New Report Finds Four Forces Will Shape the Future of Mobile BankingGovernments, industry can make choices to increase financial inclusion in the next decade CGAP Survey Reveals Financial Services Gap Between Rich and PoorWASHINGTON - Policy makers facing urgent demands to reform national financial systems have a key opportunity to help their poorest citizens gain access to useful financial services. But to seize that opportunity, they need much better information on the extent of access to services in their countries: Who has access? What policies can be adopted to achieve this goal? Economic Crisis Presents Microfinance With Stress TestWASHINGTON - - New survey identifies top risks facing the industry The resilience of the global microfinance industry will be put to the test by the economic crisis, according to a new survey of the risks to the business, Microfinance Banana Skins 2009. Far from being insulated from the economic mainstream as traditionally thought, microfinance could face a fall in growth and funding because of the global recession and declining investor confidence. CGAP and WIZZIT Partner on Mobile Banking for Poor People in Rural South AfricaJOHANNESBURG - Services will link poor people in small towns and rural areas to banking for the first time |
