Mobile money
In Afghanistan, USAID is using mobile phones to improve transparency and trust in the public sector
Overlooking Kibera slum
The Global Policy Forum (2011), held recently in Mexico, concluded with the signing of the Maya Declaration on Financial inclusion, reaffirming the importance of financial inclusion in reducing poverty.
Post Earthquake
USAID is helping Haiti increase financial inclusion through the advance of mobile money.
Port au Prince
We partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale mobile money in Haiti.
A ‘Red Cerca’ agent location
In Colombia, USAID is enabling a mobile payment infrastructure for conditional cash transfers
M-PESA merchant in Kenya
This paper by Ignacio Mas and Daniel Radcliffe discusses what must be done for mobile money platforms to overcome the subscale trap.
Mobile money transaction
In the Philippines, USAID is scaling mobile money by working closely with rural banks and regulators.
Haiti Hope Project
USAID is supporting Haitian farmers through the Coca-Cola Haiti Hope Project, a public-private initiative to develop a sustainable mango industry in Haiti.
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Mobile Solutions
Mobile money can transform development. In a world with 500,000 bank branches and 4 billion phones, mMoney can increase access to financial services, root out corruption and improve governance. However, there are dozens of sub-scale mMoney efforts that have yet to achieve viral growth. This is where Mobile Solutions steps in—we help enable the rapid scale of mobile money platforms to accelerate financial inclusion and inspire individual empowerment.
