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  • State of Play - Insights on the Evolution of Pakistan’s Mobile Money Agent Network
    02 Oct 2017

    • Vera Bersudskaya

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      Quantitative Research Manager
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      https://ke.linkedin.com/in/verabersudskaya
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      Yes

    • Sidra Butt Mughal

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      Senior Research Manager
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      https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidra-butt-mughal-a7608815/
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      Yes

    • Imran Khan

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      Independent Research Consultant
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      https://www.linkedin.com/in/imran-khan-a7039511/
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      Yes

    The success of a branchless banking network is entirely dependent on the ability of its agents to deliver high-quality services to the target market, that are in

  • More Than Hygiene – Improving Agent Network Performance to Maximise Profitability
    29 Aug 2017

    • Graham A.N Wright

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      Group Managing Director at MicroSave
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      http://uk.linkedin.com/in/grahamanwright
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      4
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      No

    • Vera Bersudskaya

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      Quantitative Research Manager
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      https://ke.linkedin.com/in/verabersudskaya
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      Yes

    Over the last four years, as part of the Agent Network Accelerator (ANA

  • Building a Business Case for Women Agents
    18 Oct 2016

    • Melissa Rousset

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      Project Manager - Digital Financial Insights
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      https://ke.linkedin.com/in/mélissa-rousset-91064722/en
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Vera Bersudskaya

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      Faculty Title: 
      Quantitative Research Manager
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      https://ke.linkedin.com/in/verabersudskaya
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      Yes

    Women agents provide great customer service. They are more attentive, helpful, diligent, and effective at building trust. They are also better at on-boarding women and other

  • Managing Master Agents: 101
    11 Oct 2016

    • Annabel Schiff

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

    Discussions around Master Agents are often confusing.  This confusion usually stems from the varying terms used to describe them. While to some providers they are ‘Aggregators’, to

  • Debunking the Myth of OTC
    20 Jun 2016

    • Maha Khan

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

    • Anup Singh

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      Faculty Title: 
      Head of The Helix Institute
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      https://ke.linkedin.com/in/anupsinghaks
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      1
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      No

    Walking through the markets of Senegal and Pakistan, you will easily hear ‘Warimako!’, and ‘Easypaisa kara lo!’  These phrases have morphed into a catch-all for mobile money transfers—

  • Accelerating Agent Banking in Kenya – Part Two
    13 Nov 2015

    • Dorieke Kuijpers

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      Faculty Title: 
      Research Project Manager, Digital Financial Insights at MicroSave
      Link: 
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorieke-kuijpers-a0670718
      External Contributor: 
      Yes

    • Jeffrey Riecke

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      Senior Associate at Accion
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      https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyriecke
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      Yes

    This blog was originally posted on the CFI Accion Blog

  • The Bricks and Mortar of Agent Networks: Training and Support in India
    03 Nov 2015

    • Maha Khan

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      Senior Research Manager
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      https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=41758598
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      Yes

    While the first blog in this series explained how Indian Government mandates have determined

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

    • Maha Khan

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      Faculty Title: 
      Senior Research Manager
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      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
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      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

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