SECURING DIGITAL WALLETS FOR CBDCS
In this brief Linkedin post, mobile or digital wallets are defined, a general overview is provided, and the general security requirements are summarized.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY – ECOSYSTEM 2023
A slide that shows graphically the forms that a retail and wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) might take.
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FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023
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.
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MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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THE FUTURE OF INDIA’S DIGITAL PAYMENT
In this publicly available report from Redseer Strategy Consulting, it is estimated that 85% of businesses in India will be digitally enabled by FY26. This means that a large majority of businesses in India will have embraced digital technologies and processes for their operations.
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ESTADO DE LA INCLUSION FINANCIERA DESPUES DE LA COVID-19 EN LATINOAMERICA Y EL CARIBE
A report describing financial inclusion post-Covid-19 and the opportunities that are presented in Latin America and the Caribbean. (In Spanish)
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EU DIGITAL IDENTITY WALLET PILOTS PULL IN BIG NAMES BUT QUESTIONS EMERGE (CONSORTIUM IDENTITY MANAGEMENT)
In this article Visa, Idemia and Thales announce EU digital wallet consortium membership.
DRIVEN BY PURPOSE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MPESA EVOLUTION
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.
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A NEW PUSH FOR PUSH PAYMENTS
This white paper by Mastercard explains that as real-time payments increase globally, Card-based push payments (push-to-card) enable participants to send funds directly to consumers and small businesses via their payment card accounts. Receipt of funds via a payment card, typically a debit card linked to a deposit account, makes for a seamless consumer experience,
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