Essays about: "mobile financial services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words mobile financial services.

1. 1. Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Noa Almfors; Klara Stenman; [2023-07-10]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Financial Inclusion; Information and Communication Technology; Internet; Mobile Money;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries in the last decade. A unique feature of this research is the incorporation of an index measuring financial inclusion, developed specifically for this study. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of Mobile Financial Service on Migrant Worker’s Money Transfer Behavior in Bangladesh

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Moshfika Haque; Julius Businge; [2023-06-01]
   Keywords : Money Transfer; MFS; Migrant Workers;

   Abstract : Mobile financial service (MFS) works as a vital money transfer instrument for migrant workers in developing countries like Bangladesh, where the poor migrant workers had no access to financial institutions like banks before 2010. Before introducing MFS, migrant workers used to transfer money through friends/relatives, travel agents, agents/brokers, couriers, postal service etc. READ MORE

4. 3. Critical Factors that Affect the Adoption of Mobile Payment Services in Developed and Developing Countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Ehtasham Naeem Qadri; [2023]
   Keywords : Mobile Payment Services; Technology Adoption; Critical factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; TAM; UTAUT2; Sweden; Estonia; Germany; Pakistan; Sri Lanka;

   Abstract : The financial services division has been significantly impacted by the emergence of mobile payments, which can be attributed to the fast progressions in mobile technology and the widespread adoption of smartphones. The present research investigates critical factors prompting the adoption of mobile payment services in developed and developing countries, namely Sweden, Estonia, Germany, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. READ MORE

5. 4. E-wallet For Empowerment?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Maja Pekkari; Veronica Fransson; [2022]
   Keywords : Women’s Empowerment; Financial inclusion; DFS; E-wallet; Mobile money; Household decision-making;

   Abstract : Digital Financial Services (DFS) such as mobile money apps, have become increasingly recognized as a tool to increase Financial inclusion. Access and usage of mobile money services are expected to be beneficial in more ways than one, but one desirable outcome is enabling women to have greater control over their own finances, and thus enhance Empowerment through increased participation in household decision-making. READ MORE

6. 5. The Nature of Digital Extension Services in the Developing World

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Elliot Mackenzie; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The rapid diffusion of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya is hoped to be an effective solution to meeting the crucial information needs of smallholder farmers to improve their economic and environmental resilience. This thesis conducts a case study based on interviews with actors who provide digital agricultural extension services to farmers in Kenya to assess the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS), and its features and current trajectory. READ MORE