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Session 8: Island Ac0va0on Program: Empowerment Through Mobile Banking Jun Perez SEEDFinance 2012 RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference June 7-8, 2012 Hyatt Hotel & Manila

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Mr. Jun Perez of SEEDFINANCE explains how their partnership with SMART in the Island Activation Program supports empowerment through mobile banking during the 2012 RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference on June 8.

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Session  8:  Island  Ac0va0on  Program:      

Empowerment  Through  Mobile  Banking  

Jun Perez SEEDFinance

 

2012 RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference June 7-8, 2012

Hyatt Hotel & Manila  

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The SMART Islands Activation Program Empowerment through Mobile Banking

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Islands  Ac0va0on  Program  (IAP)  •     an  ini;a;ve  of  Smart  Communica-ons,  Inc  .,  which  aims  to  provide  mobile  based  financial  services  to  remote  communi;es.  •     designed  to  target  Microfinance  Ins;tu;ons  in  remote  areas  where  access  to  financial  services  is  limited.  •       a  partnership  of  SMART-­‐MFI-­‐SEEDFINANCE  •       enabling  island  residents  to  perform  mobile  remiEances,  e-­‐load  purchases,  bill  and  u;lity  payments  and  other  micro  purchases,  all  via  mobile.  •       launched  in  October  22,  2008  

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Islands  Ac0va0on  Program  (IAP)              

Aspira0ons    •    To   provide   communi;es   in   far   flung  areas  affordable  access  to  mobile-­‐enabled  financial  services.  

•   To   present   clients/members   of   the  Ins;tu;on   with   a   sustainable   business  opportunity   that   may   augment   their  present  livelihood  ac;vi;es      

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Role  of  SMART  on  IAP                      

SMART  •     provides  the  technology  and  access  devices  (SIM,  Smart  Money  Account)  that  makes  mobile  money  possible  •       enables  the  plaPorm  and  services  while  engaging  with  partners  who  are  willing  and  able  to  run  the  technology  

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Role  of  Partner  MFI  on  IAP  

                   

Partner  MFI  •     promotes  and  encourages  the  use  of  SMART  Money  services  among  members  of  the  community  using  merchandising  collaterals  and  promo;onal  materials  provided  by  SMART  •     loyalty  and  usage  programs  are  designed  and  implemented  by  the  Ins;tu;on  to  further  promote  SMART  Money  reloading  and  encashment  services  

 

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RemiAance  

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 Ac;vated  Smart  Money  Centers  in  71  remote  rural  communi;es.  

 

Released  7,624  Smart  Money  Cards    in  partners’  areas,  as  of  3-­‐31-­‐12  

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 SEEDFINANCE  Support    MOBILE  BEAT  :  Mobile  Banking  Educa;on  And  Training  (MBEAT)    

•       designed  to  educate  Microfinance  Ins;tu;ons,  as  well  as  microfinance  clients,  the  technical  and  prac;cal  use  of  mobile  banking  in  their  day  to  day  financial  transac;ons.  •       modules  for  MFIs  are  designed  for  Product  Planning  and  Development,  Computer  Literacy  &  MIS  Management,  Liquidity  &  Fund  Management  and  Marke;ng  &  Customer  Service.          

                 

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Clients’  experiences  ATTRIBUTES   PHYSICAL  BRANCH   BRANCHLESS  BANKING  

(THRU  SMART  MONEY)  

LOW  COST  

NEARBY   1  HABAL-­‐HABAL  RIDE  AWAY    

AT  FINGERTIPS  

SAFE   NEED  FOR  MAINTAINING  BALANCE    

NO  MINIMUM  BALANCE  

AFFORDABLE   CLIENT  PAYS  FOR  CHARGES  FOR  BELOW-­‐MAINTAINING  OR  DORMANCY  CHARGES,  ETC.    

NO  HIDDEN  CHARGES  

HIGH  VALUE  

FREQUENT  OPPORTUNITY  TO  TRANSACT    

CANNOT  TRANSACT  2  TO  3  TIMES  A  DAY  OR  MORE  

ANY  NUMBER  OF  TIMES  WITHIN  THE  DAY  

USER  FRIENDLY   CANNOT  UNDERSTAND  A  BANK  STATEMENT  OR  THE  TCS  (TRANSACTION  CODES  IN  THE  PASSBOOK)    

CAN  UNDERSTAND  A  SIMPLE  TEXT  CONFIRMATION  

VARIETY  OF  VALUES,  TERMS,  SCHEDULES  

CAN  PAY  LOANS  BASED  ON  FIXED  AMORTIZATION  SCHEDULE  

IF  AVAILABLE,  CAN  TEXT  THE  PAYMENT  ANYTIME,  EVEN  IN  ADVANCE  OF  DUE  DATE  

MULTIPLE,  CONNECTED  PRODUCTS  

SEPARATE  DEPOSIT  PASSBOOK,  LOAN  LEDGER,  ETC.  

CAN  TRANSACT  EVERYTHING  THROUGH  MOBILE  PHONE  

ADAPTED  TO  UNIQUE  NEEDS  OF  THE  POOR  

CONFINED  TO  DEPOSIT  AND  LOANS  AND  REMITTANCE  

CAN  PAY  BILLS,  LOANS,  DEPOSIT,  REMIT,  ETC.    

 

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Lessons  Learned  

•  INSTITUTIONAL  PREPARATION  IS  A  CRUCIAL  FACTOR  TO  SUCCESS  

•  CLIENTS  NEED  TO  BE  EDUCATED,  TOO,  ON  BUSINESS  POTENTIALS  

•  LIQUIDITY  HAS  TO  BE  MANAGED  CAREFULLY  •  NOVELTY  NEEDS  TO  BE  REINFORCED  BY  INTEGRATING  MOBILE  BANKING  WITH  CORE  SAVINGS  &  CREDIT  OPERATIONS  

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The  Vision  for  the  Future SMARTowns    Cashless,  Branchless  

Banking  ATMs   SMART  

money  Mobile  tellers  

•  BRINGING  MOBILE  BANKING  TO  ISLAND  COMMUNITIES  THROUGH  AN  ECOSYSTEM  OF  MOBILE/E-­‐MONEY,  ATM  MACHINES,  POS  MACHINES,  MOBILE  TELLER  MACHINES,  THROUGH  COOPERATION  OF  TELCOs,  KBs,  ATM  SOLUTIONS,  SYSTEMS  PROVIDERS,  &  MFIs  

•  CUSTOMERS  LINKED  TO  ELECTRONIC  CASH  PLATFORMS,  TRANSACTING  &  REALIZING  TRANSACTIONS  AT  THEIR  OWN  TIME,  AT  THEIR  CONVENIENT  PLACE  

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In  2010  and  2011  we  ini;ally  worked  with  savings  and  credit  coopera;ves      

In  2012,  we  partnered  with  RBAP-­‐MABS  to  assist  in  the  SMART  Money  Program    

for  rural  banks  

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We  firmly  believe...      

MOBILE  BANKING  IS  THE  WAY  TO  GO  FOR  MICROFINANCE  THAT  IS  ...  

ACCESSIBLE,  RELIABLE,  &  AFFORDABLE!  

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THANK  YOU!  That’s  all  she  wrote...