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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Virtual Conference: Understanding Multiple Borrowing and Avoiding Over-indebtedness Among Clients

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

On January 12-13, CGAP, IFMR and MicroSave will host a virtual conference to discuss thoughts and experiences around multiple borrowing and avoiding over-indebtedness. Moderators will be facilitating online discussions on a variety of topics, and we are inviting you to participate.

Discussions will focus on the following topics:

Day 1: Multiple Borrowing – Definition, Concepts and Region

  • Issues around and causes of multiple borrowing and over-indebtedness;
  • Commercialization of microfinance

Day 2: Addressing Multiple Borrowing and Client Protection

  • Mitigation strategies adopted by institutions across the globe and how we can learn from cross-sharing;
  • How funding and training institutions are addressing challenges;
  • Client protection in the context of multiple borrowing and over-indebtedness.

You must register in advance in order to participate in the conference. Click here to register.

Should you have any questions regarding the upcoming virtual conference, please contact Erin Scronce of CGAP at the following email address: escronce@worldbank.org

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USAID-MABS and MicroSave hold M-Banking Dialogue

December 11, 2009 By 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 more...]

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MABS hosts Mobile Money Transfer Asia-Pacific Conference

December 10, 2009 By 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. [Read more...]

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MicroSave releases new briefing notes series in partnership with MABS

February 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

USAID’s Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS) Program announces the release of the latest MicroSave Briefing Notes series on mobile phone banking, which were written in partnership with MABS Chief of Party John V. Owens. The MicroSave Briefing Notes series is a compilation of short, focused, easy-to-read summaries of key issues and ideas on microfinance and microfinance institutions. [Read more...]

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