The Regulation of Mobile Money: Law and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author:   Sunduzwayo Madise
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
ISBN:  

9783030138301


Pages:   423
Publication Date:   04 April 2019
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $258.72 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

The Regulation of Mobile Money: Law and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa


Add your own review!

Overview

The emergence of mobile money and other new forms of payment has changed the sovereign foundations of money. Starting as a Department for International Development  funded project in Kenya, mobile money has now spread to many developing countries. This book looks at the regulatory issues that mobile money poses, and the potential risks to the financial system. It undertakes a comparative study of mobile money regimes in Kenya, Malaŵi, Tanzania, and South Africa. Although the main study is on Malaŵi, the lessons learnt are valuable to Sub Saharan Africa in understanding the regulatory issues surrounding mobile money. The main argument that this book makes is that the traditional regulatory architecture of supervising the financial services is ill-suited to supervise new forms of money like mobile money. With no requirement for a bank account, mobile money is not subject to prudential regulation. Mobile money is now considered a key developmental tool to achieve financial inclusion among the poor, rural based, unbanked, and underbanked. As opposed to traditional additive forms of financial inclusion, mobile money is transformative. In most jurisdictions where it has been launched, mobile money has largely been regulated using light-touch, with regulation following innovation. This work, however, proposes an approach based on the concept of really responsive regulation. This approach is best suited to embrace mobile money as it passes from the pre-financial inclusion to the post-financial inclusion phases of its evolution.  This book will appeal to students and academics in the financial regulation field. 

Full Product Details

Author:   Sunduzwayo Madise
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9783030138301


ISBN 10:   3030138305
Pages:   423
Publication Date:   04 April 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Introduction to Money.- Chapter 3. Developments in Mobile Technology and the Emergence of Mobile Money.- Chapter 4. Different Types of Regulation.- Chapter 5. Regulating Money.- Chapter 6. The Concept of Financial Inclusion.- Chapter 7. Comparative Study of Mobile Money in Kenya and Malaŵi.- Chapter 8. Malaŵi’s Existing Regulatory Framework of Mobile Money.- Chapter 9. An Alternative Regulatory Framework for Mobile Money.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.

Reviews

Author Information

Sunduzwayo Madise  recently finished his PhD at the University of Warwick, UK, and holds BSc and LLB degrees from the University of Malaŵi and an LLM from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Higher Education from Warwick. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Malaŵi. Sundu is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK (now Advance HE). A former engineer, his research interests lie in the intersection of law, technology and finance. 

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List