Last week, the Central Bank of Ireland held an event with former President Mary Robinson. She gave an inspiring speech2. In her remarks, she asked three things of us all: First, to take climate change personally. Second, to get angry and get active. Third, to imagine the world we need to get to in a hurry3.
As can be seen in table 2, the growth in mobile banking has been phenomenal. The number of registered mobile money customers exceeds half of the total population of Uganda, although this number may include some people who are registered with more than one operator.