Mobile Money in Haiti

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As a member of the mHealth Alliance team, my current focus is our external events.

In 2010, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with USAID, launched the Haiti Mobile Money Initiative (HMMI), an innovative program aimed at catalyzing the mobile money market in Haiti. As part of this program Dalberg was engaged to periodically conduct research into the evolution of the mobile money ecosystem. The purpose of this research is to support the development of the mobile money market in Haiti through: i) conducting new primary research; ii) codifying learnings and insights; iii) applying learnings and perspectives from other markets. It is envisaged that this research will support dialogue, learning and reflection in support of a growing, sustainable and financially inclusive mobile money market in Haiti. The reports can be downloaded below. 

Here are a few stories written about the reports:
Mobile Money in Haiti: Realizing the promise of a complex new industry. This point in time case study provides an overview of the ecosystem as seen from the stand-point of mobile operators, banks, agents, customers, NGO users and regulators.  

Mobile Money to Deliver Cash Aid: Believe the Hype?  This analysis of the business case and operational learnings of NGOs using mobile money for cash transfer programs in Haiti is intended to be instructive for funders and implementers considering using mobile money. 

From Market Opportunity to Sustainable Business.  In this final piece, we provide an analysis of the market for payments, including uses across agricultural value chains, and potential approaches to reaching the mass market for mobile money. 

 For more information on mobile money, check out last week's blog post “Building While Operating: Lessons in Linking mHealth and Mobile Money in Haiti”.