Search results for "unbanked"

January 03, 2010
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #2 Mobile Payments

The Marriage of Mobile and Payments Make the World a Better Place The marriage of mobile phones and payments has improved the lives of millions of people in the poorest...

December 28, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #5 Innovation Driven...

The use of prepaid cards has exploded during the first decade of this century and they have enabled many types of payment innovation from whipping through transit lines to helping...

December 10, 2009
5 Burning Questions on Last Cash Markets: Derek Pilling

PYMNTS.com put Derek Pilling, a venture capitalist and Managing Director at Mertitage Funds, in the Briefing Room Hot Seat to answer five burning questions on last cash markets. Derek weighs...

December 03, 2009
Banking the Unbanked Using Prepaid Platforms and Mobile Telephones in...

The rapid growth of mobile phone usage and the continuous rise in wireless coverage fuel the expectations that access to financial services through mobile phones could transform the way financial...

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Telecommunications Payments: Telecoms' Emerging Role In The Payments And Banking Fields
Telecoms Seek to Unlock Financial Services for 1.7B Unbanked  Individuals with mobile phones outnumber those with bank accounts in the most underbanked regions of the world, offering the telecom industry a prime opportunity to fulfill a vital role. In this month’s “Telecommunications Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with i2c, four telecom providers tell PYMNTS how the industry is ideally positioned to provide financial access to unbanked households.