Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) geared up to create credit bureau March 12, 2010, 9:12 am Microfinance Institutions (MFI) have formed the Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN). The MFIN is a self-regulatory body of MFIs to promote transparency in microfinance lending and to achieve financial inclusion throughout
Microfinance focuses on lending - Now the industry is turning to deposits March 12, 2010, 9:06 am A must read article from The Economist magazine for those interested in the mobilizing of Microfinance. Microfinance Institutions (MFI) throughout the developing world are exploring ways to use mobile based
UK government provides CGAP with £8m for m-banking March 12, 2010, 8:55 am The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has committed £8 million to a technology programme run by microfinance group CGAP designed to increase access to financial services for the poor.
Security for shillings - Insuring crops with a mobile phone March 12, 2010, 8:48 am An innovative Mobile Microinsurance program has been established in Kenya to protect farmers against crop failure. The program uses a combination of Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile payment service and automated weather
Media owners cash in on the goldrush for Mobile Marketing apps March 10, 2010, 9:35 am Alex Blyth reports on how the smartphone boom is opening up a fast-growing new revenue stream, as media firms rush to create mobile apps for their content. Plus: Media Week
Proximity Marketing - GSMA World Congress Recap Continued February 23, 2010, 10:11 am
After having a chance to review all the marketing brochures I
collected at the GSMA conference last week I found one from a company focused
on Proximity
Mobile Shopping Best Practices in 2010 January 27, 2010, 11:40 pm
Today I had the opportunity to listen in on the Webinar Happy
Holidays or Not: Mobile Lessons Learned, and Best Practice for 2010.
The webinar was interesting
Tabbed Out - A New Concept for Mobile Payments January 19, 2010, 4:03 pm
I thought I would write about a recent interview I conducted
on Mobile-Financial regarding an innovative and convenient new mobile payment
service being launched. First,
because it’s fresh
Pivotal Year for Mobile Banking: 2009 January 5, 2010, 11:31 am
In an article from Mobile
Banker (American Banker) several industry experts are listing 2009 as the
year mobile banking officially became commonplace and customers consider it a
standard
After having a chance to review all the marketing brochures I
collected at the GSMA conference last week I found one from a company focused
on Proximity 
