Tag Archives: Mobile money

What is a Financial Nomad?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Carol Realini

Life is a journey whose destination varies for us all. Where we end up in life is often the product of our decisions, choices and chance. There’s not a single path to follow and many people find themselves becoming financial nomads along … Continue reading →

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Five Examples of Financial Inclusion

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Carol Realini

Everyday, the world in which we live seems to spin faster and faster. While this increased pace is creating plenty of opportunities for success and achievement, it is also creating deep financial rifts between those “who have” and those “who live … Continue reading →

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Why Bank Redundancy is Challenging but Essential to Payment Companies

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Carol Realini

Banks provide underlying infrastructure to payment companies including trust accounts, prepaid services, bank transfers, card acquiring, connections to networks. Although essential relationships, they can also be challenging to develop.   One reason it is challenging to establish these relationships is … Continue reading →

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Interview with Mobile Money Pioneer Jojo Malolos

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Carol Realini

The potential of mobile phones to bring banking services to the traditionally underserved is now becoming better understood by many. Financial Inclusion at the bottom of the pyramid is a topic for many – including luminaries like Bill Gates, Pierre Omidyar, … Continue reading →

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A Simple Great Idea

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Carol Realini

This is such a great time in the history of technology. So many things are changing for the better – and we have only just begun to experience it.   Today there are 6.4 billion wireless connections in the world … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on my trip to Afghanistan

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Carol Realini

Some things you just say yes to. I have been struggling the last year and 3 months to get my life back to normal after a serious bicycle accident. It was a tougher recovery – it took more of a … Continue reading →

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Government Applications of Mobile Money – Keynote Speech at the Mobile Money Executive Seminar in Kabul – Part II

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Carol Realini

What are the Government Applications of mobile money? (picture from Jan Chipchase Aug 2010 trip to Afghanistan) With mobile money being established in countries across the globe. This also creates an environment where there is an opportunity to change how … Continue reading →

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