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Eric Postel

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Mobile Money in Haiti: More than Just a Concept, a New Way of Life

In early 2011, USAID, in partnership with Mercy Corps, began making payments for emergency food supplies via cell phone-based “mobile money”.   The Kenbe-La e-cash program is assisting more than 5,500 beneficiaries in the St. Marc region of Haiti.  Working with one of the largest cell phone companies in Haiti, Voila, and Unibank, Kenbe-La provides low-cost […]

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