Role of Mobile Applications in Mitigating Challenges Faced by Informal Saving Groups

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dc.contributor.authorWambua, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorWamuyu, Patrick Kanyi
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T11:20:45Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T11:20:45Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionConferencing Proceedingsen_US
dc.description.abstractExisting literature shows that even though governments in developing countries have continued in their efforts with reforms and other actions to expand financial access and inclusion among citizens, a segment of the population remains excluded. This comprises of low income and middle-class people who end up relying on informal saving groups for their financial needs. Despite their prevalence and importance, the informal saving groups such as Rotating Saving and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) and Accumulating Savings and Credit Association (ASCAs) continue to face a myriad of challenges with many of them collapsing. The aim of this study is to explore the usage of mobile apps to overcome the challenges faced by the ROSCAs and ASCAs. Agile software methodology was used to develop a robust mobile application for use by informal saving groups. Adoption of mobile apps technologies is important to the informal financial sector and the formal financial sector that is linked to these informal saving groups such as banks and microfinance institutions. The study reveals that the use of mobile apps was a plausible solution to the challenges experienced by the members of the informal savings groups while handling monetary transactions.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDaystar University; 2United States International University-Africaen_US
dc.identifier.citationWambua, A. & Wamuyu, P. K. (2020). "Role of Mobile Applications in Mitigating Challenges Faced by Informal Saving Groups," 2020 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa), Kampala, Uganda, 2020, pp. 1-11. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9144062en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-905824-65-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3761
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIST-Africa 2020 Conference Proceedingsen_US
dc.subjectMobile Appsen_US
dc.subjectInformal Saving Groupsen_US
dc.subjectTechnology Adoption in Informal Saving Groupsen_US
dc.titleRole of Mobile Applications in Mitigating Challenges Faced by Informal Saving Groupsen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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