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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 +2 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
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A prototype mobile money implementation in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2012 Researchers have shown that majority of the populace in the developing nations are rural dwellers that do not have access to basic financial services and are poor.
Akinsiku, D. +4 more
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Mobile payments, social money : everyday politics of the consumer subject [PDF]
, 2017 How should we think about mobile payments systems such as Apple and Android Pay? We argue that mobile payments should be understood in the context of changing consumption practices and the wider problematic of the consumer subject in International ...
Brassett, James, Kremers, Ruben
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
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Investigating the economic dynamics of mobile money in Somalia's climate-stressed setting
Frontiers in ClimateThis study explores the role of mobile money in stimulating economic activities and enhancing economic resilience in Somalia's climate-stressed context.
Mohamed Ibrahim Nor +2 more
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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A note on macro-financial implications of mobile money schemes [PDF]
, 2012 Across the world mobile money schemes are being launched. In such schemes financial service providers interact with clients via mobile phones or other mobile devices such as tablets.
Klein, Michael, Mas, Ignacio
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Neighborhood social environments and mental health among youth and adults in public housing
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Neighborhoods influence health in part through social processes. However, little is known about how multiple neighborhood social processes co‐occur, or about within (vs. between) neighborhood variation in social processes and health. This study asked how residents of a large public housing development describe their neighborhood and used ...
Jane Leer +3 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani +2 more
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