In 2017, just 44% of the Sub-Saharan population were mobile subscribers. Despite such a low penetration level, subscriber growth is actually slowing as a result of both demographic and geographic [ … ]
Category: Financial Inclusion
The challenge of building a digital economy for Africa
Africa is undoubtedly the region with the most to gain from the current digital revolution. Progressing towards a digital economy is a critical step in the continent’s path to sustainable [ … ]
SDGs and the promise of Mobile
The GSMA’s 2018 Mobile Economy report highlights the potential of mobile in the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mobile has an undoubtedly significant role to play in [ … ]
Think small for big change: Financial inclusion through client centricity
For the billions of unbanked or underbanked people in the developing world, the key to poverty alleviation lies in economic empowerment and inclusion. Increasingly, research is showing that client centricity [ … ]
Capturing Financial Inclusion
Each year, CGAP (the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a think tank dedicated to improving access to financial services for the world’s poor, runs a photo competition to highlight the [ … ]
Mobile money delivers support for families in Iraq
Over 12,000 farmers in Iraq will receive funds to restart or expand agricultural activities via a new mobile money transfer program, says the UN food agency, FAO (Food and Agriculture [ … ]
Smartphones to boost mobile money in 2017
Mobile money is paving the way to financial inclusion. It is increasing accessibility to financial services for emerging markets, while offering convenience for those in the developed world. The future of finance [ … ]
Tech and telco in 2017
As one year turns to the next, industry experts predict key movements and trends to look out for on the world’s mobile scene. The GSMA released their Global Mobile Trends [ … ]
Advancing financial inclusion – CGAP
CGAP is a group of leading organisations with the goal of advancing global financial inclusion. Each year it releases a report documenting its progress and activity over the previous fiscal [ … ]
The world’s least banked
A recent report by Capgemini found that 39% of the global population are still without a bank account. Of these unbanked, 15.6 million adults and 7.6 million children are in the USA. [ … ]
