HOW BANKS CAN COMPETE IN THE EVOLVING PAYMENTS LANDSCAPE
A slide summarizing strategies for legacy banks to compete with fintechs and emerging payments.
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HOW SHOULD CENTRAL BANKS EXPLORE CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY? – INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
This report explores the context that central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be evaluated if designed appropriately.
PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
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PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM)
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY – ECOSYSTEM 2023
A slide that shows graphically the forms that a retail and wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) might take.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) – SECURE ECOSYSTEM
A brief description of the steps that might be taken to create a retail and a wholesale central bank digital currency. This was originally a Linkedin post that was shared publicly.
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FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023
This slide shows the percentage of the population in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who can be considered financially included through traditional banks and/or mobile money.
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MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
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DRIVEN BY PURPOSE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MPESA EVOLUTION
A link to a McKinsey report describing the evolution of Kenya’s M-Pesa’s mobile wallet, among the world’s first mobile money solutions, and its important role in promoting financial inclusion. Subsequently, lessons from M-Pesa were applied globally.
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MISSING KEY: THE CHALLENGE OF CYBER SECURITY AND CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY
In this report the Atlantic Council presents six digital currency variants that could form the basis of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) system. There is a focus on cybersecurity.
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