Mobile Banking and Financial Inclusion: The M-PESA Case Study (Presentation)

  • Date Posted: February 9, 2011
  • Authors: Billy Jack, Claire Alexandre, Tavneet Suri
  • Organizations/Projects: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Document Types: Case Study or Vignette, Other
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

This the After Hours Seminar presentation dedicated to M-PESA: Kenya’s mobile money on February 9, 2011. The presentation focused on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded mobile-phone-based branchless banking service, M-PESA.

Speakers

Claire Alexandre (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) - Policy expert in financial services, working in the program Financial Services for the Poor.

Billy Jack (Georgetown University) - Associate Professor of Economics.