Tag: West Africa
M-Banking_WIZZIT_South_Africa
In this video, Brian Richardson – Managing Director, WIZZIT, South Africa, shares his views on the scope of m-banking in South Africa along with the challenges ahead for this model of banking. Highlighting the basic advantages m-banking brings to the unbanked: accessibility, affordability and availability, Brian talks about WIZZIT’s mission to provide not only transactional […]
Jan 28, 2009
Savings Products and Services in the Informal Sector and Microfinance Institutions in West Africa: The Case of Mali and Benin
This paper looks at how poor people use informal, semi-formal and formal sector savings systems and services to better manage their household income and expenditure flows.
Sep 1, 2001
A Comparative Analysis of Member-Based Microfinance Institutions In East And West Africa
This paper compares user-owned or ”common-bond” MFIs in West and East Africa with special emphasis on the savings services they provide.
Mar 1, 2000
Edith Tiaro, Jean Vandenbroucke, Leonard Mutesasira, Muli Musinga, Rene ChaoBroff and Thi Hanh Houmard Cao