Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID Launch Mobile Banking Initiative in Haiti

  • Date Posted: December 2, 2010
  • Organizations/Projects: AED
  • Document Types: Case Study or Vignette
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

This success story discusses the Mobile Banking Initiative, a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID to address the lack of access to financial services for Haitians. Announced on June 8, 2010, the initiative is a $10 million fund created to encourage financial services by mobile phones to expedite the delivery of cash assistance to victims of the earthquake.

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