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Data, Diversify, Distribute: Emerging Optimization Models

2020 brought with it a 12.7 percent increase in the number of registered mobile money accounts, bringing

February 24, 2021

There and Back Again: A Nigerien Remittance Tale

While showing signs of maturity, consolidation in the remittance industry has only just begun, and there remain enormous

February 03, 2021

Pandemic-Proof? Revisiting Remittance Rails

Succeeding in the money transfer industry is no mean feat, and requires mastering the ins and outs of

December 10, 2019

Digital Literacy: To Read And Write In Mobile

Mobile money technology allows people to receive, send, store, and spend money directly from their cell phones. There

October 23, 2019

Is Mobile Money Helping or Harming Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe’s economy is going through another nose-dive. The Mnangagwa administration, faced with re-instilling trust in the economy

Senegal: Turtle Or Hare Of West Africa DFC?

Senegal has long occupied a special place in Francophone West Africa. Home to the historical capital of the

Sex Work: Safety In Digital?

Humanity’s oldest profession has gone digital. Facing legal perils and issues in safety, health and lack of

Ethiopia: Time To Do Or Die?

Ethiopia just might be the sleeping fintech giant of East Africa. Aside from being home to a population

The Last Mile: Mobile Money Agents

Mobile money agents - frequently described as the “bridges” to financial inclusion - constitute the last-mile distribution network

Financial Inclusion: Chutes And Ladders?

Financial inclusion at the base of the economic pyramid has often been conceptualized as a sort of ladder

Democratizing Investing: Stuck In A Rut?

Last year, Mondato Insight lamented the state of global savings - especially as it relates to pensions. If

November 13, 2018

Beyond The Binaries: Mobile Money Access Revisited

Earlier this year, Mondato explored the insights emerging from the Global Findex data-set on financial inclusion, highlighting the

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

August 21, 2018

Impact Investing: From Microfinance To Fintech

Impact investing, or an investment strategy that weighs both financial and social returns at least somewhat equally, has

MENA: A Digital Finance Desert Or Oasis?

There tends to be a great deal of reductionism when conversation turns to the Middle East and North

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

October 18, 2017

Cash Is King, But Are Checks His Queen?

The prevalence of checks in the U.S. economy often surprises visitors. It may come as a shock

October 10, 2017

The Remittance Matrix: Price, Channel And Corridor

For many, international remittances are a financial life-preserver. Transfers initiated by diaspora or migrant communities buoy up and

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