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From Destruction to Opportunity: Mobile money in Haiti

Salah GossBill & Melinda Gates FoundationJune 27, 2011

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Mobile money in Haiti

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Mobile money in Haiti

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Haitian money ecologies

Figure 5: Map of Haitian transport routes. Bill Maurer, 2010

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Haiti Mobile Money Initiative

Digicel Service Coverage in Haiti

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Industry Principles PRINCIPLE 1 Funds deposited in clients’ mobile wallets remain the property of the

customers at all times

PRINCIPLE 2 Maximum caps on transaction and amount transacted per day are set to a level which minimizes risks of fraud while promoting electronic transactions

PRINCIPLE 3 Transactions take place in real time

PRINCIPLE 4 General training, including AML and KYC training, is provided to outlets before they may be “accredited” by the service providers to register clients to the service

PRINCIPLE 5 Customers should be able to register at all outlets

PRINCIPLE 6 Customers have access to a “customer support” service 24/7

PRINCIPLE 7 Third-parties may be “accredited” by service providers to offer customer registration services

PRINCIPLE 8 Transaction records for mobile money services are kept for an adequate duration to resolve customer complaints

PRINCIPLE 9 For cash-in/cash-out operations, all transactions are done against the retail outlet’s own

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Thank You

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