RBAP-MABS mobile phone banking services highlighted in Global Summit

March 19, 2010 By cbalingit Leave a Comment

Taking its part in the promotion of effective use of modern technology in microfinance, MABS shared its mobile phone banking experiences during the M-Commerce World Summit 2010 held on March 17-18 in Singapore.

The summit covered mobile money transfer & mobile money remittance, mobile payment and NFC technologies, mobile banking, banking the unbanked & microfinance services, and mobile marketing and advertising. It has highly regarded expert speakers and panelist representing M-Commerce Ecosystem from Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States – including Philippines from Globe/GXI and the Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS) Program.

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USAID-MABS and MicroSave hold M-Banking Dialogue

December 11, 2009 By cbalingit Leave a Comment

M-Banking Dialogue

After the Mobile Money Transfer Asia-PacificConference (MMT-APAC) held on December 7-9 held in Manila, USAID-MABS and MicroSave conducted an M-Banking dialogue at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Manila on December 9 and 10. Selected microfinance practioners, networks including MicroSave, MABS, Mercy Corps, MICRA and ACCION, donor-supported efforts including USAID and IFC, various third party providers including EKO from India, and Mobile Money Issuers including Safaricom’s M-PESA and Globe X-Change Inc (GXI/GCASH) participated in the dialogue. Read the rest of this entry »

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MABS hosts Mobile Money Transfer Asia-Pacific Conference

December 10, 2009 By cbalingit Leave a Comment

Owing to its exemplary performance and remarkable success as mobile commerce pioneer and leader, the Philippines hosted the first Mobile Money Transfer Asia Pacific Conference (MMT-APAC) On December 7-9, 2009 put on by Clarion Events. Held at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Manila, the conference gathered some of the most important mobile money industry leaders, mobile network operators, financial institutions and regulators from all over the world. Following a tradition of successful MMT conferences in different parts of the world, the MMT-APAC hosted 166 participants and featured presentations from respected industry leaders.

Menekse Gencer, Aiaze Mitha and Gregg Marshall

During the pre-conference workshop held on December 7, mPay Connect Inc. Director Menekse Gencer provided and introduction of mobile money transfer, while Amarante Consulting Director and former M-Paisa Product Director Aiaze Mitha presented steps, tips and guidelines on how to talk with regulators regarding MMT issues, regulations and operations. Meanwhile, Utiba Senior Vice President Gregg Marshall gave a presentation that oriented the participants on approaching payment cultures in different countries based on Utiba’s experiences. Read the rest of the article.

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Philippines Takes Center Stage Hosting International Mobile Money Transfer Conference

November 13, 2009 By cbalingit Leave a Comment

The Philippines has the “most acclaimed and mature” mobile money programs in the world; thus, there could be no better place in the world to hold a conference of international mobile money technology (MMT) leaders. This was according to the organizers of the Asia Pacific Mobile Money Transfer Conference to be held in Manila this December.

The world’s pioneer in mobile phone banking, the Philippines has one of the most organized, sophisticated and successful mobile money systems in the world. With over PhP 13 Billion worth of mobile money transactions each month, the Philippines exhibits outstanding performance in terms of effective use of mobile phones, mobile money and mobile phone banking services. Read more »

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Philippine Rural Banks’ Mobile Phone Banking experiences shared at the MMT Summit in Dubai

October 28, 2009 By cbalingit Leave a Comment

Taking part in the international mobile money technology (MMT) scene, MABS presented alongside other mobile phone banking leaders on how mobile money works on the “front lines” of microfinance at the 2009 Mobile Money Technology Global Summit held in Dubai on October 26-27. MABS Chief of Party John Owens shared the experience of rural banks in the Philippines who are effectively using mobile money transfer to expand outreach to more than 330 experts and leaders in the mobile money industry who participated in the summit.

Presenting with him in a panel discussion on how mobile money works on the ‘front lines’ of microfinance were Musoni’s Africa Implementation Team Manager Cameron Goldie-Scot, Aikku’s Microfinance Specialist Philippe Breul, and Utiba’s Product and Marketing Director Ritesh Andley.  They presented on the operational and cultural impact of mobile phone banking on existing practices of MFIs, MMT as a tool to increase productivity and reduce operational costs, and how MMT affects the lives of microentrepreneurs in Africa, India and the Philippines. Read more…

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2nd Annual MMT Global Summit to Highlight Rural Banks using GCASH

October 23, 2009 By cbalingit Leave a Comment

The 2nd annual Mobile Money Transfer Global Summit will be held in Dubai from October 25-28, 2009 following its hugely successful launch last year. MMT 09 features a combination of visionary case studies from the Philippines and other countries especially on providing an innovative platform for microfinance institutions and banks to reach out to the unbanked and underbanked clients.

This year’s event will feature the work of USAID-supported RBAP-MABS program and the rural banks that have partnered with GXI to make use of GCASH to facilitate mobile phone banking as well as presentations by Smart Money.

The MMT 09 will provides practical “how to” advice on a number of key topics – from the fundamentals of the business model to the realities of establishing an agency network and acquiring and retaining customers, to the ever-present regulatory and technical questions. Speakers at MMT 09 have genuine ‘hands on’ experience of planning, piloting and launching MMT programmes and will share advice of the design and roll out of mobile money propositions.

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