Mobile banking is becoming more popular in developing countries as it provides access to banking for many who do not have traditional bank accounts. In countries like Tanzania, hospitals use mobile banking to pay patient transportation costs and the Afghan government pays police via mobile phones. Coffee farmers in East Africa also use mobile banking to pay workers. It is expected that the number of mobile banking customers in developing nations will rise from 60 million currently to almost 1 billion by 2015, with over 80% living in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Mobile banking is becoming more popular in developing countries as it provides access to banking for many who do not have traditional bank accounts. In countries like Tanzania, hospitals use mobile banking to pay patient transportation costs and the Afghan government pays police via mobile phones. Coffee farmers in East Africa also use mobile banking to pay workers. It is expected that the number of mobile banking customers in developing nations will rise from 60 million currently to almost 1 billion by 2015, with over 80% living in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Mobile banking is becoming more popular in developing countries as it provides access to banking for many who do not have traditional bank accounts. In countries like Tanzania, hospitals use mobile banking to pay patient transportation costs and the Afghan government pays police via mobile phones. Coffee farmers in East Africa also use mobile banking to pay workers. It is expected that the number of mobile banking customers in developing nations will rise from 60 million currently to almost 1 billion by 2015, with over 80% living in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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