Banking the poor through mobile telephony : understanding the challenges for expansion of mobile-based financial services in El Salvador

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2013-07

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DIRSI

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The purpose of this report is to help understand the challenges for expansion of mobile financial services (MFS) in El Salvador and contribute to knowledge about the development of those services and the need for regulation. It also presents qualitative and quantitative information about the financial and communications sectors, the degree of financial inclusion, and the density and penetration of mobile telephony. It summarizes available information about the proposal for regulation of MFS and concludes with the results of an opinion poll about the MFS institutional environment, market environment and end-user environment.

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Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Bancarización de los pobres a través de la telefonía móvil : comprendiendo los desafíos de la expansión de los servicios financieros con tecnología móvil en El Salvador

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MOBILE BANKING, EL SALVADOR, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMPETITION, BANKING SYSTEMS, TELECOM POLICY AND REGULATIONS, FINANCIAL SERVICES

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51729

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