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Blog Series

Mobile Merchant Payments in 2015: What's Needed for Success?

This blog series explores mobile merchant payments in developing markets, which have great potential but will require stronger value propositions to customers and merchants alike. In order to really take off, merchant payments will require the build-out of vast networks, similar to the agent networks digital financial services providers have already built. A great deal of learning is still needed on both the business model and execution strategies.
Ghana market
Blog
10 August 2015

Merchants and Agents: Apples and Oranges?

Digital financial services providers that pursue mobile merchant payments are creating acquiring networks of merchants able and willing to accept payment for goods and services. How can they build on existing agent networks?
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Blog
03 August 2015

How to Drive Merchant Payments? Build Solutions Merchants Want

When value-added services are added to merchant payment solutions, does usage increase?
A man with a dream
Blog
27 July 2015

Mobile Merchant Payments: The Next Battleground?

In order to take off, mobile payments offerings need to be not only as good as cash, but decidedly better in at least one respect.

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