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March 2017

The Future of Remittances

and Mobile Money

Ismail Ahmed,

CEO and Founder

March 2017

@WorldRemit

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Photo credit: AMISOM Public Information, Flickr

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500 Million 2016

199 Million 2014

155 Million 2012

GSMA Mobile Financial Services Report, 2015

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1 Billion 2025

1.3 billion Transactions per month

$22 billion Dec 2016

GSMA Mobile Financial Services Report, 2016

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Offline to online

Source: World Bank 2015 forecast, UN and company reports

ONLINE 60%

OFFLINE 40%

2017 2025

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42% Using IM to

discuss transfer @WorldRemit

Mobile Money vs other receive methods

Average value and frequency per month, January 2017

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1.00

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4.00

GHANA KENYA TANZANIA UGANDA

Average # transactions per user

Cash pick up Bank deposit Mobile Money deposit @WorldRemit

Remittances

a new way of communicating part of a global ecosystem enabling better lives

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