The impact of mobile phones and mobile applications on emerging markets

This week’s Economist magazine has an excellent set of special reports focused on the impact that mobile phones and mobile applications are having on emerging markets. The reports also cover how mobile applications are being used to provide financial services to millions around the world who had been previously excluded from the financial and banking sector.  If you are interested in mobile financial services, you definitely should take a few moments to read each of the reports...And the best part is that they are free to read online. 

If you are a Mobile-Financial.com subscriber and know of any other reports that our readers should know about, please send them to me at brent@mobile-financial.com.  Chris Dean from Western Union Digital brought these reports to my attention...Many thanks Chris!  

The Economist reports include the following:

The Power of Mobile Money
Poor countries have already benefited hugely from mobile phones. Now get ready for a second round, says Tom Standage

Mobile Marvels
Poor countries have already benefited hugely from mobile phones. Now get ready for a second round, says Tom Standage

Eureka Moments
How a luxury item became a tool of global development

The Mother of Invention
Network operators in the poor world are cutting costs and increasing access in innovative ways

Up, Up and Huawei
China has made huge strides in network equipment

Beyond Voice
New uses for mobile phones could launch another wave of development

Finishing the Job
Mobile-phone access will soon be universal. The next task is to do the same for the internet

Cheers,

Brent