IMTFI at UCI

Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion is committed to creating a community of practice & inquiry into the everyday uses & meanings of money

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

In Memoriam, Jane I. Guyer https://t.co/TsJHMVLu9H

[Nathan Jeffay @NathanOnCrypto]

What actually is money?
Anthropologist Dr. Bill Maurer breaks it down: it's a way to record obligations a shared memory of exchanged value.
Blockchain is just the cleanest version of that we’ve ever built.
Full convo on The Clear Crypto Podcast.

[JustMoney.org @justmoneyorg]

Entangled Legacies of Empire. Online book launch *tomorrow* @ 12 pm ET! In defiance of those who claim that today’s capitalist system is free of racism and exploitation, this book shows that the past is not behind us; it defines our world and our lives.

https://t.co/FY9iAY6RwQ

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

“Participation in a cashless economy is not a universal experience” – Looking at e-money and “cash-filled cashless transactions” in #Indonesia. Read insights from the field: https://t.co/Xbod0KD8u2
#CBDC #digitalpayments #FinancialInclusion

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

Strategies for financial access in #rural El Progreso, #Mexico: collective dynamics, role of #intermediaries, and bypassing digital barriers. Read insights from the field: https://t.co/zCP4OHCLbF
#CBDC #FinancialInclusion #trust #noonesizefitsall

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

US-MX #remittances - Frictions to Implement a #CBDC. Insights from the field: https://t.co/4bwkgGvPtx #intermediaries #Mexico #cash

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

"Though #Nigeria has seen significant technological advancements in banking and payments, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) drive for a cashless economy has yet to reduce cash usage in Nigeria’s informal economy." Insights from the field: https://t.co/ddxoBvB8KT
#CBDC #eNaira

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

One of the things that stands in the way of more people using digital payments is a lack of interoperability, both for e-money and bank accounts. Read insights from the field on #womenentrepreneurs in #Indonesia. https://t.co/3Ui8IecqcT #CBDC #cash #urban

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

What are the three obstacles to the broader adoption of digital payments in Indonesia? Read insights from the field: https://t.co/ioL8GrBlYg
#CBDC #digitalcurrency #Indonesia #cash #FinancialInclusion

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

“Is my money safe in your bank when I go digital?” is what senior citizens in India wanted to know when asked about the Digital Rupee (e₹), a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Read insights from the field https://t.co/nyYTpTHphI
#CBDC #digitalcurrency #India #trust

[UCI Social Sciences @ucisocsci]

Telling financial stories through photovoice: @UCIrvine-led Community Credit project uses photos, first-person community perspectives to inform financial industry practices that create inclusion, increase trust, and fight financial disinformation.

🔗 https://t.co/TA9ySBHDRi

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

Maurer offers some thoughts on the ongoing #Cryptocrash

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

A Tale of Three Cedis, Mobile Money, and Fintech? User Experiences in Ghana’s Evolving Moneyscape https://t.co/1tOH2jgazu via @hypothesesorg

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

Breaking the money taboo with UCI Community Credit researchers! Using #photovoice photography to build trusted dialogue about Californians’ daily financial lives https://t.co/hUSdjTWXlY @ucisocsci @PhotovoiceW

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

Join us at UCI TOMORROW, 5/4 at 3pmPT for the hybrid roundtable discussion with IMTFI Academic Advisory Board's Funmi Arewa, "Thieving the Present – Building the Future"~

[funmiarewa @funmiarewa]

Grateful to UCI @IMTFI @UCIHumanities, UCI Social Sciences, & UCI African American Studies for hosting Thieving the Present – Building the Future, a hybrid discussion of my book Disrupting Africa on 5/4 @ 15:00 PT. Details here: https://t.co/gZRLe19RgV

#colonialism #africatech

[Heather Horst @hahhh]

Looking forward to Digital Transactions IV today and tomorrow, which kicks off with a talk by anthropology of money guru Bill Maurer. Tomorrow I get to do my bit https://t.co/WCHucAkcAJ @westsyduics

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

Join IMTFI Director Bill Maurer TODAY at 5pmPT for the opening talk, “Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia: A Regional Perspective” for the 2-day conference: #Digital Transactions in Asia IV. #CBDCs #asia

[Marc Steinberg @msteinbrg]

Asia is where the real changes to money & everyday life are happening. Check out this conference on Digital transactions in Asia, happening next week, and please spread the word:

https://t.co/MLymkN96OK

[IMTFI at UCI @IMTFI]

Join Bill Maurer tomorrow (12/2) as he discusses sovereigns, cooperatives and publics in the seminar 'Central Bank digital currencies as a debate over intermediation' @KingsCollegeLon https://t.co/s6bWGnErMG #CBDCs #Blockchain

[UC Irvine School of Law @UCILaw]

Prof. @MehrsaBaradaran's new paper highlighted for analysis on credit, morality and small-dollar loans @TheRegReview
https://t.co/hbjp8Kcl8v

[APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute @APRI_Africa]

Registration is now open! https://t.co/G2qGKCgVza

Wednesday 20 October 2021
3pm - 4:30pm (CEST)

Join the conversation to discuss the implementation of Africa's Digital Agenda.

#africasdigitalagenda

@fatenaggad @loomnie @NdzendzeBhaso