The award is aligned to the GSMA’s Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU)
initiative, which was created to connect the unconnected and improve the social,
economic and environmental well-being of the world’s population living on less
than US$2 a day by supporting and encouraging the development of sustainable
mobile money solutions.
The purpose of the GSMA’s initiative is to accelerate the availability of mobile
money services for financially underserved segments of society, in terms of
speed of deployment, the achievement of scale and the creation of a variety of
platforms - from individual platforms enabling cash transfers to the enabling of
interoperable savings, credit and insurance services, for example.
The MMU Award category will recognise the mobile money service or application
that has had the most significant impact on unbanked customers in developing
markets over the last year, and which supports the goals of the GSMA’s MMU
programme.
The judges will shortlist four to six entries in this category, with one winner
announced at the world’s leading mobile communications event, the
Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday 16th February 2010.
Best ‘Mobile Money for the Unbanked’ ServiceNominees 2010
______________________________________________________________
VODAFONE Ltd - Vodafone Money Transfer
The Vodafone Money Transfer service is now live in three markets, Kenya,
Tanzania and Afghanistan, with over six million subscribers using it to do
simple financial transactions. This includes person-to-person money transfer,
salary disbursement and bill payment.
______________________________________________________________
Zain Bahrain B.S.C - Zain Mobile Commerce Offering – ‘Zap'
Zain's Mobile Commerce solution, Zap, is a state-of-the-art SIM security
application and security gateway which enables Zain customers to use their
mobile phone to securely pay bills and to pay for goods and services.
______________________________________________________________
BEAM - Suvidha Starnet (P) Limited BEAM -
Simple Money Service
The Beam Prepaid Card enables a subscriber to make hassle-free transactions
in a unique manner. It lets you shop without cash, pay utility bills, recharge
your mobile/ top-up and mind you, all from the comforts of your home. Not only
that, you can even get micro-credit and remit repayments to MFIs/ banks as well
as make donations anywhere, anytime, with just an SMS from your mobile phone.
______________________________________________________________
Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. -
Roshan -
M-Paisa, a secure, transparent and timely delivery of salaries
M-Paisa is the
secure, fast and affordable way to transfer money anywhere in Afghanistan using
your mobile phone. It’s is an innovative mobile payment solution ideal for
people who don’t have a bank account. You can fill your M-Paisa account with
money and it will be held safely in a bank account run by M-Paisa on your
behalf. You don’t need to have contact with the bank and they won’t even have
your details. Some of the benefits of having this service are highlighted below.
______________________________________________________________
Comviva Technologies Limited -
Mobiquity Mobile Money solution
Comviva’s mobiquity™ platform embraces the mobile phone as a convenient,
cash-free, and card-free payment and transaction medium, delivering a range of
financial and payment applications. Designed to make everyday tasks easier to
perform for banked subscribers, mobiquity™ extends formal financial services to
the unbanked community.
