Ethiopia goes for mobile money

Ethiopia successfully piloted its first mobile money-transfer service (M-BIRR) in 2013 and 2014. It now has its sights firmly set on rolling out mobile money networks in the hope of reducing transaction costs and increasing financial inclusion throughout the country. Foreign firms are providing services to support the development of mobile banking in Ethiopia, which includes the wider roll-out of M-BIRR and introduction of competing services...

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