Visa Introduces New Mobile Prepaid Product for Developing Countries
First Visa product enabled by Fundamo, a leading mobile money platform recently acquired by Visa. Enables financial institutions, mobile network operators to offer Visa prepaid accounts on mobile
Developing World Officials Meet To Advance Financial Inclusion for the Poor
Participants include countries which have successfully increased access to financial services MEXICO CITY, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Central bank governors, finance ministers and
Rich Country, Poor Country: Economists Identify Financial Sector as Key Driver for Economic Growth
CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Economists have long suspected that one reason why developing countries struggle to emerge from poverty is that they lack robust financial sectors,
One Billion Payment Cards with Contactless Capabilities Expected to Ship in 2016, According to ABI Research
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- An estimated one billion payment cards with contactless capabilities will be shipped globally in 2016, up from just 170 million in 2010. This includes EMV dual interface
Research and Markets: Brazil ATM Machine Market 2010-2014 - Increased Consumer Spending Power Driving the Automated Teller
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ca4f0c/brazil_atm_machine) has announced the addition of the "Brazil ATM Machine Market 2010-2014" report to
What Is E-Money's Future? Economists Identify Implications for Financial Systems Where Mobile Banking is on the Rise
CHICAGO, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many developing countries are rapidly adopting cellphone technology as a means for delivering financial services to their citizens without a heavy
Reportlinker Adds Asia Pacific Digital Banking Trends in 2011 & Beyond
NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Asia Pacific Digital Banking Trends in 2011 & Beyond
A New Book by Michael Spence, Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics
The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- I doubt you will find an economist more qualified to weigh in on the changing global economy than
Research and Markets: Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries 2011: Disbursements, Commitment
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5edb66/geographical_distr) has announced the addition of the "Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows
CGAP Drives Expansion of Mobile Banking to Reach the World's Poorest People
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2010/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ground-breaking mobile and agent banking programs have enabled poor people from Kenya to the Philippines to access financial services for the first
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