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Proceedings of the 2018 9th International Conference on E-business, Management and Economics, 2018
Mobile money transfer (MMT) started in Kenya as MPESA. "M" for mobile and "Pesa"; the Swahili word for cash. It has often been cited as highly innovative. Recent studies have focused on comparing the service in terms of its acceptance, extent of access, awareness, adoption, Infrastructure levels, impact, the politics, and regulations, etc.
Adasa Nkrumah Kofi Frimpong +3 more
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Mobile money transfer (MMT) started in Kenya as MPESA. "M" for mobile and "Pesa"; the Swahili word for cash. It has often been cited as highly innovative. Recent studies have focused on comparing the service in terms of its acceptance, extent of access, awareness, adoption, Infrastructure levels, impact, the politics, and regulations, etc.
Adasa Nkrumah Kofi Frimpong +3 more
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2011
This book examines the origins of modern corporate finance systems during the rapid industrialization period leading up to World War I; leading to three sets of conclusions. First, modern financial systems are rooted in the past, are idiosyncratic to specific countries and are highly path-dependent.
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This book examines the origins of modern corporate finance systems during the rapid industrialization period leading up to World War I; leading to three sets of conclusions. First, modern financial systems are rooted in the past, are idiosyncratic to specific countries and are highly path-dependent.
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Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2011
Retail payment systems require scale to get off the ground and struggle to grow incrementally. This is due to three factors: (i) Network effects: when it comes to payment systems, the value of joining a network is directly proportional to the number of people already on it; (ii) Chicken-and-egg trap: in order to grow, these systems must aggressively ...
Ignacio Mas, Dan Radcliffe
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Retail payment systems require scale to get off the ground and struggle to grow incrementally. This is due to three factors: (i) Network effects: when it comes to payment systems, the value of joining a network is directly proportional to the number of people already on it; (ii) Chicken-and-egg trap: in order to grow, these systems must aggressively ...
Ignacio Mas, Dan Radcliffe
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A Qualitative Exploration of Mobile Money in Ghana
Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 2018Access to formal financial services, or being financially included, allows individuals the opportunity to plan, save, and stabilize their financial lives. Financial inclusion has recently received higher priority due to its promise to improve financial well-being and, in turn, assist in the reduction of poverty on larger scales.
Sarah Yu, Samia Ibtasam
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2020
The chapter reviews the growth of mobile money transactions (MMTs) and their effect on international remittances and financial inclusion. The novelty of MMTs is its widening adaptation beyond Sub-Saharan Africa with increased confidence in use of MMTs by international humanitarian agencies and governments in reaching out to citizenry through government-
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The chapter reviews the growth of mobile money transactions (MMTs) and their effect on international remittances and financial inclusion. The novelty of MMTs is its widening adaptation beyond Sub-Saharan Africa with increased confidence in use of MMTs by international humanitarian agencies and governments in reaching out to citizenry through government-
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Mobile Money and Airtime: Emerging Forms of Money
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015The emergence of mobile phones brought a new currency; ‘airtime credit’, commonly called ‘airtime’ or simply ‘credit’. The concept results from the fact that in exchange for money, one is given credit in the form of airtime in their phone, making it the currency for the mobile phone.
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The Virtue of Mobile and Free Money for the Future
JAMA, 1962ALTHOUGH I was asked to speak today because of a reasonably long experience as a foundation executive concerned with a broad spectrum of health activities, more particularly medical education in the last 15 years, there was no indication that my task is to defend, or extol, private foundations or voluntary giving. Rather, it was said that my experience,
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Mobile money as a driver of digital financial inclusion
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023Aijaz A Shaikh +2 more
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