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We have learned about some leading technologies that help banking the unbanked. Mobile

banking makes banks more accessible. Mobile money also plays a crucial role in banking the

unbanked.

One noteworthy effort is M-PESA, a mobile money service that allows users to conduct basic

financial transactions without needing to access bank accounts. M-PESA is not the only mobile

payment solution, but when it comes to serving unbanked families, M-PESA is among the most

successful.

In our class, we have discussed some reasons that make M-PESA particularly effective at

improving financial inclusion. In this assignment, let’s try to look at some other mobile banking

and/or payment options. Specifically, we will focus on understanding and comparing the

following:

• Alipay: hJps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipay

• M-PESA: hJps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa

• PayPal: hJps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal

• Paytm: hJps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paytm

• Wizzit: hJps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizzit

The Wikipedia pages of these companies are included for your reference, but the Wikipedia

page is likely not enough for this report. Please add additional resources (e.g., academic

research papers, websites) at your discretion. If you use any resources, please use APA style for

your references. You may find a simple but informative guide to APA in this link. For more

detailed information regarding APA, please use the Purdue OWL website.

In this assignment, we will focus on understanding and comparing these potential mobile

solutions. Specifically, we want to unveil how they might or might not help unbanked

households.

Deliverable

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Please make sure to insert your answers to those fields. Please leave the color unchanged for

your answers (i.e., please leave it in blue).

You will be graded based on the quality of your answers to the raised questions. To make your

answers stronger, please consider citing the sources to support the evidence you provide or the

statement you make.

Assignment 3 –

Alipay

The basic information, including the founding date and the main countries the system operates in (2 points)

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How does it work? (5 points)

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What services does it provide? (5 points)

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Are bank accounts required to use the services? (3 points)

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What aspects of the system might promote its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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What aspects of the system might hinder its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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M-PESA

The basic information, including the founding date and the main countries the system operates in (2 points)

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How does it work? (5 points)

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What services does it provide? (5 points)

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Are bank accounts required to use the services? (3 points)

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What aspects of the system might promote its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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What aspects of the system might hinder its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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PayPal

The basic information, including the founding date and the main countries the system operates in (2 points)

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How does it work? (5 points)

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What services does it provide? (5 points)

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Are bank accounts required to use the services? (3 points)

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What aspects of the system might promote its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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What aspects of the system might hinder its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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Paytm

The basic information, including the founding date and the main countries the system operates in (2 points)

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How does it work? (5 points)

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What services does it provide? (5 points)

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Are bank accounts required to use the services? (3 points)

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What aspects of the system might promote its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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What aspects of the system might hinder its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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Wizzit

The basic information, including the founding date and the main countries the system operates in (2 points)

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How does it work? (5 points)

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What services does it provide? (5 points)

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Are bank accounts required to use the services? (3 points)

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What aspects of the system might promote its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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What aspects of the system might hinder its usage by unbanked families? (5 points)

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Comparing Mobile Payment Systems

Please fill in the following comparison table (10 points)

	Aspects that promote its usage by unbanked families	Aspects that hinter its usage by unbanked families
Alipay	· [Insert your answer here]	· [Insert your answer here]
M-PESA	· [Insert your answer here]	· [Insert your answer here]
PayPal	· [Insert your answer here]	· [Insert your answer here]
Paytm	· [Insert your answer here]	· [Insert your answer here]
Wizzit	· [Insert your answer here]	· [Insert your answer here]

Discuss which system best supports unbanked families and why (10 points)

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Conclusion

Summarizing your key takeaways and discussing the potential future directions in enhancing mobile systems to make them better at serving unbanked families (5 points)

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References

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