Mobile Money Webinar: Coping with Dormancy

January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The third instalment of the Mobile Money Explained Live Webinar series is scheduled on the 17th of January at 2:30pm UK time (10:30pm MNL time).

One of the biggest issues facing mobile money providers at the moment is how to cope with dormancy. Maintaining high usage rates, especially in increasingly competitive markets, is not easy and after initial spikes in subscriptions, many service providers are faced with a vast number of dormant accounts on their hands.

This webinar defines methods for protecting your program from dormancy. It will explore the useability of the service, the breadth of the product suite on offer, competitive pricing, and effective ongoing marketing strategies that will encourage continual usage. Joining Graham Wright from MicroSave on this webinar will be Aleeda Fazal from Sicap.

Register free of charge at – http://tinyurl.com/mobile-money-webinar-register

To view previous webinars, simply follow the links below:

Webinar 1 – Effective pricing models and customer willingness to pay
Webinar 2 – Beyond remittances: How to expand your mobile money product suite

Webinar 1 – Effective pricing models and customer willingness to pay

Webinar 2 – Beyond remittances: How to expand your mobile money product suite

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RBAP-MABS Participating Bank to Share Experiences During the Mobile Money Transfer Asia Pacific Conference

December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

MMT 2012

The leading event for Mobile money in the Asia Pacific region will bring together stakeholders from banks, MNOs, MFIs, rural banks and regulators at the Mobile Money Transfer Asia Pacific Conference (MMT-APAC) in Singapore from January 30 – February 2, 2012.

In line with this event, GM Bank, one of the MABS Participating Banks will share its experience in the session: Seizing mobile money innovations to support banking services to facilitate the growth and development of rural communities. The presentation will focus on: (1) Collaboration with Globe Telecom’s GXI to make use of the GCASH mobile money platform to faciliate greater access to banking services for clients in rural areas as well as (2) experiences working to increase cash in and out outlets by working with GCASH agents as well as local merchants.

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RBAP-MABS Shares Microinsurance Experiences of Philippine Rural Banks at the 7th International Microinsurance Conference in Brazil

November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

7th International Microinsurance Conference 2011

The United States Agency for International Development-supported Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines-Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) Program presented during the 7th International Microinsurance Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 8-10, 2011. Organized by the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network and supported by the Brazilian Confederation of Insurers (CNseg), the Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP), GIZ/BMZ and Georgia State University, the conference focused on a variety of topics that are relevant to offering appropriate insurance products and services to low-income households.

The RBAP-MABS Microinsurance Coordinator, Ruth Aseron, discussed the advantages of rural banks as microinsurance agents, the strategies employed by RBAP as a technical assistance provider to member rural banks, and the unique approaches and methodologies training banks as microinsurance agents. The presentation also highlighted how the public private partnership between USAID, RBAP, the International Labor Organization’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility, and private insurance companies in the Philippines provided a unique opportunity to cost-efficiently develop the capacity of rural banks to sell, market and service the microinsurance needs of clients in rural areas.

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Philippine Rural Banks’ Mobile Phone Banking Experiences Highlighted at the Connected World Forum in Dubai

November 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Connected World Forum

The United States Agency for International Development Agency (USAID)-supported Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines-Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) Program was highlighted during the Connected World Forum held in Dubai from October 31 – November 3, 2011. This event focused on how to launch and scale ‘mobile lifeline services’ including: Mobile Money (M-Money), M-Health, M-Education, and M-Agriculture. Over 600 participants, exhibitors and presenters representing mobile network operators, banks, healthcare providers, insurance companies, payment providers, and regulators from around the world shared their experiences during the four-day event.

The RBAP-MABS Chief of Party provided an update and shared with peers about the experiences of rural banks in the Philippines which are effectively using mobile money transfer platforms to expand outreach to more clients as well as providing new products and services.

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Philippine Experiences in Mobile Phone Banking highlighted during the Asia Pacific Mobile Financial Services Summit

September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Mobile Financial Services Summit

The United States Agency for International Development-supported Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines-Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) Program joined mobile financial service stakeholders at the 5th Annual Mobile Financial Services – Asia Pacific Summit held at the Waterfront, Singapore on September 6-7, 2011. The annual conference gathers partners in mobile, banking, business and technology industries to build a robust and sustainable mobile commerce ecosystem.

Industry trends and challenges in the mobile financial services were discussed during the two-day summit. The impact of the near field communication (NFC) technology and smartphones were the highlights of the summit. Banks in countries including Singapore, Japan and Korea are now utilizing the power of smartphones in providing mobile financial services to their clients. The socio-economic impact and success of this innovation in the financial services space were recognized.

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