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See Ignacio Mas from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Speak on Mobile Banking Tonight

By Melisa ⋅ May 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Everyone needs a safe place to save. Formal savings services need to be accessible conveniently and affordably from every village and every neighborhood. Technology, and in particular cellphones, offer an opportunity to rethink financial service distribution models and substantially reduce the cost of serving poor people.
Please join Ignacio Mas for a discussion on the role [...]

Gates Foundation to Fund Mobile Banking Initiatives

By seamo ⋅ February 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Feb 18, 2009 — The GSMA, which intends to represent the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a programme that could expand the availability of financial services to millions of people in the developing world through mobile phones. The Mobile Money for the Unbanked programme, [...]

CGAP Encourages Mobile Banking

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Feb 12, 2009 — CGAP, the global microfinance center is releasing new research and data to encourage telecom operators, financial institutions and governments to see the business potential in expanding access to financial services for poor people in developing markets. (full article)

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