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 [http://www.facebook.com] purchased the messaging service app WhatsApp [http://www.whatsapp.
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 [http://helix-institute.
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
April 22, 2014 How Can Development Organizations Shift From Cash to Mobile Money? Billions of dollars in foreign aid are disbursed by donor governments annually, funneled through intermediary organizations and ultimately
October 30, 2013 4 Lessons for Launching E-Commerce in Emerging Markets Launching innovative services in any market can be challenging, but there are specific considerations which must be taken
May 16, 2013 Regulations in MFS: Constraints or Necessary Protections? Regulations play an essential role in fostering an enabling environment for the growth of mobile financial services, developing
May 15, 2013 Is Mobile Money Meetings Its Promise in Emerging Markets? Mobile money is still in its nascent stage, as only four years ago there were less than 20
March 06, 2013 Mobile Financial Services Round-Up from MWC 2013 Influencers from across the mobile ecosystem descended upon Barcelona last week for the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013,
March 05, 2013 Can mPOS Platforms Succeed In Emerging Markets? The success of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) offerings in the US and Europe has inspired the emergence of similar
February 20, 2013 Remittance Titans Target The Financially Excluded While Western Union and other remittance giants have made strides to build allegiance among immigrant populations, a legion
January 23, 2013 MFS: Transforming Healthcare In Emerging Markets Mobile health (mHealth) deployments have grown dramatically in recent years, particularly in emerging markets, where base-of-the pyramid populations
January 22, 2013 Using M-Pesa “Rails” To Enhance Healthcare Access Of the three billion people who live on less than the equivalent of $2 per day, one billion
December 20, 2012 Innovators Leading The Rural Revolution An array of mobile financial service providers – from start-ups to established financial institutions – have recently focused their attention
December 04, 2012 Reaching the Bottom 2.5 Billion The majority of the world’s poor live in remote areas, with rural, bottom-of-the-pyramid populations estimated to total
October 24, 2012 MFS For Women: An Untapped Opportunity? From school fees to groceries, women in emerging markets are often responsible for managing household expenses. However, a
September 22, 2012 New Initiative Aims to Dethrone Cash Cash payments to the poor, while well-intentioned, often prove costly, inconvenient and risky for both senders and recipients
March 21, 2011 Harnessing Mobile Data for Financial Access *As mobile access expands globally, unbanked populations are generating mountains of mobile data. How can industry innovators leverage