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#CHIMoney: Financial interactions, digital cash, capital exchange and mobile money [PDF]

, 2014
Interactions around money and financial services are a critical part of our lives on and off-line. New technologies and new ways of interacting with these technologies are of huge interest; they enable new business models and ways of making sense of this
Brown, B, Ferreira, J, Kaye, J, Perry, M, Vertesi, J   +4 more
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Mobile banking in South Africa: A review and directions for future research

South African Journal of Information Management, 2017
Background: The purpose of this study was to review existing research on mobile banking diffusion and investigate the adoption of mobile banking in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Joel M. Chigada, Benedikt Hirschfelder
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile money and regional financial integration: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2021
Orientation: The article examines the impact of mobile money adoption and regional financial integration in sub-Saharan Africa. Research purpose: The study sought to uncover the relationship between mobile money adoption and cross-border remittances as ...
Jonathan Tembo, Chioma Okoro
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Mobile money, market transactions, and household income in rural Kenya [PDF]

, 2013
Mobile phone based money services have spread rapidly in many developing countries. We analyze micro level impacts using panel data from smallholder farmers in Kenya. Mobile money use has a large positive net impact on household income.
Fischer, Elisabeth, Kikulwe, Enoch M., Qaim, Matin   +2 more
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The “Evolution” of Regulation in Uganda’s Mobile Money Sector

The African Journal of Information and Communication, 2016
Uganda’s mobile money sector has grown rapidly since its introduction in 2009. As at the last quarter of 2015, there were 21.1 million registered mobile money users in the country, representing a penetration of about 54%.
Rory Macmillan, Anthea Paelo, Tamara Paremoer   +2 more
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Investigating the economic dynamics of mobile money in Somalia's climate-stressed setting

Frontiers in Climate
This study explores the role of mobile money in stimulating economic activities and enhancing economic resilience in Somalia's climate-stressed context.
Mohamed Ibrahim Nor, Mohamed Ibrahim Nor, Abdinur Ali Mohamed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Payment instruments, finance and development [PDF]

, 2018
This paper studies the effects of a payment technology innovation (mobile money) on entrepreneurship and economic development in a quantitative dynamic general equilibrium model.
Afrobarometer Network, Aker, Antunes, Ayyagari, Barlevy, Beck, Beck, Bellows, Buera, Burak R. Uras, Burkart, Cagetti, Cull, Cunat, Cunat, Demirguc-Kunt, Economides, Fafchamps, Fisman, Fisman, Fisman, FSP Interactive Map, Ge, GfK Verein, Guerrieri, Guerrieri, Haki Pamuk, Herranz, Jack, Jack, Jack, Kehoe, Kehoe, Kikulwe, Kiyotaki, Klapper, Kocherlakota, Kocherlakota, La Porta, Mbiti, Mbiti, Pagano, Paulson, Petrosky-Nadeau, Quadrini, Ravindra Ramrattan, Safaricom, Sanches, Somers, Straub, Thorsten Beck, UNSTAT, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, Better than Cash Alliance, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation   +54 more
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Mobile money in sub-Saharan Africa: Innovation and actors’ strategies

Telematics and Informatics Reports
The concept of “mobile money” triggers a diverse range of initiatives, involves various actors, and prompts numerous inquiries. This article explores how mobile money serves as an innovative mobile telephony service in Africa.
Sokhna Fatou Seck-Sarr
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Mobile Money as a Sustainable Alternative for SMEs in Less Developed Financial Markets

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity, 2020
Despite the many advantages that mobile money offers to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) relative to traditional banking services, the majority of stakeholders of this platform have not yet maximised its use owing to several concerns not limited
Robertson Khan Tengeh, Frank Sylvio Gahapa Talom   +1 more
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Taxing Mobile Money

IMF Working Papers
Mobile money has become a central digital alternative to traditional banking in developing countries, yet several African governments have introduced taxes on mobile money transactions. We develop a model that characterizes how such taxes affect payment choices and generate excess burden.
Barczay, Michael, Hebous, Shafik, Sawadogo, Fayçal, Wen, Jean-Francois   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources