Since Africa is trying to solve problems that we in the Western world do not have, it’s tempting to say that innovation there isn’t really relevant to us. But upon visiting Africa, one realizes that to ignore its recent innovations is a big mistake....
Mobile payments in the Philippines provides future future opportunities for growth. Mobile money providers have an opportunity to move customers away from existing payment options, to persuade customers to use their services in addition to their current payment provider, and to target segments not currently served by formal payment providers such as personal direct payers and users of informal service providers....
Mobile phone money transfers race ahead of debit cards - Four in five new cell phone subscribers are signing up for money transfer services, the latest industry data shows. ...