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Deepening financial inclusion through agent banking
Innovation Forum
27 March 2013

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) hosted their Innovation Forum titled "Deepening Financial Inclusion through Agent Banking".The event was attended by Deposit Money Banks, Microfinance Banks, Mobile Money Operators, Mobile Network Operators Industry Regulators, Agent Network Organisations, among others.

From data to action: making financial inclusion real in Nigeria
Innovation Forum
22 November 2012

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) made public the results from its Access to Financial Services in Nigeria) 2012 survey at its Innovation Forum titled, "From Data to Action: Making Financial Inclusion Real in Nigeria", which was held on Thursday November 22, 2012 in Lagos. Specifically, the EFInA Access to Financial Services in Nigeria 2012 survey among other things, aims to measure trends in access and usage of financial services in Nigeria from 2008 to 2012, and to establish credible benchmarks and indicators of financial penetration in Nigeria. EFInA is the leading financial sector development organisation promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria.

Agent networks: opportunities for mobile money in the distribution value chain
Innovation Forum
19 September 2012

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) hosted their Innovation Forum titled, “Agent Networks: Opportunities for Mobile Money in the Distribution Value Chain.” The event was attended by licensed Mobile Money Operators (MMOs), Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), industry regulators, corporate organisations with large distribution networks, payments infrastructure service providers and trade associations, among others.

Understanding co-operatives in Nigeria: co-operatives as a channel for enhancing financial inclusion
Innovation Forum
18 September 2012

EFInA hosted an Innovation Forum to highlight opportunities for using co-operatives as a channel for enhancing financial inclusion in Nigeria.

The challenges of building and operating mobile money services in Nigeria
Innovation Forum
15 May 2012

EFInA hosted its quarterly Innovation Forum to evaluate and discuss the challenges of building and operating mobile money services in Nigeria. The Forum was attended by a cross-section of licensed mobile money scheme operators and industry stakeholders, that were seeking to gain valuable insights on how to overcome the challenges they are facing in launching mobile money services. The key issues identified by participants include: consumer awareness/education, agent network management, interoperability between scheme operators, connectivity to the telecom companies, network reliability, and shortage of industry experts.