http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:12:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RBAP-MABS, together with the Rural Bankers Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI) and Globe's wholly-owned subsidiary, Globe X-Change Inc. (GXI) will be holding a one-day Mobile Phone Banking Accreditation Training on August 6, 2010 at the Cebu City Mariott Hotel (Cardinal Rosales Avenue, Cebu City). This training is open to ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/07/27/mobile-phone-banking-training-for-rbs-%e2%80%93-cebu-city-august-06-2010/ CGAP - Mobile banking services are beginning to revolutionize the way people in developing countries manage their money, creating opportunities for microfinance institutions to substantially improve their services. Although widespread m-banking services are currently only present in a few countries, a new CGAP Focus Note, Microfinance and Mobile Banking: The Story ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/07/21/making-microfinance-mobile/ Philippine Star – Mobile payment users worldwide are forecast to increase 2.1 percent to 109 million by the end of 2010, a US-based research firm said in a report. Gartner Research said total mobile payment transactions will total nearly 4.5 billion in 2012, up from just 125 million in 2007, growing ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/07/14/mobile-payment-users-seen-to-reach-109-million/ Malaya Business Insight - Even as more and more Filipinos are using services available at their fingertips through cellular phones, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) deputy governor Nestor Espenilla said he is not keen on imposing more regulations, especially a cap on service charges, on mobile banking. "We don’t want to ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/07/07/bsp-not-likely-to-put-cap-on-mobile-banking-fee/ A joint study group of 9 members from the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and the Pacific Island Central Bankers visited the Philippines on June 21-23, 2010 to learn about Philippine mobile phone banking. Specifically, they were interested in the regulatory approach adopted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/07/02/delegates-from-pacific-islands-study-philippine-mobile-phone-banking/ Leaders from the mobile phone industry and rural banking met on June 3 to discuss new developments in mobile phone banking during the 2010 RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference in Manila. Mr. Jaime Fraginal Jr., Head of Sales of G-Xchange, Inc. – a wholly owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom – first presented ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/06/30/new-developments-in-mobile-phone-banking-for-2010-highlighted-at-national-roundtable-conference/ Several technological developments for support and expansion of microfinance services were presented during the 2010 RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference held in Manila on June 2-3, 2010. Ms. Rebecca Hughes, Philippines Country Director of Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), first introduced a credit scoring model and automated loan application process via netbooks.  The ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/06/29/credit-scoring-system-netbooks-and-new-mobile-phone-banking-app-introduced-at-the-rbap-mabs-national-roundtable/ A growing number of store owners are collaborating with rural banks and connecting to the GCASH network from Cantilan to Butuan City and across the region. These store owners are providing cash-in and cash-out services to support mobile phone banking services as well as mobile money transfer in these areas. The partnership ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/06/23/mobile-phone-banking-merchant-partners-help-ease-banking-in-surigao/ By: Eric Miller, guest blogger More than 500 attendees packed into a basketball gymnasium in Cantilan’s town square to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cantilan Bank. The gala highlighted the banks remarkable growth over the past three decades and underscored the important role microfinance services played in their success. MABS started working with ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/06/18/cantilan-bank-celebrates-30-years-of-progressive-and-excellent-community-banking-services/ By: Eric Miller, guest blogger The first panel discussion of the RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference, moderated by MABS Chief of Party John Owens, addressed the current trends and challenges in the microfinance industry. Topics ranged from market issues, competition, the regulatory environment and branchless banking. Ms. Pia Roman-Tayag, the Inclusive Finance Advocacy Staff ... http://blog.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org/index.php/2010/06/10/trends-and-challenges-in-microfinance-for-this-decade/