook purchased the messaging service app WhatsApp for USD $19 billion, some questioned the
July 07, 2014 Southeast Asia: A Region of Extremes And Opportunities Urbanization, digitization and globalization are the three forces whose convergence will shape the 21st-century economy. Consequently, Southeast Asia
July 02, 2014 The Missing Link For Merchants In Mobile Money In MFS, moving mobile money beyond P2P transfers remains both the Holy Grail and the “chicken-and-egg” conundrum. P2P
May 28, 2014 In the shadow of mobile money: international airtime remittances In theory, international remittances would appear to be rich and fertile territory for mobile financial services. Sending money
May 13, 2014 Is Brazil the country of the future for mobile money? Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has long been seen as a market ripe for the development of
May 06, 2014 What does the Alibaba IPO mean for MFS in China? Even for those who normally pay little attention to the world of e-commerce or m-payments, it would have