RESEARCH REPORT: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES
An article showing growth in the use of contactless payments and digital wallets.
RESEARCH REPORT: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES Read More »
An article showing growth in the use of contactless payments and digital wallets.
RESEARCH REPORT: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES Read More »
A link to Consult Hyperion, a UK-based company specialized in identity for digital payments.
PROFILE OF CONSULT HYPERION (IDENTITY, PAYMENTS) Read More »
This article describes Russia’s testing of the digital ruble, and includes testing the process of opening digital wallets and transferring money to them and person-to-person transfers.
RUSSIA STARTS DIGITAL RUBLE TRIALS – CENTRAL BANKING Read More »
A list and description of fintechs in Africa, many of which are involved with mobile wallets and money transfer.
FINTECH UNICORNS IN AFRICA Read More »
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY Read More »
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM) Read More »
This slide shows the percentage of the population in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who can be considered financially included through traditional banks and/or mobile money.
FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023 Read More »
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH Read More »
A link to a McKinsey report describing the evolution of Kenya’s M-Pesa’s mobile wallet, among the world’s first mobile money solutions, and its important role in promoting financial inclusion. Subsequently, lessons from M-Pesa were applied globally.
DRIVEN BY PURPOSE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MPESA EVOLUTION Read More »
This article looks at central bank efforts in Asia, Europe, and North America to support digital wallets and payments, through digital currencies.
A WORLD TOUR OF DIGITAL CURRENCY PROJECTS Read More »