Mark Wensley

Innovation in Financial Inclusion. FinTech. Sr Program Manager. The MasterCard Foundation. Views are my own and mine alone.

[BFA Global @BFAGlobal]

Are digital platforms in emerging economies offering workers less than a job but more than a gig” or vice versa? https://t.co/a4trXfMqDV #unctadeweek #ecommerce #digitalization #digitaleconomy #digitalcommerce @FiDAPartnership @MastercardFdn @AmoloNgweno

[BFA Global @BFAGlobal]

Which choices by African #policymakers will increase the positive effects of #digitalcommerce on #employment outcomes, especially for #youth, by 2030? We explore the different scenarios in our research https://t.co/FFqHkmMify @MastercardFdn #unctadeweek #digitaleconomy

[UNIDO Geneva @UNIDO_Geneva]

"Digital divide? How do we make digital access a tool for work and livelihood and not only for consumption, that’s the issue", stressed @BFAGlobal's David Porteous at the @UNCTAD's High-Level Dialogue: From Digitalization to Development.
#UNCTADeWeek

[Mark Wensley @mwensley1]

How do we make digital a tool of production, not just consumption in #Africa? @BFAGlobal shares insights from new @MastercardFdn funded research on #youthemployment & #iworkers @UNCTAD https://t.co/dwF52ntYta

[Jacob Winiecki @jwinieck]

"DFS use among digital Kenyans" is a fascinating read! Short codes still outpace in-app behaviors. Feature phones are common, and many smartphones are underpowered, old, and “full” -by @cariboudigital and @MastercardFdn via @FiDAPartnership https://t.co/ZrjBHnjoCC

[Mastercard Foundation @MastercardFdn]

The figures: $41 million, 38 projects, 15 countries in Africa: our Fund for Rural Prosperity is having an impact on the lives of a million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read about the latest projects we're supporting: https://t.co/9sMYBdzxPl

[FIBR @FIBR_BFA]

How can #AI be beneficial to #shopkeepers? @ja_linares_ & #KevinRejko provides us with four lessons from their exploration of the use of #computervision to augment and extend #business capabilities https://t.co/fAfYUBxNdg @BFAGlobal @optimetriks @MastercardFdn #ML #MSME

[Niamh Barry @Niamhbarry85]

Tomorrow's @FiDAPartnership webinar. Ready for the unveiling of this awesome data!
Join us!

[FIBR @FIBR_BFA]

Using alternative data offers an opportunity for #FSPs to expand access to #finance for small #businesses. @ShirleyMburu shares three reasons for banks to use supplier #data for #lending to #microretailers https://t.co/czhlhqmj2p @BFAGlobal @MastercardFdn

[GSMA Mobile Money @GSMAMobileMoney]

Our 2018 State of the Industry Report provides a detailed exploration of the four key trends shaping the #mobilemoney industry today. Read it here: https://t.co/HtscivdPit #SOTIR

[BFA Global @BFAGlobal]

We’ve been mapping out possible #scenarios for #Africa’s #youthemployment. What steps can key decision makers take to create an inclusive #digitalcommerce system? Read our white paper to learn more https://t.co/FFqHkmMify #youngafricaworks #SDG8 #iworker @MastercardFdn

[FinanceDigitalAfrica @FiDAPartnership]

What are the risks of using messaging #APIs for a conversational interface and how should you plan accordingly?

#chatbots @MastercardFdn @chatbotsmag
https://t.co/HAaBGI4VXN

[Mastercard Foundation @MastercardFdn]

#DYK that digital commerce will continue to grow in #Africa and has the potential to generate more than US$500 billion a year by 2030? Learn more about the impacts that #digitalcommerce will have on Africa: https://t.co/cOyCaqJnhb

[Mark Wensley @mwensley1]

@pesa_africa @bmlyon @MastercardFdn @FiDAPartnership Agree that platforms could certainly transform the nature of work in Africa. How much? at what scale? Here are some of the issues we see https://t.co/jT2HlUjG1h

[Mark Wensley @mwensley1]

70% of the SMEs in Asia on Facebook report that the platform helped them grow. It’s time to start talking about Digital Commerce for Africa. @MastercardFdn @FiDAPartnership

[Mark Wensley @mwensley1]

What’s the potential of #digitalcommerce in #africa? Several issues will determine if 80 million opportunities can be created. @FiDAPartnership #MWC2019. @MastercardFdn @BFAGlobal

[Mastercard Foundation @MastercardFdn]

We are excited to launch our Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa report with @BFAGlobal. Learn more about how the digital revolution is changing commerce in #Africa. https://t.co/cOyCaqJnhb #DigitalCommerce

[FinanceDigitalAfrica @FiDAPartnership]

What are the revenue models for conversational interfaces? They can be broken into two structures: business to customer and business to business. See our latest blog for more detail on each: https://t.co/xRwWHRsuSh
#B2B #B2C #chatbots

[Nika Naghavi @NaghaviNika]

The commercial and economic oppurtunity of closing the #mobilegendergap @GSMAm4d https://t.co/15UvKW7PjV

[Lindsay Wallace @LindsayWallace3]

Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giants: The next mobile money revolution https://t.co/QGHq6xtXMI. Great insights from my colleague.

[FinanceDigitalAfrica @FiDAPartnership]

We agree. This is something we saw in China on our Live Learning trip and something we've written about here: https://t.co/sMYBW9V0jm

and here: https://t.co/wX7TjlTAbD

#partnerships #MWC19