Mobile money and branchless banking regulations affecting cash-in, cash-out networks in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: Background: We examined recent trends in mobile money and branchless banking regulations related to cash-in, cash-out (CICO) networks (physical access points allowing users to exchange physical cash and electronic money) in low- and middle-income countries, and reviewed evidence on the impacts of CICO regulations on markets and financial inclusion.  Methods: Regulation and literature searches began in August 2017 and concluded in June 2018. For the regulatory search we compiled an original database of regulations targeting CICO networks in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Uganda. To review evidence of impacts of regulations we conducted additional global searches on Scopus, Google Scholar, and Google using keywords for specific regulatory

SUBMITTER: Reynolds TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610045 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature