Essays about: "mobile-money"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the word mobile-money.

1. 16. The effect of mobile money on savings behaviors of the financially excluded

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jackline Mwende Skogqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : mobile money; savings; financial inclusion; formal financial institutions; financially excluded;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether the use of mobile money affects the savings patterns of individuals that are vulnerable to financial exclusion, that is, the low-income earners, low-educated, women and rural habitants. Studying the case of Kenya, this study uses data from the 2016 FinAccess Household Survey (N=8,665) that was designed to track and measure the drivers, growth and impact of mobile money use in Kenya. READ MORE

3. 17. Women and Mobile Money in Lesotho: Intended and unintended consequences of mobile money usage in Morija

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Lina Marcussen; [2018]
   Keywords : mobile money; women; Lesotho; financial inclusion; gender equality; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Limited access to formal banking leaves large shares of the population in developing countries underbanked or unbanked. One tool believed to enhance financial inclusion is the financial service mobile money, which has spread quickly especially in Africa. READ MORE

4. 18. Mobile Money Adoption in East Africa: A cross-country study of best- and least-performing countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Karoline Jensen Alnes; [2017]
   Keywords : Mobile Money; Small and Medium Enterprises; East Africa; Zambia; Adoption and Diffusion; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Mobile money is a digital financial innovation enabling electronic payments and transfers through mobile phones. It has proven to be a convenient, safe and cheap way for money exchange in developing countries where access to traditional banking services is limited. READ MORE

5. 19. PaySim Financial Simulator : PaySim Financial Simulator

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datalogi och datorsystemteknik

   Author : Ahmad Elmir; [2016]
   Keywords : multi-agent based simulation; fraud detection; retail fraud; synthetic data;

   Abstract : The lack of legitimate datasets on mobile money transactions toperform research on in the domain of fraud detection is a big prob-lem today in the scientic community. Part of the problem is theintrinsic private nature of mobile transactions, not much infor-mation can be exploited. READ MORE

6. 20. Mobile money, transfers and social networks: A field study of the use of Tigo Money in Guatemala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Adam Michaelsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Tigo Money; mobile money; transfers; informal insurance; social networks; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the impact mobile money service Tigo Money has on households’ transfer behavior within social networks. To be precise, the paper investigates if household that use Tigo Money 1) send and receive more transfers, 2) if they do this with an expanded network, and 3) if they send and receive more transfers for emergency reasons, compared to non-using households. READ MORE