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Roscoe Nsumbuga: Banking the Unbanked Using Biometrics

Posted By Jon On November 30, 2009 @ 9:57 am In Business,Mobile | No Comments

Roscoe Nsumbuga of Mapswitch on using biometric identification cards used as part of a money transfer service that is enabling millions of Ugandans to access low-cost banking services via their mobile phones. Recorded on November 23, 2009 at TEDxKampala [1].

Roscoe: “You see someone riding on a bicycle for 30 or 50 kilometers to reach a financial institution. This is not sustainable.”

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