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Join Brett King and I on Voice of America to discuss: “Where the mobile bank...
Voice of America Radio Broadcast: Where the mobile bank account was born December 19, 2013 Hosted by Brett King Banking in Africa has become a prime example of necessity breeding...
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My Thoughts on the 2014 African Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy...
The 2014 African Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI) Leaders Roundtable Meeting, co-hosted by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on 5-7 February in Kenya, should be an exciting event...
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African Central Bankers Meet to Expand Digital Financial Inclusion
The 2nd African Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI) Leaders Roundtable meeting held 4-6 February 2014 in Naivasha, Kenya, was a historic event and tremendous step forward in moving...
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Digital Financial Services, Regulations and Financial Inclusion: Where Are We...
Originally posted on Alliance for Financial Inclusion Blogs:John Owens Central Bank of Kenya Governor Njuguna Ndung’u, center, takes part in the “Digital Financial Services: Where are we Headed?” panel...
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Mobile e-money taking off in Côte d’Ivoire
Mobile e-money taking off in Côte d’Ivoire (reposted from Alliance for Financial Inclusion News Updates) Mobile phones in call centre in a village in the sub-prefecture of Seguela, 592 kms from Abidjan...
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As banks cut lifeline, will remittance alternatives emerge?
The three blog entries on this subject so far: The African bank crisis and remittances More on Africa, Somalia, remittances, Barclays and HSBC Banks should not be political pawns has stirred up a lot...
View ArticleWorld Economics: is your bite as good as your bark?
This week I’m travelling across Asia, soaking up the changes and developments here. What’s intriguing is the first debate is about the ASEAN economies and how they are adapting to change. The speaker...
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14 predictions for 2013: did they come true?
At the start of the year I made 14 predictions for 2013. Here they are. First, four forecasts for the economic movements of 2013. 1. The USA is a solid rock From the Economist I thought the US...
View ArticleDigital identities demand a digital infrastructure
Having talked about RBS yesterday, I’m just returning to my other theme of the week: rip out and replace. I guess it’s interesting that it is a complex situation as I was sitting yesterday talking...
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Africa shows the way to the future
I spent some time reviewing the latest news on M-PESA yesterday. M-PESA is now seven years old, and has transformed the African landscape. Since its launch in 2007, over 18 million of the 43 million...
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