This focus note posits that banking agents are an increasingly vital player in the push to offer financial services to the global poor. Agents, seen as extensions of the banking system, accomplish this by offsetting costs that poor customers incur when they establish low-value accounts, expanding the mobility of bank services, and expediting the lending process for borrowers. Using banking agents allows banks the flexibility to expand their services...
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DETAILS
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2011/03/01
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Brief
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82563
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2014/05/14
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Disclosed
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Réglementations sur les détaillants bancaires
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accountability
Citation
Tarazi,Ala Michael; Breloff,Paul Joseph.
Regulating Banking Agents : Réglementations sur les détaillants bancaires (French). CGAP focus note ; no. 68 Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/996231468324006990