C informs how we structure a financial instrument for this target groups
For example
Can we have an instrument for saving at A and C that pays off at D and B
Can we model and insurance product that cover D and B ?
So we model instruments around the users seasonality 1/ https://twitter.com/prepaid_africa/status/1250059114992013318">https://twitter.com/prepaid_a...
For example
Can we have an instrument for saving at A and C that pays off at D and B
Can we model and insurance product that cover D and B ?
So we model instruments around the users seasonality 1/ https://twitter.com/prepaid_africa/status/1250059114992013318">https://twitter.com/prepaid_a...
First thing to do would be identifying value chains that are interdependent on cashflows
For example links between sokos and boda bodas at the borderland. If biashafa is slow at the borderland, you can expect both traders and service providers are facing similar issues /2
For example links between sokos and boda bodas at the borderland. If biashafa is slow at the borderland, you can expect both traders and service providers are facing similar issues /2
But an uber driver, might have a different pattern compared to a farmer
Once you strip out the pattern for a value chain, you can hone in an craft a financial product (for example) with a fair assessment of risk and opportunity /3
Once you strip out the pattern for a value chain, you can hone in an craft a financial product (for example) with a fair assessment of risk and opportunity /3
This why flexibility pays in markets like ours. It was my fist key lesson from prepaid.
If the payment schedule is flexible, then actors in this sector can adjust their payment plans accordingly. They can factor in your product into their budget and how they manage volatility /4
If the payment schedule is flexible, then actors in this sector can adjust their payment plans accordingly. They can factor in your product into their budget and how they manage volatility /4
For example, the success of pre_paid airtime in Africa
Over 90% of mobile phone subscribers in sub saharan africa are on flexible prepaid mobile subscriptions /5
Over 90% of mobile phone subscribers in sub saharan africa are on flexible prepaid mobile subscriptions /5
I recommend
How Nokia and Prepaid Airtime Fractionalization Gave Rise to Africa’s Digital Economy: Guest Post by Niti Bhan /6 https://kioneki.com/2019/11/17/how-nokia-and-prepaid-airtime-currency-gave-rise-to-africas-digital-economy-guest-post-by-niti-bhan/">https://kioneki.com/2019/11/1...
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