December 14, 2010
India: Benefits Connecting Low-Income to E-Payment System
Introduction Governments around the world have within their hands a powerful catalyst to promote financial inclusion – their own payment interaction with low-income households. Indeed, government is frequently the largest...
October 04, 2010
Debit 201 Lesson 1: Prepaid Landscape
Debit 201(Required. Debit 101 prerequisite): Is Prepaid “Debit-Lite?” Lesson 1 Discussion Board: What is the fastest growing segment of prepaid product today, and why? Click here to respond. It Starts...
September 28, 2010
Debit 101 Lesson 2: Debit Evolution
Durbin Debit 101 (required): Retail Deposits Have Changed Radically Overnight Lesson 2 Discussion Board: What is the most likely impact of the Durbin amendment for 1) merchants, 2) financial institutions,...
August 04, 2010
Mobile Payments go Viral: M-PESA in Kenya
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [1] From: Yes Africa Can: Success Stories from a Dynamic Continent, World Bank, May 2010 Abstract M-PESA is a small-value electronic payment and store...
April 16, 2010
More Than Money
Published in 1888, Bellamy’s book about achieving a utopian society was a huge best seller in its time. “Perhaps you would like to see what our...
December 03, 2009
Banking the Unbanked Using Prepaid Platforms and Mobile Telephones in...
The rapid growth of mobile phone usage and the continuous rise in wireless coverage fuel the expectations that access to financial services through mobile phones could transform the way financial...