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The impact of mobile money on long-term poverty: evidence from Bangladesh. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Soc Econ Dev, 2022
Islam ATMH, Basher SA, Enamul Haque AK.
europepmc   +1 more source

The regulation of mobile money

open access: yes, 2017
This thesis examines the regulation of 'mobile money'. This is an electronic payment and storage service provided by phone companies ('mobile money firms' or 'MM firms'). The first mobile money service, M-Pesa, was launched in Kenya in 2007. Since then, mobile money has spread rapidly throughout the developing world, particularly across Africa. A novel
openaire   +1 more source

Risk and Reciprocity Over the Mobile Phone Network: Evidence from Rwanda [PDF]

open access: yes
A large literature describes how local risk sharing networks can help individuals smooth consumption in the face of idiosyncratic economic shocks.
Joshua Blumenstock   +2 more
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Clarence Blay: 'Ghana has 140,000 mobile money agents versus 1,300 bank branches' [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The most famous mobile payments system in Africa, MPesa, allows users to make payments by sending text messages from simple mobile phones, not necessarily smart ones.
Vieira, Helena
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Unveiling deception: a socio-economic analysis of smishing attacks on mobile money transaction users

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Smishing attacks leverage social engineering tactics to defraud mobile money users. This study investigates the socio-economic impact of smishing on mobile money users in Zambia based on different parameters.
Aaron Zimba   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using mobile money data and call detail records to explore the risks of urban migration in Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yesEPJ Data Sci, 2022
Lavelle-Hill R   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digital financial services and livelihood diversification in rural Ghana

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance
The emergence of digital financial systems, especially mobile money, has significantly changed the financial services space in sub-Saharan Africa in ways that promote financial inclusion among the poor, including those in rural communities.
Richmond Atta-Ankomah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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