Micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) face significant challenges in obtaining the financing and other resources they need to thrive. IFC, as a member of the World Bank Group, is committed...
The second most populous continent in the world and with abundant natural resources, Africa continues to grow as the world's economy currently stands on shaky ground. However, steady GDP gains are sometimes...
The foundation for a broad push in mobile payments and banking is still under development. Regulations are supportive and clear enough that all four mobile operators have launched or are planning to launch...
Updates made to banking regulations in 2011, permitting custodian managed mobile wallets and payments, have produced results with the launch of mobile operator dialog's ezCash mobile wallet product. In...
This report provides a brief perspective on regulations, financial market, telecom market, and mobile financial service implement. This working paper includes the following headings: macro-economic overview;...
Rwanda is poised for developing a shared agent network. This can be piloted with newly formed regional savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOS). Some banks seem ready to embark on branchless banking...