Report: Mobile money take-up in Haiti slower than expected
Supporters of mobile money in Haiti say take-up has been below expectations although they still …
IMTFI publish final report on mobile money in Haiti
In November 2010, Digicel and Voilá both made mobile money services publicly available in Haiti. …
Resisting the Devil: Using Mobile Money in Haiti
As I boarded a plane bound for Haiti in December 2010, I received a text …
NFC phones help provide clean water to Haiti earthquake victims
Thousands of families in the poverty-stricken island nation of Haiti are receiving life-saving clean water with the help of near field communication technology.Read more: http://feeds.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/~r/nfcw/~3/Sz-4v9OZpa4/
Mobile Money in Haiti: Strategies for a Multi-Competitor, Multi-Industry Market
This is a guest blog post by Dalberg Global Development Advisors Vicky Hausman, Matt Daggett, …
Mobile Money in Haiti: Strategies for a Multi-Competitor, Multi-Industry Market
This is a guest blog post by Dalberg Global Development Advisors Vicky Hausman, Matt Daggett, …
Haiti: Could mobile banking be a legacy of the earthquake?
Tomorrow will mark the one year anniversary of the terrible earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. While much of the global aid community was focused on disaster response and establishing humanitarian camps for the displaced, there was also a desire to start putting in place financial systems that could be used to help […]Read more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cgaptechnology/~3/pAR5GlHvJ6w/
Haiti: Could mobile banking be a legacy of the earthquake?
Tomorrow will mark the one year anniversary of the terrible earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. While much of the global aid community was focused on disaster response and establishing humanitarian camps for the displaced, there was also a desire to start putting in place financial systems that could be used to help […]Read more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cgaptechnology/~3/pAR5GlHvJ6w/
Helping Haiti: an Interview with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Since we last wrote about the potential of using mobile money to deliver humanitarian assistance in Pakistan, Digicel and Voila have announced in September their intention to enter the Haiti Mobile Money Initiative (HMMI) Competition. The HMMI is a partnership between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and USAID which awards cash to companies that offer mobile money services in Haiti, with the ultimate hope of expanding the availability of financial services to victims of the Haitian
Haiti Mobile Money Initiative: Second Mobile Operator to Compete for “First to Market” Award
September 30th 2010, DIGICEL delivered its Letter of Intent to Compete on Monday September 30th …
