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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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Economic Analysis, 2017 Hardly anyone would disagree that mobile money is an engine of financial inclusion and has the potential to outreach millions of people, living at the bottom of pyramid and those living in remote areas.
Reena Agrawal
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The Aesthetics of Mobile Money Platforms in Haiti
, 2014 Mobile money is touted as a promising new way to “bank the unbanked” and as a “product for the poor” for the three-quarters of the world’s population who lack access to a formal bank account.
Taylor, Erin Brooke +3 more
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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International Journal of Advance in Scientific Research and Engineering (IJASRE), 2017 The mobile phones have evolved as a key tool of economic empowerment for the world's poorest people. They have resulted in aconcept emerging in the electronic banking industry known as mobile money. Mobile money enables electronic transfer of moneyfrom one person to another using a mobile phone. It is moving at a fast space in developing nations.
Matthew N. O. Sadiku1 +2 more
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Keys, Money and Mobile Phone [PDF]
, 2009 Across cultures, genders and generations, the mobile phone has become one of the most essential objects in peoples everyday life. In this talk we will go through the evidence on how, next to money and keys, the mobile phone is the third-most thing to be carried around by almost everybody, nearly all the time.
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Mobile Money in Haiti: Potentials and Challenges [PDF]
, 2011 In November 2010, Digicel and Voilá both made mobile money services publicly available in Haiti. Building upon our previous research on domestic remittances and financial practices, we returned to Haiti from December to April to identify mobile money’s ...
Baptiste, Espelencia +3 more
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler +3 more
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Mobile money in sub-Saharan Africa: Innovation and actors’ strategies
Telematics and Informatics ReportsThe 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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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu +4 more
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