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2012 Annual Conference and the 1st African SPM Conference
from 24/09/2012 to 29/09/2012
Kampala (Uganda)
The Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) will organize its 11th Annual Conference
and the 1st African SPM Conference in Kampala, Uganda, from September 24th to 29th, 2012
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Technologies and Innovations
Technology can reduce transaction costs and improve transparency in delivering financial services, both of which can translate into increased access and lower costs for many lower-income clients. Streamlined and automated processes allow financial institutions to extend services to harder-to-reach and more costly clientele by replacing people and branches with point-of-sale (POS) devices and branchless banking strategies. Technology undergirds the management information and reporting systems that are essential for efficient financial service delivery.
Despite the appeal of advanced delivery technologies, relatively few financial institutions have successfully deployed them to reach poor and low-income clients. Developing a solid management information system still remains one of the most important tasks facing microfinance institutions, particularly those scaling up. Challenges include the high cost and limited availability of existing technological solutions, lack of widely available local technical support to support MIS software, consumer adoption rates of technology, lack of basic communications infrastructure in many countries, and inadequate policy environments.
Resources :
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey of District Central Cooperatives Banks (DCCB) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in India
Sep 2007, Gupta, S., Rizvi, H., Dearden, A., Polzin, C., Fu, X. & Matthews, P. Examining uptake of technology in MFIs
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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey of District Central Cooperatives Banks (DCCB) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in India
Sep 2007, Gupta, S., Rizvi, H., Dearden, A., Polzin, C., Fu, X. & Matthews, P. Examining uptake of technology in MFIs
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Designing Mobile Money Services: Lessons from M-PESA
2009, Mas, I. & Morawczynski, O. Why has M-PESA mobile money service grown rapidly within the Kenyan context?
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The Economics of Branchless Banking
2009, Mas, I. Creating different value chain structures through a process of specialization and scale
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