The speaker thanks the conference organizers for the opportunity to present More Money Transfers, a firm specialized in remittance payment networks. More Money Transfers was founded in 2003 to address the growing demand for affordable remittance services as an alternative to major providers charging high rates. The presentation outlines how More Money Transfers developed an in-house technology solution to professionally facilitate remittance payments and other financial services through alternative channels like retail chains at lower costs. The speaker argues that international organizations and private companies should collaborate to expand access to financial services for underserved populations through regulatory harmonization and leveraging available technology solutions.
Future of payments - Insights from Discussions Building on an initial perspe...Future Agenda
The initial perspective on the Future of Loyalty by MasterCard kicked off the Future Agenda 2.0 global discussions taking place through 2015. This summary builds on the initial view and is updated as we progress the futureagenda2.0 programme. www.futureagenda.org
In October, CIOs from large Spanish companies joined the Financial Times and HP for a roundtable event in Madrid to discuss various challenges related to the convergence of digital and the customer experience. Key themes debated during the session included delivery of consistent services across all channels, dealing with unstructured data, and driving innovation, among others.
Digital Finance Institute - Advancing digital finance innovation, transparenc...Manie Eagar
Digital Finance Institute - Advancing digital finance innovation, transparency & inclusion.
The DFI is a not-for-profit digital finance think tank, based in Vancouver BC.
The DFI represents the strategic link in digital finance between industry, academia, financial regulators and policy makers to promote sector vibrancy, resiliency and integrity through leading advocacy, research and education.
The DFI promotes dialogue and initiatives to support economic growth, skills development and job creation through digital finance innovation, transparency and inclusion across industry and public sectors in developed and emerging markets
A Cargologik.com intro deck that we speak to, based on hundreds of conversations with industry experts and our target - the independent, small to the medium-sized freight forwarder and broker market. Cargologik is a freight forwarding collaboration and communication platform being used throughout the world today.
EEFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION TO E COMMERCE
OUTLINE
1. Globalization. Definition. Characteristics. Importance. Pros and Cons
2. E Commerce. Definition. Classification. Pros and Cons
3. Effects of Globalization to E Commerce. Facts About E Commerce
4. Summary
5. Synthesis
Future of payments - Insights from Discussions Building on an initial perspe...Future Agenda
The initial perspective on the Future of Loyalty by MasterCard kicked off the Future Agenda 2.0 global discussions taking place through 2015. This summary builds on the initial view and is updated as we progress the futureagenda2.0 programme. www.futureagenda.org
In October, CIOs from large Spanish companies joined the Financial Times and HP for a roundtable event in Madrid to discuss various challenges related to the convergence of digital and the customer experience. Key themes debated during the session included delivery of consistent services across all channels, dealing with unstructured data, and driving innovation, among others.
Digital Finance Institute - Advancing digital finance innovation, transparenc...Manie Eagar
Digital Finance Institute - Advancing digital finance innovation, transparency & inclusion.
The DFI is a not-for-profit digital finance think tank, based in Vancouver BC.
The DFI represents the strategic link in digital finance between industry, academia, financial regulators and policy makers to promote sector vibrancy, resiliency and integrity through leading advocacy, research and education.
The DFI promotes dialogue and initiatives to support economic growth, skills development and job creation through digital finance innovation, transparency and inclusion across industry and public sectors in developed and emerging markets
A Cargologik.com intro deck that we speak to, based on hundreds of conversations with industry experts and our target - the independent, small to the medium-sized freight forwarder and broker market. Cargologik is a freight forwarding collaboration and communication platform being used throughout the world today.
EEFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION TO E COMMERCE
OUTLINE
1. Globalization. Definition. Characteristics. Importance. Pros and Cons
2. E Commerce. Definition. Classification. Pros and Cons
3. Effects of Globalization to E Commerce. Facts About E Commerce
4. Summary
5. Synthesis
Chasing the tale of the unicorn: Executive summaryRobin Teigland
Executive summary of our report: http://www.slideshare.net/eteigland/chasing-the-tale-of-the-unicorn-a-study-of-stockholms-misty-meadows
Stockholm currently has some of the most successful high-tech startup companies in the world. New findings from a research team at the Stockholm School of Economics suggest that infrastructure, networks, business climate and supportive policies are key factors that explain Sweden’s success. The research report is part of the Innovative Internet project, funded by the Internet Foundation in Sweden, IIS.
This report presents the preliminary results of The Innovative Internet project, a three-year project funded by the Internet Foundation in Sweden, IIS. The project’s primary objective is to examine how the internet and digitalization have influenced entrepreneurship and innovation in Sweden.
Future of digital identity programme summary - 19 mar 2019 lrFuture Agenda
How we prove that we are who or what we say we are during digital transactions and interactions is set to become one of the defining features of the next stage of the human digital transformation. Today, we are living with early attempts to solve the problem that are no longer fit for purpose. At best, the multitude of different ways we login, confirm our identities, and establish trust in claims made during digital exchanges, has become profoundly inconvenient. At worst, they have left us in a connected world which is neither safe nor secure, and in which we seem to have completely lost control of our most personal information. The next generation solutions to the digital identity challenge could change all of this.
At the end of 2018, Future Agenda undertook a major project exploring the Future of Digital Identity. With the generous support of Mastercard, the Future Agenda team ran a series of expert workshops in different locations around the world that explored the key factors that are likely to shape the future of digital identity. The programme began with an initial perspective as a provocation. Participants in the workshops then gave us new, more fully formed, insights which were in turn explored further during one-to-one interviews with major stakeholders and thinkers in the space.
We are proud to launch this report of the findings of that work
We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all of those who contributed to the programme.
As always, we consider our reports to be the start point for further conversations, and would welcome further input. If you would like to join the conversation, you can join our LinkedIn Group here. If you have any further questions or would like to have a conversation about how your organisation can best make use of our respond to the implications of the Future of Digital Identity please contact
Dr Robin Pharoah https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinpharoah,
James Alexander https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/james-alexander/0/747/617 or
Patrick Harris https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-harris-777767/
This is the initial perspective:
https://www.slideshare.net/futureagenda2/the-future-of-digital-identity-initial-perspective
This was the initial summary:
https://www.slideshare.net/futureagenda2/future-of-digital-identity-programme-summary-15-dec-2018-lr
Astrid Mitchell has a 30-year commercial career with companies within the banknote, authentication and holographic industries, including De La Rue, Applied Optical Technologies and
Bundesdruckerei. She joined the Reconnaissance Board in
2002 and, in addition to her role as Managing Director, is primarily responsible for the company’s activities in currency (including Currency News, The Coin Conference and various directories and reports through Reconnaissance’s joint venture Currency Publications Ltd.). The article provides an overview of trends and development in currency in 2017.
The Disrupted Future of Banking - How Tech Will Disrupt, Destroy, or Reinvent...ramezn
Digital technology is disrupting industry after industry. The price of computing, data storage, communication, and coordination continues to plummet. Artificial Intelligence, sharing networks, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and digitization of old analogue processes are revolutionizing huge swaths of the economy. It's these trends that are radically changing the needs and behaviors of banking customers AND it's these trends that are now forcing the banking industry to revolutionize.
Banks must disrupt themselves or be disrupted.
Presentation on blockchains for Webbdagarna in Gothenburg, Sweden and for BISS (Brightlands Smart Services Campus) in Heerlen, the Netherlands in September 2016
The Payments Innovation Jury Report, written by John Chaplin, details global trends in payments innovation, and future opportunities and challenges for the industry. The report is based on the expertise of a panel of 40 business leaders in the payments sector from 23 countries across six continents.
Chasing the tale of the unicorn: Executive summaryRobin Teigland
Executive summary of our report: http://www.slideshare.net/eteigland/chasing-the-tale-of-the-unicorn-a-study-of-stockholms-misty-meadows
Stockholm currently has some of the most successful high-tech startup companies in the world. New findings from a research team at the Stockholm School of Economics suggest that infrastructure, networks, business climate and supportive policies are key factors that explain Sweden’s success. The research report is part of the Innovative Internet project, funded by the Internet Foundation in Sweden, IIS.
This report presents the preliminary results of The Innovative Internet project, a three-year project funded by the Internet Foundation in Sweden, IIS. The project’s primary objective is to examine how the internet and digitalization have influenced entrepreneurship and innovation in Sweden.
Future of digital identity programme summary - 19 mar 2019 lrFuture Agenda
How we prove that we are who or what we say we are during digital transactions and interactions is set to become one of the defining features of the next stage of the human digital transformation. Today, we are living with early attempts to solve the problem that are no longer fit for purpose. At best, the multitude of different ways we login, confirm our identities, and establish trust in claims made during digital exchanges, has become profoundly inconvenient. At worst, they have left us in a connected world which is neither safe nor secure, and in which we seem to have completely lost control of our most personal information. The next generation solutions to the digital identity challenge could change all of this.
At the end of 2018, Future Agenda undertook a major project exploring the Future of Digital Identity. With the generous support of Mastercard, the Future Agenda team ran a series of expert workshops in different locations around the world that explored the key factors that are likely to shape the future of digital identity. The programme began with an initial perspective as a provocation. Participants in the workshops then gave us new, more fully formed, insights which were in turn explored further during one-to-one interviews with major stakeholders and thinkers in the space.
We are proud to launch this report of the findings of that work
We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all of those who contributed to the programme.
As always, we consider our reports to be the start point for further conversations, and would welcome further input. If you would like to join the conversation, you can join our LinkedIn Group here. If you have any further questions or would like to have a conversation about how your organisation can best make use of our respond to the implications of the Future of Digital Identity please contact
Dr Robin Pharoah https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinpharoah,
James Alexander https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/james-alexander/0/747/617 or
Patrick Harris https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-harris-777767/
This is the initial perspective:
https://www.slideshare.net/futureagenda2/the-future-of-digital-identity-initial-perspective
This was the initial summary:
https://www.slideshare.net/futureagenda2/future-of-digital-identity-programme-summary-15-dec-2018-lr
Astrid Mitchell has a 30-year commercial career with companies within the banknote, authentication and holographic industries, including De La Rue, Applied Optical Technologies and
Bundesdruckerei. She joined the Reconnaissance Board in
2002 and, in addition to her role as Managing Director, is primarily responsible for the company’s activities in currency (including Currency News, The Coin Conference and various directories and reports through Reconnaissance’s joint venture Currency Publications Ltd.). The article provides an overview of trends and development in currency in 2017.
The Disrupted Future of Banking - How Tech Will Disrupt, Destroy, or Reinvent...ramezn
Digital technology is disrupting industry after industry. The price of computing, data storage, communication, and coordination continues to plummet. Artificial Intelligence, sharing networks, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and digitization of old analogue processes are revolutionizing huge swaths of the economy. It's these trends that are radically changing the needs and behaviors of banking customers AND it's these trends that are now forcing the banking industry to revolutionize.
Banks must disrupt themselves or be disrupted.
Presentation on blockchains for Webbdagarna in Gothenburg, Sweden and for BISS (Brightlands Smart Services Campus) in Heerlen, the Netherlands in September 2016
The Payments Innovation Jury Report, written by John Chaplin, details global trends in payments innovation, and future opportunities and challenges for the industry. The report is based on the expertise of a panel of 40 business leaders in the payments sector from 23 countries across six continents.
We are pleased to give to you the 2015 Innovation Forecast Report. We used the principle of the triple helix while inviting influencers to co-author this edition. Thus, in the report you can find publications of entrepreneurs, scientists and government representatives. Such a combination allows to show different perspectives of thinking and bringing innovation into life.
Among the invited authors are:
Paweł Adamowicz - The Mayor of the City of Gdańsk
Sebastian Grabowski - Director of the Research and Development Centre, Orange Poland
Paweł Tkaczyk - guru of branding and allfather of Midea
Izabela Disterheft - Director of Gdansk Science and Technology Park
Sebastian Brzuzek - Head of Innovation in Meritum Bank ICB
Krzysztof Kanawka - scientist and Leader in Blue Dot Solutions
Agata Kukwa - CEO, dlaodmiany.pl
Bartosz Rychlicki – CEO, Quantum Lab
Wojciech Drewczyński – Product Owner, Gamereer
and
Marcin Kowalik – Managing Partner, Black Pearls VC
All of the authors pointed out an important trend that is worth following. Using help of Jamel interactive agency and their solution called Social Board we gathered references to these trends published by internet users worldwide. With simple click on a hashtag under each forecast you will see how the trend is growing around the world and how ideas that are connected to that topic are developing.
http://innovation.socialboard.pl/
About TRUSTED TECH FINANCE INITIATIVE Dedicated to Advancing Freedom and Oppo...Keith Krach
TRUSTED TECH FINANCE INITIATIVE
Dedicated to Advancing Freedom and Opportunity for Microentrepreneurs
by Closing the Digital Divide in Low-income Countries
The Trusted Tech Microfinance Partnership (TechFinance) is devoted to transforming the lives of microentrepreneurs by empowering them to participate in the digital economy, with innovative paths to earn income, gain confidence in trusted technology, and improve the quality of life for their families and communities.
The Trusted TechFinance (TTF) initiative will enable participants to access trusted technology products, online education, and training to make existing businesses more scalable and efficient and pursue a broad array of technology-enabled careers including programming, e-commerce, web design, customer service . The partnership leverages the strengths of Opportunity International (OI), as the global leader in issuing microloans to lift people out of poverty, and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue (KITD), as the leading global authority for advancing freedom through trusted technology.
The transformative power of trust is a key theme of the partnership. Opportunity International transforms lives through the power of its Trust banks and trust groups.
The Trusted Tech Microfinance Partnership (TechFinance) opens a new dimension of Opportunity International microfinancing in low-income countries, expanding beyond its education finance (EduFinance) and agriculture finance (AgFinance) microfinance initiatives. The partnership extends the Krach Institute’s global tech diplomacy mission to low-income countries, defending against technological authoritarianism and advancing freedom through the adoption of trusted technology.
The Trusted Tech Microfinance Partnership Solution
A need of this magnitude and complexity requires a multi-faceted solution on a massive scale. To have a profound impact on closing the digital divide, the strategy is designed to integrate all 4 critical success factors:
Noble Mission:
• Lift the poor out of poverty
• Economic empowerment of women
• Close the digital divide
• Adoption of trusted technology to defend against authoritarianism
• Advance freedom
Proven Scalable Model
• 50 years of history with $2.5 Billion in loans
• Sustainable business model with 98% payback rate
• Reach exceeding 250 million families, 94% women
• 38,000 on the ground partners in low-income communities
Whole Solution
• Low cost prepackaged integrated technology stack
• Global on-line training capability with the first public global on-line university
• Established in country banking capabilities with 25 financial service firms
• Proven methodology of Innovation with two existing programs
Critical Partners: Experience with; support from; and training programs for;
• Leading technology companies (Microsoft, DocuSign, Meta, Cisco, Google)
• US State Department and Commerce Department
• U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC), USAID, and development banks
FinTech Series_ A Journey to Understanding The World Of Fintech.pdfgetapknow
You may already realize that the world of Fintech is a highly engrossing and fast-paced environment with many innovative solutions providing new opportunities for consumers and companies across the globe, but are you taking an in-depth look at what products,
The digital labour market uder debate: Platforms, workers, rights and WorkertechAlbert Canigueral
"The digital labour market uder debate: Platforms, workers, rights and Workertech" is a study about the future of work and the future of workers. The report has been comissioned to Ouishare by Cotec Foundation with the suport of Malt.
Fintech in Ukraine 2018 (English language)UNIT.City
Introducing you the first market map of FinTech Industry in Ukraine, powered by USAID Financial Sector Transformation Project and UNIT.City.
Foreign partners, potential investors, banks often ask us about the state of any part finteсh industry of Ukraine.
Today, we present a research that will become a tool for finding partners for Ukrainian and international investors, corporations, R&D centers, journalists, startups and businesses in FinTech.
P.S. If you are creating a fintech business in Ukraine, but did not find your company on the map – write us and we will add it to the next update of this map.
Trustful and Trustworthy: Manufacturing trust in the digital era.ESADE
At the beginning of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution,
speaking about social innovation means looking at the Digital
Economy. This is a new economic paradigm, which not only
makes the Internet an infrastructure and a communication
channel but also a way of creating value. The disruption this
causes places us in a digital world that is ever more connected,
flexible and swifter, changing the social relationships we have
known hitherto out of all recognition. We are shifting from
Business-to-Consumer (B2C)1 models to bilateral or Peer-to-
Peer (P2P) models, where we can both buy and sell and link to
other users through platforms that set the economic heartbeat
of our societies.
Industry of Financial Technologies
This report on the Study of the Financial Technologies was submitted on May 3,
2016 as part of the Requirements in TM 206 Technology Marketing and
Commercialization
This Industry Study was conducted by
Alexis Dogwe
Camille Eusebio
Maurice Gonzales
Leslee May Tandoc
Al Marie Tating
under the supervision of Prof. Edison D. Cruz
Masters in Technology Management
Technology Management Center
University of the Philippines, Diliman,
Quezon City
Solving Financial Constraints with Innovative Funding SolutionGilbert Tam 譚耀宗
After the credit crunch in 2008, SMEs though they are amounted to the 80-90% of business activites but their access to funding has been greatly impacted by the traditional lenders, banks, that after the 2008 credit cruch are reluctant to maintain such business if no "bricks and mortar" are provided by sellers.
Banking & Innovation: How Financial Services Can Embrace the Customer RevolutionComrade
Financial services companies are increasingly seeing opportunities to be at the forefront of innovation. Historically, banks have been slow to translate consumer demands into technologies like paperless statements and mobile check imaging. However, they were quick to implement online banking and, today, customers who bank online are typically more satisfied as well as more cost-effective to maintain. Banks have also responded to the shift in consumer demand for mobile banking on tablets and smartphones. The next challenge facing financial services is how to address the rise of consumer trends evolving mainly outside of the industry. We’re pleased to have partnered with Matchi to publish “Banking & Innovation: How Financial Services Can Embrace the Customer Revolution." This paper focuses on three phenomena that will ultimately impact every bank:
- Crowdsourcing
- Wearable Technology
- The Sharing Economy
We explore the state of each these trends, and how they relate to financial services.
The Evolution of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India: Challenges...beulahfernandes8
Role in Financial System
NBFCs are critical in bridging the financial inclusion gap.
They provide specialized financial services that cater to segments often neglected by traditional banks.
Economic Impact
NBFCs contribute significantly to India's GDP.
They support sectors like micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), housing finance, and personal loans.
Falcon stands out as a top-tier P2P Invoice Discounting platform in India, bridging esteemed blue-chip companies and eager investors. Our goal is to transform the investment landscape in India by establishing a comprehensive destination for borrowers and investors with diverse profiles and needs, all while minimizing risk. What sets Falcon apart is the elimination of intermediaries such as commercial banks and depository institutions, allowing investors to enjoy higher yields.
how can i use my minded pi coins I need some funds.DOT TECH
If you are interested in selling your pi coins, i have a verified pi merchant, who buys pi coins and resell them to exchanges looking forward to hold till mainnet launch.
Because the core team has announced that pi network will not be doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges like huobi, bitmart and hotbit can get pi is by buying from miners.
Now a merchant stands in between these exchanges and the miners. As a link to make transactions smooth. Because right now in the enclosed mainnet you can't sell pi coins your self. You need the help of a merchant,
i will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant below. 👇 I and my friends has traded more than 3000pi coins with him successfully.
@Pi_vendor_247
What price will pi network be listed on exchangesDOT TECH
The rate at which pi will be listed is practically unknown. But due to speculations surrounding it the predicted rate is tends to be from 30$ — 50$.
So if you are interested in selling your pi network coins at a high rate tho. Or you can't wait till the mainnet launch in 2026. You can easily trade your pi coins with a merchant.
A merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold massive quantities till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
how to sell pi coins on Bitmart crypto exchangeDOT TECH
Yes. Pi network coins can be exchanged but not on bitmart exchange. Because pi network is still in the enclosed mainnet. The only way pioneers are able to trade pi coins is by reselling the pi coins to pi verified merchants.
A verified merchant is someone who buys pi network coins and resell it to exchanges looking forward to hold till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
Currently pi network is not tradable on binance or any other exchange because we are still in the enclosed mainnet.
Right now the only way to sell pi coins is by trading with a verified merchant.
What is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone verified by pi network team and allowed to barter pi coins for goods and services.
Since pi network is not doing any pre-sale The only way exchanges like binance/huobi or crypto whales can get pi is by buying from miners. And a merchant stands in between the exchanges and the miners.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant. I and my friends has traded more than 6000pi coins successfully
Tele-gram
@Pi_vendor_247
Even tho Pi network is not listed on any exchange yet.
Buying/Selling or investing in pi network coins is highly possible through the help of vendors. You can buy from vendors[ buy directly from the pi network miners and resell it]. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal vendor.
@Pi_vendor_247
how to sell pi coins at high rate quickly.DOT TECH
Where can I sell my pi coins at a high rate.
Pi is not launched yet on any exchange. But one can easily sell his or her pi coins to investors who want to hold pi till mainnet launch.
This means crypto whales want to hold pi. And you can get a good rate for selling pi to them. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor below.
A vendor is someone who buys from a miner and resell it to a holder or crypto whale.
Here is the telegram contact of my vendor:
@Pi_vendor_247
where can I find a legit pi merchant onlineDOT TECH
Yes. This is very easy what you need is a recommendation from someone who has successfully traded pi coins before with a merchant.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi network coins and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold thousands of pi coins before the open mainnet.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with
@Pi_vendor_247
what is the best method to sell pi coins in 2024DOT TECH
The best way to sell your pi coins safely is trading with an exchange..but since pi is not launched in any exchange, and second option is through a VERIFIED pi merchant.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and pioneers and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold massive amounts before mainnet launch in 2026.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade pi coins with.
@Pi_vendor_247
What website can I sell pi coins securely.DOT TECH
Currently there are no website or exchange that allow buying or selling of pi coins..
But you can still easily sell pi coins, by reselling it to exchanges/crypto whales interested in holding thousands of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell to these crypto whales and holders of pi..
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners and pi merchants stands in between the miners and the exchanges.
How can I sell my pi coins?
Selling pi coins is really easy, but first you need to migrate to mainnet wallet before you can do that. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
Tele-gram.
@Pi_vendor_247
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview.pptxmarketing367770
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview
If you're dreaming of owning a home in California's rural or suburban areas, a USDA loan might be the perfect solution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these loans to help low-to-moderate-income individuals and families achieve homeownership.
Key Features of USDA Loans:
Zero Down Payment: USDA loans require no down payment, making homeownership more accessible.
Competitive Interest Rates: These loans often come with lower interest rates compared to conventional loans.
Flexible Credit Requirements: USDA loans have more lenient credit score requirements, helping those with less-than-perfect credit.
Guaranteed Loan Program: The USDA guarantees a portion of the loan, reducing risk for lenders and expanding borrowing options.
Eligibility Criteria:
Location: The property must be located in a USDA-designated rural or suburban area. Many areas in California qualify.
Income Limits: Applicants must meet income guidelines, which vary by region and household size.
Primary Residence: The home must be used as the borrower's primary residence.
Application Process:
Find a USDA-Approved Lender: Not all lenders offer USDA loans, so it's essential to choose one approved by the USDA.
Pre-Qualification: Determine your eligibility and the amount you can borrow.
Property Search: Look for properties in eligible rural or suburban areas.
Loan Application: Submit your application, including financial and personal information.
Processing and Approval: The lender and USDA will review your application. If approved, you can proceed to closing.
USDA loans are an excellent option for those looking to buy a home in California's rural and suburban areas. With no down payment and flexible requirements, these loans make homeownership more attainable for many families. Explore your eligibility today and take the first step toward owning your dream home.
1. PRESENTATION TUNISIA 2009
Dear participants of this conference and attending Authorities:
In the first place, I would like to thank all those who made this event possible,
the FIDA authorities, and Dr. Manuel Orozco, who insisted on our attendance to
this event to take the opportunity to speak to you all and to the institutions you
represent.
I am here on behalf of More Money Transfers, a firm specialized in remittance
payment networks and different transactional modalities in alternative channels.
MORE MONEY TRANSFERS was born from the concern of people connected to the
financial system and to its various retail expressions who saw, in the
technological development dedicated to the activity, an opportunity of business
and of generating better and more affordable financial products for those who
were never properly served by the traditional system, and not because they
didn’t have the need, but rather for their impossibility to make use of these
products. I come from the Banking sector, and I have technological formation.
However, 2002 crisis in Uruguay forced me to retrain and, fortunately, to get
acquainted with the microfinance transactional world that compels us to be
creative day after day in order to solve countless challenges.
This presentation was drafted in collaboration with Sergio Perez, the firm’s CEO,
who is sitting among you, with whom I also shared this process of business
development and a model that has given us a leading role in Latin America in
terms of Remittances.
OUTLINE OF MORE MONEY TRANSFERS
Our development in the world of remittances started in 2003. Yet, some time
before that, we started participating in the local stock and exchange market in
Uruguay. The shareholders had developed a payment and collection network
based on Bild Payment activities, which had added financial products from
different players of the system, including Banks, Cooperatives, Microfinance
Institutions, service companies – both private and public -, health and private
education centres, sale of show tickets, ATMs, telephony, etc. This alternative
channel was a natural disperser for remittances which, as a result of the regional
early 2000 crisis, were growing exponentially; there was no one to meet that
demand, aside from the main players in the field such as Western Union and
Moneygram, with the resulting outrageous rates charged for the service.
In those years, companies alternative to the leading brands used informal
channels or channels whose main activity was other than the payment of
remittances as a business opportunity, and took it as a complement to their
business, rather than with the professionalism required by the volume of the
existing market. In the early years of this millennium, lists of orders to be paid
still arrived via fax or in a daily mail, at the most. Besides the lack of security and
transparency, or even the illegality of this modus operandi, there was also the
issue of the high cost and deficient service rendered.
We understood that the best ally for the transactional business development and
success was technology. That was our commitment, which led to the success of
MORE MONEY TRANSFERS.
We carried out an in-house development capable of meeting the needs of the
business, with the simplicity required for it to be available to individuals having
the characteristics of computer users with basic knowledge in the field.
Technology poses a daily challenge. Today, the opportunities it brings are beyond
our capacity to imagine, design and develop businesses.
We need to be aware of the fact that the world is democratized, technologically
speaking. The logical consequence is the inclusion, in terms of financial services,
of more and more people in the poor regions. But we also need to understand
that there are still a lot of people that have no access to them, mostly in this
continent.
Consequently, international entities and private entrepreneurs need to work
2. together. In the world of the small and medium financial institutions there is a
large amount of achievements in the technological field which would be extremely
useful, generating business opportunities and solutions for people and
organizations that lack the possibility of acquiring or developing these tools.
Entities concerned about chains of payments could be of help in this area, by
determining the need and reporting the different existing technological
possibilities. Large investments are not necessarily involved. The history of
Microfinance is full of examples of lots of money thrown in large technological
projects which have ended in great failures. There are other ways of bringing
solutions to sectors in need, and we are an example of it.
We developed technology but not to be on the hunt for a sale of soft; on the
contrary, we intend to use the solution open doors and work together with
microfinance and development institutions to help them professionalize
alternative transaction networks. Remittance payers, phone booths, retail chains
of different characteristics and concepts, might - with the appropriate technology,
the required logistics and the indispensable financial education - turn into
financial service centers for those more deprived from the system. This would
bring a drastic drop in transactional costs and would facilitate the dissemination
in these networks of products within the reach of this sector of the population.
Microcredits, microinsurances, remittances, sale of telephony services, savings,
payment of services and business exchange would provide a better quality of life
and transparency conditions to these people's existence.
Of course, technology is not the only thing that counts to achieve this new
alternative finance scenario. We must also work together in the regulatory
framework. There is currently a huge gap between the regulations existing in the
developed world and the almost total lack of this framework in some countries.
Having a regulation to be shared by regions and continents – as it would be
unrealistic to think of a universal one – should be a goal in itself. This framework
necessarily needs to be designed in collaboration with authorities and players of
the system.
In this regard, we also have the significant advantage that nowadays technology
guarantees the possibility of establishing as many controls and securities as
required by regulatory entities. This is quite relevant, as the formalization of any
activity leads to a drop in the relevant costs and the transparency we are all
seeking.
We are not here today to make a mere business introduction of MORE MONEY
TRANSFERS. We believe that our contribution is to share with you our vision
about the way companies and international and governmental organizations must
follow together so that the remedy to the lack of financial solutions of those in
greatest need may also become a sound business opportunity for private
enterprises.
Technological solutions are at hand. The rest is up to our imagination and our
commitment.
Thank you.
TUNISIA, OCTOBER 22, 2009
Rafael Ubilla, Business Manager
Sergio Perez Ruiz, CEO
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