Description/achievement of initiative
Zeepay’s objective is to include about 50% of the unbanked population and to ease payments and collections for the banked population in Ghana through the provision of mobile financial services with retail enablement.
Implementation methodologies
We are are developing a payment ecosystem for mobile money that will enable all actors within the value chain of smallholder farms communities to make and receive payments using mobile wallets, and will allow them to access credit based on wallet usage. The project will also provide financial literacy and sound borrowing habits within smallholder farms communities for improved access to raw materials, chemicals, and sustained livelihoods.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Through training of merchants/agents and mobile wallet holders
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Provision of services and monitored in parternership with AGRA for learning a on consumption and usage behaviors of farmers
Partner(s)
* Zeepay
* Airtel
December 2016
