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How can fintech serve the unbanked in Sub-Saharan Africa?
| Resumo: | Sub-SaharanAfrica(SSA)isthegloballeaderinmobile-moneyinnovation,adoptionandusage.However,itisalsooneoftheregionswiththelargestunbankedpopulation,sotherearestillmanypeopletoserve.Digitaltechnologiesmayreducethispopulationbypartneringwithincumbentfinancialservices,helpinginachievingtheWorldBank’sgoaloffullfinancialinclusionby2020,bycreatingnewdigitalproductsthattrulysolvethepoorestpopulations’problems.FintechmayleveragethewidespreadsmartphoneadoptiontoofferfinancialservicesinSub-SaharanAfrica.However,governmentsmustreducebarrierstoimprovefinancialinclusionthrougheconomicdigitalization. |
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| Autores principais: | Castro, Cláudia Sofia Pais |
| Assunto: | History Partnerships Unbanked Inclusion |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | Sub-SaharanAfrica(SSA)isthegloballeaderinmobile-moneyinnovation,adoptionandusage.However,itisalsooneoftheregionswiththelargestunbankedpopulation,sotherearestillmanypeopletoserve.Digitaltechnologiesmayreducethispopulationbypartneringwithincumbentfinancialservices,helpinginachievingtheWorldBank’sgoaloffullfinancialinclusionby2020,bycreatingnewdigitalproductsthattrulysolvethepoorestpopulations’problems.FintechmayleveragethewidespreadsmartphoneadoptiontoofferfinancialservicesinSub-SaharanAfrica.However,governmentsmustreducebarrierstoimprovefinancialinclusionthrougheconomicdigitalization. |
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