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Competing visions of financial inclusion in Kenya: The rift revealed by mobile money transfer
Johnson, Susan - 2014
telecommunications platforms. Explanations for the success of the leading example in Kenya have focussed on conditions of supply side …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430205
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Lessons from remarkable FinTech companies for the financial inclusion in Peru
Vilcanqui Velazquez, Patricia; Bobek, Vito; Korez Vide, … - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-46
country environments that can help Peruvian financial inclusion. The selected FinTechs are M-PESA in Kenya, Nubank in Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013201365
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The Politics of Revenue Bargaining in Africa: Triggers, Processes, and Outcomes
Kjær, Anne Mette (contributor);  … - 2024
This book examines the politics of revenue bargaining in Africa in a time when attention to domestic revenue … general as well as the implications hereof for state-society reciprocity in Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015060944
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Are the Chinese in Africa More Innovative than the Africans? Comparing Chinese and Nigerian Entrepreneurial Migrants' Cultures of Innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293531
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Does lack of innovation and absorptive capacity retard economic growth in Africa?
Onyeiwu, Steve - 2011
-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280171
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Financial Inclusion, Financial Technology, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Philippine Case
Debuque-Gonzales, Margarita; Miral, Ramona Maria L.; … - 2023
The COVID-19 crisis created conditions for digital finance to accelerate financial inclusion in the Philippines. Anecdotal and survey data suggest that the pandemic has indeed spurred large gains in financial inclusion in the country, with adoption of digital finance as a strong driver. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014485023
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Investigating mobile money acceptance in Somalia: An empirical study
Sayid, Osman - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 6 (2012) 2, pp. 269-281
The main purpose of this paper is to study the perception and willingness of Somali customers to adopt mobile money, based on an upgraded version of technology acceptance model. The questionnaire used in this study was distributed to 100 Somali customers, and the data gathered were then analysed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011938315
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New Economy, Old Central Banks?
Berk, Jan Marc - 2002
Proponents of the so-called New Economy claim that it entails a structural change of the economy. Such a change, in turn, would require the central bank to rethink its monetary policy to the extent that traditional relationships between inf1ation and economic growth are no longer valid. But such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325031
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Electronic Purses in Euroland: Why do Penetration and Usage Rates differ?
Van Hove, Leo - 2004
This paper documents the recent performance of European electronic purses. It presents data on 16 such schemes, and compares their penetration and usage rates. These rates are shown to differ substantially. A number of schemes are doing increasingly well and in all probability are here to stay....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011689915
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Prospects for information and communications technology-enabled services in Kenya: The case of the mobile money transfer industry
Muchai, Dianah Ngui; Kimuyu, Peter Kiko - 2017
-enabled service in Kenya, having recorded an exponential growth relative to its neighbours within the East Africa region. This could … be attributed to Kenya's status as a leading commercial and logistics hub in the region, coupled with the competitive … maximize the economies of scale required for its success and expansion. This can be achieved if Kenya identifies its market …
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