Global Mobile Payment Market
Mona Nomura, wordpress.comTo further reinforce the previous post on the mobile payment market, I came across a BI deck on the The Future of Mobile Payments.1. Might be difficult for people in developed nations to digest, but in emerging nations, billions of people don’t ha…
Amazon Unveils Mobile-Payments Service for Local Shops
Greg Bensinger and Joshua Jamerson, wsj.comAmazon on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile payment service that could bring the online retail giant into local businesses and threaten rival companiesm such as Square and eBay’s PayPal.
Digital wallets and vein scanners: How we’ll pay for things in the future
By Teo Kermeliotis, for CNN, cnn.comFuture Finance showcases future trends related to the global financial system.
(CNN) — How did you pay for your coffee this morning?
If you’re in San Francisco, perhaps you waved your smartphone over a payment terminal; if in…
People Are Spending More On Venmo Than On Starbucks’ Mobile Payments App
John Heggestuen, businessinsider.comDuring the second quarter PayPal-owned Venmo overtook the Starbucks mobile payment app in terms of U.S. transaction volume, according to BI Intelligence estimates.
Venmo transaction volume reached $468 million in the second quarter of 2014. That…
Savings Groups, Mobile Phones And A New Solution For Rural Women
Lisa Kienzle, huffingtonpost.comWomen participating in Paper Prototyping for new mobile app in Uganda
Women are the backbone of the household in Africa — they manage the home, care for the children, are responsible for education and healthcare, and contribute to the…
[CIO]As Africans increasingly gain access to mobile devices, aid and development organizations see them as a pathway to providing access to financial services to a large “unbanked” population, and a deal announced in Zambia this week aims to do ju…
Cashless policy: Mobile money transactions record 300% increase in 7 mths
sunnewsonline.comThe central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy recorded a landmark increase of over 300per cent in value transactions across various mobile money (MM) schemes in the country between January and July th …
India launches bank accounts for all
bbc.co.ukIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a plan to provide a bank account for every household, in a landmark initiative to help the poor.
Nearly 40% of Indians have little access to financial s …
Paradigm Shift from Microfinance to Financial Inclusion
Microfinance Focus | August 5, 2014 | AMF 2014 | 1 Comment, microfinancefocus.comSummary of the Asia Microfinance Forum plenary session on the “Paradigm Shift from Microfinance to Financial Inclusion.”
Apple Said to Team With Visa, MasterCard on IPhone Wallet
By Matt Townsend, bloomberg.comApple Inc. plans to turn its next iPhone into a mobile wallet through a partnership with major payment networks, banks and retailers, according a person familiar with the situation.
The agreement inclu …
Taking Advantage of Digital Finance to Expand Financial Inclusion
Microfinance Focus, microfinancefocus.com9:00 to 10:30 CST: Digital finance has swept across the world across all economic sectors, and now presents a potentially game-changing opportunity to more effectively reach the world’s unbanked populations. Already, new innovations in digi…
