Mobile Financial Services and Microfinance: A Risk - Based Approach to Regulatory Policy and Mobile Financial Services

  • Date Posted: November 2, 2011
  • Authors: Maria Stephens, Daryl Skoog, Gino Picasso
  • Organizations/Projects: Opportunity International, GKN
  • Document Types: Policy, Other
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

Maria Stephens of USAID provides an overview of current regulatory outlook, MFS and MMT mechanisms, regulatory context for MFI update of MFS, and mobile financial services risk matrix. Daryl Skoog of Opportunity International discussed back-office capacity for MFI update of MFS. Gino Picasso of GKN concluded with the discussion on outsourcing options for MFIs.