Kenya's Mobile Revolution and the Promise of Mobile Savings

Kenya's Mobile Revolution and the Promise of Mobile Savings

The mobile revolution has transformed the lives of Kenyans, providing not just communications but also basic financial access in the form of phone-based money transfer and storage, led by the M-PESA system introduced in 2007. Currently, 93 percent...

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Main Authors: Demombynes, Gabriel, Thegeya, Aaron
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK BRANCHES
BANKING SERVICES
BANKS
BILL PAYMENTS
BUSINESSES
CELL PHONE
CELL PHONES
CENTRAL BANK
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
CONSUMERS
DEBT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
ELECTRONIC MONEY
EMPLOYMENT
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXPOSURE
EXPOSURE TO RISK
FINANCIAL PRODUCT
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
GDP
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
GLOBALIZATION
GROWTH STRATEGY
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
ICT
ID
IDENTIFICATION
IMPLEMENTATIONS
INCOME
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INNOVATIONS
INSTITUTION
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERNATIONALIZATION
JOINT VENTURE
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MARKET EFFICIENCY
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MICROFINANCE
MIGRATION
MOBILE ACCESS
MOBILE BANKING
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONE ACCESS
MOBILE PHONE USERS
MOBILE PHONES
MOBILE SERVICE
MOBILE TELEPHONES
MOBILE TELEPHONY
MOBILE TRANSACTIONS
MONEY MARKET
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEY TRANSFERS
NETWORKS
OPEN ACCESS
PAYMENTS SERVICES
PHONE BANKING
PHYSICAL BANK
PUBLIC POLICY
RADIO
RAPID GROWTH
RESULT
RESULTS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BEHAVIOR
SEARCH
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL VALUE
STORAGE DEVICE
TAX
TELEPHONE
TELLERS
TRADITIONAL BANK
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TYPES OF CONTRACTS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
USER
USERS
USES
WEALTH
WEB
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
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