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© GSMA 2015 Update on MFS in Africa today Claire Scharwatt, Senior Market Engagement Manager, MENA & West Africa – GSMA Mobile Money 3rd Annual Leaders’ Roundtable of the AMPI - 23 July 2015

© GSMA 2015 Mobile money is now available in >80% of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa % of developing markets with mobile money per region (Dec. 2014) Source: GSMA Mobile Money Intelligence 2 new launches in SSA this year so far

© GSMA 2015 With 62m active accounts, SSA is the region where we find most of mobile money active users Source: GSMA Mobile Money Intelligence

© GSMA 2015 Mobile money has become a major enabler of financial inclusion Source: Findex % of adults with an account Mobile money account onlyFinancial institution account Mobile money and financial institution account

© GSMA 2015 In December 2014, we recorded 482.5m mobile money transactions worth USD 10.7bn in SSA Deep penetration in East Africa and fast growth in West Africa Source: GSMA Mobile Money Intelligence  Middle Africa: 235m (+92%)  Southern Africa: 402m (+40%)  Western Africa: 1.4bn (+71%)  Eastern Africa: 8.6bn (+19%)

© GSMA 2015 A product mix still largely dominated by domestic P2P transfers although less than in previous years Global product mix* by volume & by value (Dec. 2014) Merchant payments and international remittance were the fastest growing products in * Excluding cash-in and cash-out Source: GSMA Mobile Money Intelligence

© GSMA 2015 Spotlight on mobile money cross-border transfers: West Africa is leading the way 38% of international transfers via mobile money happen in West Africa Mobile money intra-regional transfers are driving the growth Key use cases include migrant workers sending money back home and cross-border trade Benefits for users: affordability (~2.5% fee), convenience, transparency

© GSMA 2015 Tanzania was the first country where mobile money services became interoperable in SSA MNOs in XX other countries are working together to interconnect their services

© GSMA 2015 Enabling future growth of mobile money P2G & G2P International remittances The risks associated with cross-border remittances can be effectively mitigated; cross-border remittances can contribute to a digital MFS ecosystem Policy makers and regulators should encourage the digitization of P2G and G2P payments via mobile money Ex: BCEAO Ex: Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya Policy evolution Policy makers can take stock of their existing polices and review them as the market evolves to enable sustainable growth of MM services Ex: Ghana, Liberia Inter- operability Policymakers shall enable market-led solutions, ensuring that interoperability brings value to the customer, makes commercial sense, is set up at the right time. Ex: Tanzania

© GSMA telco groups have endorsed GSMA Mobile Money Code of Conduct By endorsing the Code, providers commit to: 1.Safeguard customer funds against risk of loss; 2.Maintain effective mechanisms to combat ML/FT; 3.Equip and monitor staff, agents, and entities providing outsourced services to ensure that they offer safe and reliable services; 4.Ensure reliable service provision with sufficient network and system capacity; 5.Take robust steps to ensure the security of the mobile network and channel; 6.Communicate clear, sufficient and timely information to empower customers to make informed decisions; 7.Develop mechanisms to ensure that complaints are effectively addressed and problems are resolved in a timely manner; and 8.Collect, process, and/or transmit personal data fairly and securely.