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  • Opportunities for Equitel to Disrupt Digital Finance in Kenya
    01 Oct 2015

    • Zeituna Mustafa

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      Faculty Title: 
      Analyst - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeituna-mustafa-7a5bab42?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=9Shn&locale=en_US&srchid=796156341462340707268&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A796156341462340707268%2CVSRPtargetId%3A152263853%2CV
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Mike McCaffrey

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      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    Equity Bank’s introduction of the thin SIM under the Equitel brand is an important development for the Kenyan financial market as it brings customers more choice in terms of providers, and will hopefully push product innovation further in a market that has

  • The Powerful Agents & Fractured Markets of Pakistan
    11 Jun 2015

    • Maha Khan

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      Faculty Title: 
      Senior Research Manager
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=41758598
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Mike McCaffrey

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      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    Pakistan is easily one of the top five leading digital finance markets in the world; yet also certainly one of the least understood.  Anyone striving to learn about it must first understand how the Over-the-Counter (OTC) methodology adopted in Pakistan works, as it operates uniquely compared to

  • Anchoring Agent Commissions: How Much is Enough?
    07 Apr 2015

    • Doreen Ahimbisibwe

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      Faculty Title: 
      Manager - Banking and Financial Services at MicroSave
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/pub/doreen-ahimbisibwe/29/69/285
      Order: 
      10
      External Contributor: 
      No

    • Mike McCaffrey

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      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    How much does an agent need to earn to be satisfied, and stay motivated enough to provide a high quality of service to customers?  Behavioral science teaches us that people anchor their appraisals of value to other numbers around them in the ecosystem. Marketing firms understand this concept

  • The Better Service Agents Provide, The More Business They Do
    18 Mar 2015

    • Leena Anthony

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      Faculty Title: 
      Analyst
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/pub/leena-anthony/20/883/aa0
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Karthik Balasubramanian

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      NA
      Link: 
      http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karthik-balasubramanian/7/711/603
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    One of the major objectives of the Agent Network Accelerator (ANA) project is to determine which aspects of strategic operations really build the business case in the agency business. The Helix Institute has partnered with the 

  • Bangladesh Pioneering Unique Models & Innovations for Agent Networks
    11 Nov 2014

    • Maha Khan

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      Faculty Title: 
      Senior Research Manager
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=41758598
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    Earlier this year, The Helix Institute of Digital Finance conducted a nationally representative survey of 2,800 mobile money agents in Bangladesh, coupled with qualitative interviews across the country.

  • Every Successful Launch First Needs a Launchpad: Opportunities for Agent Banking in Nigeria
    17 Jul 2014

    • Annabel Schiff

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      Faculty Title: 
      Senior Manager - Digital Finance at MicroSave
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelroselee
      Order: 
      7
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Mike McCaffrey

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      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    Five years after the passage of the 2009 Regulatory Framework for Mobile Payment Services by The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),

  • The Status of Agents in Kenya: Proliferation, Dominance, Evolution & Impact
    20 Jun 2014

    • Evelyne Matibe

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      Faculty Title: 
      x
      Link: 
      ke.linkedin.com/pub/evelyne-matibe/22/7b5/a42
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Mike McCaffrey

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      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    The Helix Institute of Digital Finance released its third Agent Network Accelerator (ANA) country report on 19th June 2014, in a launch event conducted in partnership with FSDK and

  • Competition in Tanzania – Fact or Fable?
    04 Jun 2014

    • Annabel Schiff

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      Faculty Title: 
      Senior Manager - Digital Finance at MicroSave
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelroselee
      Order: 
      7
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Mike McCaffrey

      Faculty Image: 
      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    Tanzania is often cited as a model competitive market in digital financial services (DFS) with the three major providers healthily competing against one another. However, the story is a bit more complicated than that, and to really understand market dynamics in Tanzania it helps to examine

  • Highlights from The Helix’s Agent Network Accelerator (ANA) Survey of Tanzania
    29 Apr 2014

    • Graham A.N Wright

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      Faculty Title: 
      Group Managing Director at MicroSave
      Link: 
      http://uk.linkedin.com/in/grahamanwright
      Order: 
      4
      External Contributor: 
      No

    • Mike McCaffrey

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      Faculty Title: 
      Principal Consultant - Strategic Operations for Digital Finance
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemccaffreysf?authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=jvfs&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A2365126%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1462342526672%2Ctas%3AMike%20McCa
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    The Helix Institute of Digital Finance’s second Agent Network Accelerator (ANA) report based on a nationally

  • Mobile Money Agents in Uganda: Sprinting ahead, but the marathon’s not yet over
    07 Mar 2014

    • Annabel Schiff

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      Faculty Title: 
      Senior Manager - Digital Finance at MicroSave
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelroselee
      Order: 
      7
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    With 50% of cash-in/cash-out agents conducting at least 30 transactions per day, it is evident that Uganda is one of the world’s leading digital finance markets. However, despite its impressive growth, many operational challenges still persist. The Helix Institute of Digital Finance’s ‘

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