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The M-Pesa Payment Platform FDCF project (DFID) An Introduction

The M-Pesa Payment Platform FDCF project (DFID) An Introduction. Nick Hughes November 2005. Customers. Banks / MicroFinance. Network Operator. The Market Need. Access to basic financial services – inc credit Secure and convenient means of ‘cash in’ and ‘cash out’ Receipt of payments

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The M-Pesa Payment Platform FDCF project (DFID) An Introduction

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  1. The M-Pesa Payment PlatformFDCF project (DFID)An Introduction Nick Hughes November 2005

  2. Customers Banks / MicroFinance Network Operator The Market Need Access to basic financial services – inc credit Secure and convenient means of ‘cash in’ and ‘cash out’ Receipt of payments Purchase of goods/services Person-to-person transfer of money Deepen provision of financial services Greater reach – new customers Grow business – new services Lower internal costs of transactions Overcome lack of physical infrastructure Added value services Enable service delivery on B2B basis Utilise deployed infrastructure Revenue generation Customer acquisition - differentiate

  3. Growth in Markets

  4. M-Pesa - Functionality • Payment platform, SMS enabled • Allows customers to receive loan disbursements, put cash in, transfer money, pay loan instalments • Allows P2P value transfer, P2B transfer and B2B • Simple user interface - application on handset, PIN protected • Sophisticated back office, management system with full reporting functionality • Low cost means of facilitating the distribution of encashment and deposit taking – can use airtime re-sellers as the distribution network • The SIM is the ATM card and the airtime agents are the ATMs • End to end security – flexible business rules (tnx charges etc)

  5. Mobile MicroFinance Delivery

  6. Agents (airtime resellers) Customer Transaction information SMS Instructions SMS Instructions How M-Pesa Works Network Account Manager

  7. Arrow Key Cash Transfer Transfer Fee Operator Fee Transaction information Example – Loan Set Up SMS: Your M-Pesa Account is credited Customer: Ash Network Account Manager

  8. SMS: Give Ash $10 SMS: Withdraw $10 from John Arrow Key Cash Transfer Transfer Fee Transaction information Agent Fee Operator Fee Cash Withdraw Example Can I withdraw $10? Yes Cash passed to Ash Customer: Ash Agent: John Network Account Manager

  9. M-Pesa - Current Status • System technical trials completed – UK and Kenya • System deployed with commercial bank (CBA) and micro-finance partner in Nairobi • Customer base for market trial capped at 1000 users – live transactions being completed • Market research confirms customers want speed / convenience, security and lower costs of money transfer • Pricing models being tested • Airtime purchase capability being added to facilitate reseller distributions • System is built to allow scale-up and transferability • E.g. charging structure, business rules such as capping, reporting

  10. M-Pesa – User Experience for Cash Withdrawal

  11. Reviewing Transactions

  12. Transactions to date [22nd Nov – 6 weeks]

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