Browsing Journals by Subject "Financial inclusion"
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Anti-money laundering regulations and the effective use of mobile money in South Africa – Part 1
(2015)Mobile financial services, specifically mobile money, has the potential to expand access to financial services to millions of unbanked people in South Africa. As such, it looks very promising in terms of financial inclusion. ... -
Anti-money laundering regulations and the effective use of mobile money in South Africa – Part 2
(2015)Mobile financial services, specifically mobile money, has the potential to expand access to financial services to millions of unbanked people in South Africa. As such, it looks very promising in terms of financial inclusion. ... -
Digital financial services : prospects and challenges
(PER/PELJ, 2021)Digital financial services (DFSs), being financial services accessed and delivered through digital channels, have grown rapidly in South Africa as well as globally. The adoption of the technology for DFSs has led to an ... -
E-payment instruments and welfare: The case of Zimbabwe
(AOSIS, 2021)The literature shows that electronic payments are key to improving financial inclusion and achieving global development goals such as the United Nation’s (UNs) Sustainable Development Goals. The benefits are premised on ... -
A Legal analysis of the use of innovative technology in the promotion of financial inclusion for low-income earners in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The promotion of financial inclusion is important for the combating of financial exclusion in many countries, including South Africa. Nonetheless, most low-income earners living in rural areas and informal settlements ... -
Mobile financial services for bottom of pyramid users: Reality or pipe dream?
(AOSIS, 2020)Mobile financial services (MFSs) are perceived to be a potential solution in addressing emerging economies’ challenges. Through MFS, benefits associated with economic financial inclusion and economic growth and opportunities ... -
The Nexus between mobile money regulation, innovative technology and the promotion of financial inclusion in Zimbabwe
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The advent of mobile money innovations has given people in rural areas, informal settlements and other poor communities an opportunity to participate in Zimbabwe's mainstream financial economy. However, the technology-driven ... -
Political economy of financial inclusion in Lesotho: Mobile money and the experiences of low-income and rural communities
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2022)This paper examines the development of mobile money in contemporary Lesotho, 2012-2020. Using historical and ethnographic sources, it situates the development of this mobile phone-based financial system within the broader ...