Mobile money

A "mobile money" revolution has swept Kenya, where people can send and receive money on their cell phones. It's improved commerce and brought basic necessities to poorer areas

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Bill Gates: how mobile banking can change the lives of the poor http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/4/7966043/bill-gates-future-of-banking-and-mobile-money

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Micropayment systems

http://www.w3.org/TR/Micropayment-Markup/

http://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/cs181/projects/2010-11/MicropaymentsAndTheNet/

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http://gelookahead.economist.com/slideshow/mobiles-micropayments-microwork/

Mobile phone penetration in developing countries is above 80%. Mobile payments were estimated to exceed US$235bn in 2013, $160bn of which were made in Africa. Using mobiles to perform small tasks and transfer money can help blaze paths out of poverty.

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Mobile Web

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Web

http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015_MMU_Mobile-money-crosses-borders_New-remittance-models-in-West-Africa.pdf

https://www.worldremit.com/en/news/worldremit-and-mtn-agree-major-mobile-money-partnership

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Mobile Wallets / Mobile Payments -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_payment

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Mobile for Development -- http://www.m4dimpact.com/

http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/programmes/mobile-money/insights/tracker