Developing Mobile Money Ecosystems

CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and the IFC (International Finance Corporation) at the World Bank has published a new white paper titled "Developing Mobile Money Ecosystems" by Beth Jenkins. "This report draws heavily on the experience of participants in the inaugural GSMA Mobile Money Summit, co-sponsored by IFC, CGAP, and the UK Department for International Development, held May 14-15, 2008, in Cairo, Egypt."

Jenkins writes: "As mobile money ecosystems develop, all of their members – network operators, banks, utilities, and other firms of all kinds, as well as international financial institutions, development donors, and civil society organizations – must also keep the perspective of the customer, and especially the low-income customer, in mind."