This post is of two parts:
1.) m-commerce musings from an interview I gave to a Singapore consultant
2.) Telco musings about new markets, preparing for a meeting this afternoon.
So much in my mind, it’s good to download into a blog
It’s good to see that the GSM Association is guiding the telecoms industry towards providing better services through initiatives like the Mobile Money Transfer. GSMA is a global trade association representing over 700 GSM mobile phone operators across 218 countries of the world.
The GSMA’s Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) programme was launched with the aim of [...]
Apr
24
The Magician’s Guide to m-Commerce for Microfinance
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The Magician’s Guide to m-Commerce for Microfinance
Edwin S. Soriano
Living the Information Society
24 April 2007
Objective: Learn the magical powers m-Commerce for Microfinance
Agenda
The MFI secret potion
The magic of m-Commerce
Results of the study: Common arcane issues
Four secret ingredients for a successful m-commerce for microfinance solution
Download the presentation here: The Magician’s Guide to m-Commerce for Microfinance
Apr
24
M-Commerce for Microfinance: The CARD-NGO and RBAP-MABS Pilot Study Experiences
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Information and Communication Technology for Development
(ICT4D)
M-Commerce for Microfinance:
The CARD-NGO and RBAP-MABS
Pilot Study Experiences
Written by
Edwin S. Soriano and Eloisa A. Barbin
March 24, 2006
ABSTRACT
This paper encapsulates the lessons learned from a pilot study conducted with a leading microfinance institution, the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development – NGO (CARD-NGO).
It gathers insights from client-beneficiaries as to [...]
John Owens of RBAP-MABS dropped by Mobile Tulay and referred me to a link on YouTube.
Here’s a presentation about how MABS has used Mobile Phones to transform microfinance transactions through technology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz2rIN9ADCc
Thanks to John for the referral.
Here’s another video where the speaker discusses technology developments in microfinance as exemplified by the Philippine experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz2rIN9ADCc
Sep
19
Catching the Technology Wave: Mobile Phone Banking and Text-a-Payment in the Philippines
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In April 2006, I got an email from Anna Bantug-Herrera of Chemonics inviting me for an interview about m-Commerce in the Philippines. She was here representing her company, Chemonics (chemonics.com) and was investigating a payment system setup in Mindanao that makes use of G-Cash for microfinance.
Anna’s visit to the Philippines resulted in a paper entitled [...]
Thanks to all the participants in our first Webinar on m-Commerce for Microfinance especially to Elysian, Alfred and Micah. Thanks also to Lakan.net for hosting our Webinar.
We’ll be having more Webinars in the future. If you are interested in attending, just leave a note. We’ll tell you what is available, what can be arranged for [...]
m-Commerce study on Inq7.net
AIM grad finds micro-financing future in mobile commerce
By Erwin Lemuel Oliva (June 26, 2005)
Excerpts from Inq7.net:
FROM a sophisticated and convenient communications device to a tool for broadcasting jokes and protest against government, the ubiquitous mobile phone is slowly turning into an electronic means to dispense cash, an e-wallet in short.
A Filipino graduate [...]
Jun
11
Thesis Paper: m-Commerce for Microfinance in CARD-NGO
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Action Consultancy:
Pilot Testing of m-Commerce Applications in Microfinance Institutions
Loan Collection and Disbursement in CARD-NGO
Abstract
This management research report creates actual experience of mobile commerce applications in microfinance through a pilot.
From the lessons of the pilot, the paper explores ways be which m-commerce interventions may benefit microfinance towards achieving MFI Objectives.
The paper recommends a strategy for m-commerce [...]
I presented the results of my pilot study on m-Commerce for Microfinance at a CARD-NGO board meeting (21 May 2005).
Compared to my presentation at the June 15 forum where I chose to discuss the details in a question & answer format, the presentation below has more written detail and animation which might be more useful [...]