John V. Owens, Chief of Party
John is the Chief of Party for MABS in the Philippines, where he has focused on planning and implementing the overall MABS Program activities, along with the rest of the MABS Team since 2001.
JOHN says…
Microenterprise Access to Banking Services
Taking Microfinance to the next level
- RBAP holds 56th Annual Convention May 16, 2009
- MABS Holds 2009 RBAP-MABS National Roundtable Conference May 14, 2009
- RBAP-MABS Honors the 6th Batch of EAGLE Achievement Awardees May 13, 2009
- Asian Development Bank Takes a Look at MABS’ Mobile Phone Banking Initiatives April 16, 2009
- MABS Senior Management Orientation April 3, 2009
MABS Photos at Flickr
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John,
I am executive director of Byodo Foundation focused on opening up non-profit remittance channels. If I remember correctly I first got your name from Jenifer Isern CGAP and contacted you about a year ago? Can you give me your honest assessment of the remittance project you were involved in with G-Cash in the Phillipines? What have you learned and is the program continuing to operate successfully? Is there anything you would consider changing?
Brian Doyle
Executive Director Byodo Foundation
bdoyle@shaw.ca
Brian Doyle
By: Brian Doyle on December 27, 2008
at 11:57 am
Brian:
For local money transfers, the cash-in and cash-out functions continue to work well. Regarding international remittances, we find the new Advice & Pay service of GXI to be more appropriate and now more commonly used for international remittances. Clients prefer having the sender pay the fee instead of being charged for the regular cash-out fee.
See the video on this service at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWopYohxhEM&feature=PlayList&p=CA0D2575C53DA4DD&index=20
By: John on January 6, 2009
at 6:46 pm