10 years of M-Pesa — The expanding role of mobile money in emerging markets

10 years of M-Pesa — The expanding role of mobile money in emerging markets

In a market where it was previously unheard of for people to trust a mobile network operator with their money, Vodafone’s M-Pesa has carefully built confidence with consumers and grown over the last ten years into a financial service that is relied upon by millions of customers every day, mobile money pioneer Michael Joseph explains in this Q&A with What’s New in Payments editor Rian Boden.

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The Mobile Wallet Report, 24 March 2014

The Mobile Wallet Report, 24 March 2014

In this edition of The Mobile Wallet Report we examine Isis v MCX — The battle begins for the US mobile payments market; Burger King to roll out mobile payments and rewards across the US, prepares to go global; Biometric payments get thumbs up from French shoppers; and more…

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The Mobile Wallet Report, 22 November 2013

The Mobile Wallet Report, 22 November 2013

The European Central Bank sets out recommendations for mobile payments services, the CEO of Kopo Kopo explains how his company has enabled 10,000 Kenyan merchants to accept M-Pesa mobile money payments in their stores, and how ex-Google Wallet execs are set to bring Amazon-like customer awareness to brick and mortar stores.

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The Mobile Wallet Report, 6 September 2013

The Mobile Wallet Report, 6 September 2013

In this edition of The Mobile Wallet Report we look at the wide range of mobile wallet features in PayPal’s updated iOS and Android apps; Canadian startup Bionym’s US$79 wristband that uses the wearer’s cardiac rhythm to verify their identity; Hungarian mobile payments platform provider Cellum develops technology to enable consumers to buy products they like the look of on the go — just by taking a picture with their smartphone’s camera; and more…

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The Mobile Wallet Report, 30 August 2013

The Mobile Wallet Report, 30 August 2013

In this edition of The Mobile Wallet Report we reveal how Weve has set out its vision for a loyalty-led mobile wallet — without support for payments; how marketing technology provider Vibes’ annual Mobile Wallet Consumer Report supports Weve’s viewpoint; how a MasterCard debit card with a built-in LCD display has proven popular among customers of Poland’s Getin Bank, despite the bank charging customers for the cards; and more…

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Mobile Wallet Outlook, November 2012

Mobile Wallet Outlook, November 2012

This 18-page edition of The Mobile Wallet Report examines: Retailers get serious about mobile wallets; The bank account of the future and the move to mobile; Mobile network operators “keep calm and carry on with NFC”; and more…

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