Mobile payments seem to be the future of finance. Banks and other
financial and quasi-financial service providers are partnering with technology
companies to allow consumers to transact using electronic
gadgets within the confines of their homes or in conditions of their
choice. Among the many technological advancements that abound,
mobile money is more likely to have a huge impact on the economies of
sub-Saharan Africa.
This book looks at the legal aspects of regulating mobile money. A
law-in-context approach is undertaken, with insights drawn both from
practice and scholarly perspectives. Unlike most works that have written
on the subject, the book takes a rather different approach, examining
issues that are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary on law, technology
and finance. The book provides a critical analysis of novel challenges
regarding the regulation of “new forms of money” such as mobile
money.