1. Banking on the unbanked.
- Author
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Chua, Melissa
- Subjects
TELECOMMUNICATION ,BANKING industry ,FINANCIAL services industry - Abstract
The article focuses on the M-Paisa project that was selected the Best Community Telecom Project at the 2011 Telecom Asia Awards. It states that the mobile money system was launched by Afghanistan-based firm Roshan in conjunction with First Micro Finance Bank. M-Paisa is the first basic financial service of its kind in Afghanistan and is designed to be a safer and more cost-effective way for employers to disburse salaries to their employees.
- Published
- 2011