IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's population is still largely rural, nearly 85 percent lives outside of cities. There will probably be rural-to-urban migration in the future, which represents a potential opportunity to m-money providers. People working in cities of...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
ADB
ATM
ID
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/24115693/sri-lanka-ifc-mobile-money-study-2011
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21746
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topic ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCOUNT HOLDERS
ACQUISITION COST
ACQUISITION COSTS
ADB
ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING
ADVISORY SERVICES
AFFILIATES
ATM
ATM PENETRATION
ATMS
AUDITS
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES
AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE
BALANCE INQUIRIES
BALANCE INQUIRY
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK BRANCH
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CHARGES
BANK OF THAILAND
BANK SERVICES
BANKING FEES
BANKING INDUSTRY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICE
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BLACK MARKET
BROAD ACCESS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
CALL CENTER
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CASH PAYMENTS
CASH WITHDRAWAL
CASH WITHDRAWALS
CELL PHONES
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER FINANCE
CONSUMERS
CREDIT CARD
CREDIT CARD COMPANY
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT
CREDIT CARD USE
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT MARKET
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
CUSTOMER BASE
DEBIT CARD
DEBIT CARDS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT BALANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
E-GOVERNMENT
E-PAYMENTS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION LEVELS
ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTS
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
EMPLOYEE
EXPATRIATES
FAMILIES
FAMILY BANK ACCOUNTS
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEREST
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL POSITION
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENDER
GOVERNMENT BANKS
GOVERNMENT PENSION
GOVERNMENT PENSIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
ID
IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL LOANS
INFORMATION SERVICES
INSURANCE
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INVESTMENT ADVICE
KNOWLEDGE LEVELS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LACK OF AWARENESS
LEGISLATION
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE
LIABILITY
LICENSES
LIVING STANDARD
LOAN
LOAN PAYMENTS
LOAN REQUESTS
LOW COST
MAJOR BANKS
MARKET SEGMENTS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MARKETING
MARKETING EFFORT
MARKETING STRATEGY
MASS MARKET
MASS MEDIA
MASS TRANSIT
MATERIAL
MEDICAL BILL
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MERCHANT
MERCHANTS
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROINSURANCE
MIGRATION
MOBILE ACCESS
MOBILE PHONE
MONEY MARKET
MONEY ORDER
MONEY ORDERS
MONEY SOLUTION
MONEY TRANSFER
MONIES
MONTHLY INCOME
MONTHLY PAYMENTS
NEW BUSINESS
NEW COMPANY
NEW ENTRANTS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NONBANKS
OUTREACH
PAYMENT SERVICES
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PEER REVIEW
PENETRATION RATE
PENSION ACCOUNTS
PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS
POINT OF SALE
POINT-OF-SALE
PREMIUM RATE
PRINT MEDIA
PROBABILITY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PURCHASES
QUERIES
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGULAR PAYMENTS
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELIABILITY
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPAYMENTS
RESPONSIBILITIES
RETAIL BANKING
RETAIL SAVINGS
RISK PROFILE
SALARY
SALE
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BANK
SECURITIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL FARMERS
SMART CARD
SMART CARDS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
SOURCE OF FUNDS
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
SPECIALIZED BANKS
STAKEHOLDERS
START-UP
START-UP CAPITAL
STARTUP CAPITAL
STATE BANKS
SUBSIDIARY
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
TELLERS
TRADITIONAL BANKING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION FEE
TRANSACTIONAL ACCOUNTS
TRANSACTIONS COST
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
USER
USERS
UTILITY BILL
UTILITY BILLS
VARIABLE COSTS
WEB SITES
WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCOUNT HOLDERS
ACQUISITION COST
ACQUISITION COSTS
ADB
ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING
ADVISORY SERVICES
AFFILIATES
ATM
ATM PENETRATION
ATMS
AUDITS
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES
AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE
BALANCE INQUIRIES
BALANCE INQUIRY
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK BRANCH
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CHARGES
BANK OF THAILAND
BANK SERVICES
BANKING FEES
BANKING INDUSTRY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICE
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BLACK MARKET
BROAD ACCESS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
CALL CENTER
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CASH PAYMENTS
CASH WITHDRAWAL
CASH WITHDRAWALS
CELL PHONES
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER FINANCE
CONSUMERS
CREDIT CARD
CREDIT CARD COMPANY
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT
CREDIT CARD USE
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT MARKET
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
CUSTOMER BASE
DEBIT CARD
DEBIT CARDS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT BALANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
E-GOVERNMENT
E-PAYMENTS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION LEVELS
ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTS
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
EMPLOYEE
EXPATRIATES
FAMILIES
FAMILY BANK ACCOUNTS
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEREST
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL POSITION
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENDER
GOVERNMENT BANKS
GOVERNMENT PENSION
GOVERNMENT PENSIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
ID
IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL LOANS
INFORMATION SERVICES
INSURANCE
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INVESTMENT ADVICE
KNOWLEDGE LEVELS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LACK OF AWARENESS
LEGISLATION
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE
LIABILITY
LICENSES
LIVING STANDARD
LOAN
LOAN PAYMENTS
LOAN REQUESTS
LOW COST
MAJOR BANKS
MARKET SEGMENTS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MARKETING
MARKETING EFFORT
MARKETING STRATEGY
MASS MARKET
MASS MEDIA
MASS TRANSIT
MATERIAL
MEDICAL BILL
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MERCHANT
MERCHANTS
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROINSURANCE
MIGRATION
MOBILE ACCESS
MOBILE PHONE
MONEY MARKET
MONEY ORDER
MONEY ORDERS
MONEY SOLUTION
MONEY TRANSFER
MONIES
MONTHLY INCOME
MONTHLY PAYMENTS
NEW BUSINESS
NEW COMPANY
NEW ENTRANTS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NONBANKS
OUTREACH
PAYMENT SERVICES
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PEER REVIEW
PENETRATION RATE
PENSION ACCOUNTS
PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS
POINT OF SALE
POINT-OF-SALE
PREMIUM RATE
PRINT MEDIA
PROBABILITY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PURCHASES
QUERIES
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGULAR PAYMENTS
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELIABILITY
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPAYMENTS
RESPONSIBILITIES
RETAIL BANKING
RETAIL SAVINGS
RISK PROFILE
SALARY
SALE
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BANK
SECURITIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL FARMERS
SMART CARD
SMART CARDS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
SOURCE OF FUNDS
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
SPECIALIZED BANKS
STAKEHOLDERS
START-UP
START-UP CAPITAL
STARTUP CAPITAL
STATE BANKS
SUBSIDIARY
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
TELLERS
TRADITIONAL BANKING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION FEE
TRANSACTIONAL ACCOUNTS
TRANSACTIONS COST
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
USER
USERS
UTILITY BILL
UTILITY BILLS
VARIABLE COSTS
WEB SITES
WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS
International Finance Corporation
IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka
geographic_facet South Asia
Sri Lanka
description Sri Lanka's population is still largely rural, nearly 85 percent lives outside of cities. There will probably be rural-to-urban migration in the future, which represents a potential opportunity to m-money providers. People working in cities often wish to repatriate their savings to their rural families conveniently and at a low cost. Income is fairly evenly spread across Sri Lanka s provinces, with the exception of the Western Province where Colombo, the largest city, is situated. Its GDP per capita places Sri Lanka near the average of comparable Southeast Asian countries. Malaysia is clearly an outlier with a considerably higher GDP per capita, but Sri Lanka s GDP is higher than that of the Philippines, where m-money has taken off dramatically. Poverty is less of a problem in Sri Lanka relative to countries like Bangladesh or Cambodia, where GDP per capita is much lower. The key point is that Sri Lanka is at a different stage in its economic development and is unlikely to have the same socioeconomic conditions that made m-money in Kenya accelerate so rapidly.
format Working Paper
author International Finance Corporation
author_facet International Finance Corporation
author_sort International Finance Corporation
title IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka
title_short IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka
title_full IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka
title_fullStr IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka
title_sort ifc mobile money study 2011 : sri lanka
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/24115693/sri-lanka-ifc-mobile-money-study-2011
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21746
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spelling okr-10986-217462021-04-23T14:04:04Z IFC Mobile Money Study 2011 : Sri Lanka International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCOUNT HOLDERS ACQUISITION COST ACQUISITION COSTS ADB ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES AFFILIATES ATM ATM PENETRATION ATMS AUDITS AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE BALANCE INQUIRIES BALANCE INQUIRY BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK BRANCH BANK BRANCHES BANK CHARGES BANK OF THAILAND BANK SERVICES BANKING FEES BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICE BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BLACK MARKET BROAD ACCESS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CALL CENTER CAPITAL ADEQUACY CASH PAYMENTS CASH WITHDRAWAL CASH WITHDRAWALS CELL PHONES CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA CHECKING ACCOUNTS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER CONSUMER FINANCE CONSUMERS CREDIT CARD CREDIT CARD COMPANY CREDIT CARD PAYMENT CREDIT CARD USE CREDIT CARDS CREDIT MARKET CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNTS CUSTOMER BASE DEBIT CARD DEBIT CARDS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT BALANCE DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT BANKS E-GOVERNMENT E-PAYMENTS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION LEVELS ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTS ELECTRONIC PAYMENT EMPLOYEE EXPATRIATES FAMILIES FAMILY BANK ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTEREST FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL POSITION FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GENDER GOVERNMENT BANKS GOVERNMENT PENSION GOVERNMENT PENSIONS HOUSEHOLDS ID IDENTITY DOCUMENTS INCOME INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCOMES INEQUALITY INFORMAL LOANS INFORMATION SERVICES INSURANCE INSURANCE PREMIUM INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTMENT ADVICE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LACK OF AWARENESS LEGISLATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE LIABILITY LICENSES LIVING STANDARD LOAN LOAN PAYMENTS LOAN REQUESTS LOW COST MAJOR BANKS MARKET SEGMENTS MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKETING MARKETING EFFORT MARKETING STRATEGY MASS MARKET MASS MEDIA MASS TRANSIT MATERIAL MEDICAL BILL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MERCHANT MERCHANTS METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROINSURANCE MIGRATION MOBILE ACCESS MOBILE PHONE MONEY MARKET MONEY ORDER MONEY ORDERS MONEY SOLUTION MONEY TRANSFER MONIES MONTHLY INCOME MONTHLY PAYMENTS NEW BUSINESS NEW COMPANY NEW ENTRANTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NONBANKS OUTREACH PAYMENT SERVICES PAYMENT SYSTEMS PEER REVIEW PENETRATION RATE PENSION ACCOUNTS PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS POINT OF SALE POINT-OF-SALE PREMIUM RATE PRINT MEDIA PROBABILITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASES QUERIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REGISTRATION PROCESS REGULAR PAYMENTS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELIABILITY REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPAYMENTS RESPONSIBILITIES RETAIL BANKING RETAIL SAVINGS RISK PROFILE SALARY SALE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS BANK SECURITIES SERVICE PROVIDER SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL FARMERS SMART CARD SMART CARDS SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS SOCIOECONOMIC DATA SOURCE OF FUNDS SOURCE OF INFORMATION SPECIALIZED BANKS STAKEHOLDERS START-UP START-UP CAPITAL STARTUP CAPITAL STATE BANKS SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TELLERS TRADITIONAL BANKING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION FEE TRANSACTIONAL ACCOUNTS TRANSACTIONS COST UNION URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION USER USERS UTILITY BILL UTILITY BILLS VARIABLE COSTS WEB SITES WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS Sri Lanka's population is still largely rural, nearly 85 percent lives outside of cities. There will probably be rural-to-urban migration in the future, which represents a potential opportunity to m-money providers. People working in cities often wish to repatriate their savings to their rural families conveniently and at a low cost. Income is fairly evenly spread across Sri Lanka s provinces, with the exception of the Western Province where Colombo, the largest city, is situated. Its GDP per capita places Sri Lanka near the average of comparable Southeast Asian countries. Malaysia is clearly an outlier with a considerably higher GDP per capita, but Sri Lanka s GDP is higher than that of the Philippines, where m-money has taken off dramatically. Poverty is less of a problem in Sri Lanka relative to countries like Bangladesh or Cambodia, where GDP per capita is much lower. The key point is that Sri Lanka is at a different stage in its economic development and is unlikely to have the same socioeconomic conditions that made m-money in Kenya accelerate so rapidly. 2015-04-14T22:14:33Z 2015-04-14T22:14:33Z 2011 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/24115693/sri-lanka-ifc-mobile-money-study-2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21746 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ International Finance Corporation Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Sri Lanka