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August 11, 2012
US: Telemedicine amidst healthcare reform – practicalities and pitfalls
This post gives clarity over what role telemedicine can play in the midst of the healthcare reform. It shows how telemedicine can effectively be adopted by organizations looking to cut costs while at the same time extending their coverage. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
US: Is mHealth poised to explode?
This post consists of an interactive infographic evaluates the impact of Mobile Health after its widespread adoption on the well-being of the people of USA. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
mHealth use and market opportunity soaring
Mobile health (mHealth) solutions that allow patient consultation and monitoring, among other benefits, are skyrocketing in popularity as the use of smartphones, tablets and apps spreads, as unveiled by healthcare industry analysts GlobalData in a new report, according to a press release. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Citi Group and USAID offer 10 tips to accelerate mobile money
“Before mobile money can reach its long-awaited crescendo, everyone in the symphony has to be playing from the same sheet of music”, according to Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup referring to the uncoordinated movement in the sector, hindering its expansion. This post lists 10 ways to accelerate mobile money adoption. […]
August 11, 2012
Underserved in rural Mexico gain financial access through mobile payments
“MiFon” is an innovative mobile payments program created to provide access to financial services for consumers in underserved communities in Mexico. This program is the result of a partnership between Banorte, the third largest bank in Mexico, Telecomm Telegrafos, a government entity responsible for providing basic telecommunications and financial services to citizens in […]
August 11, 2012
How a mobile airtime vendor became Zimbabwe’s fastest growing bank
EcoCash, a mobile money transfer service operated by telecommunications company EcoNet Wireless Zimbabwe, has reached a million subscribers in under six months since its launch, according to Mobile Money Africa. EcoCash enables money transfers across all networks between mobile users, a rapidly expanding sector of the Zimbabwean population. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Digital Money, Mobile Wallets, and Latin America
This post provides clarity over the core meaning of mobile wallets and digital money, the definitions of which have been confused and diluted as a result of excessive and disruptive media attention. It also gives an overview of the mobile money status in Latin America. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Ghana: MTN Mobile Money record 9.5 million transactions in two years
MTN Mobile Money recorded a total of 9.5million transaction worth GHC113million between 2009 and 2011. But by the close of this year (2012), the company expects its Mobile Money Service to record about 13.5 million transactions worth over GHC 300million, which represent over 265 per cent growth in the value […]
August 11, 2012
India: Penetration of ATMs and card usage very low
According to the Central Bank of India, RBI, penetration of ATMs in the country is still very low compared to other emerging markets even as the number of automated teller machines is increasing by nearly 25 per cent every year. In proportional terms, India has one of the lowest numbers […]
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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