M. Boukary ZONGO.                                                                 PROMOTING MOBILE BANKING AND MOBILE MONEY DEVELOPMENT IN UEMOA REGION
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                          Mr. Boukary ZONGO
                    : boukary.zongo@gmail.com 
                            or boukary.zongo@gim-uemoa.org 
                    : +221 77 446 06 65
                            ou +221 77 377 80 43
     Mr.  Boukary ZONGO is currently the Director Of Operations and Electronic 
      Mr.  Boukary ZONGO is currently the Director Of Operations and Electronic 
     Banking  Standards  of  GIM-UEMOA,  the  regional  regulator  body  and 
      Banking  Standards  of  GIM-UEMOA,  the  regional  regulator  body  and 
     guardianship  of  electronic  banking  for  West  Africa  Economic  and  Monetary 
      guardianship  of  electronic  banking  for  West  Africa  Economic  and  Monetary 
     Union federating 8 countries, 104 banks and Central Bank. Previously, he has 
      Union federating 8 countries, 104 banks and Central Bank. Previously, he has 
     worked a long term as an electronic bank expert in private banks and with 
      worked a long term as an electronic bank expert in private banks and with 
     Central Bank to define regional rules and standards before the creation of GIM-
      Central Bank to define regional rules and standards before the creation of GIM-
     UEMOA in 2003. He has also worked before in a biggest Research Center and 
      UEMOA in 2003. He has also worked before in a biggest Research Center and 
     Private society in Luxembourg, Europe. 
      Private society in Luxembourg, Europe. 
      
       
     ZONGO trains  students  in  master  1  and  master  2  electronic  banking.  He 
      ZONGO trains  students  in  master  1  and  master  2  electronic  banking.  He 
     animate  many  West  Africa  regional  seminars  federating  50  to  300  people 
      animate  many  West  Africa  regional  seminars  federating  50  to  300  people 
     coming from different countries.
      coming from different countries.
      
       
     ZONGO has degrees from Ouagadougou University BURKINA FASO, Henri 
      ZONGO has degrees from Ouagadougou University BURKINA FASO, Henri 
     Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University FRANCE.
      Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University FRANCE.                                 2
 M. Boukary ZONGO.                                                                 PROMOTING MOBILE BANKING AND MOBILE MONEY DEVELOPMENT IN UEMOA REGION
       CONTENTS
                         
                          UEMOA IN BRIEF
                         
                          GIM-UEMOA IN BRIEF
                         
                          BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES 
                         
                          GIM-MOBILE CHARACTERISTICS
                         
                          DEPLOYMENT AND PROMOTION
                         
                          CONCLUSION
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                   UEMOA IN BRIEF
                   UEMOA IN BRIEF
                   UEMOA IN BRIEF
                   UEMOA IN BRIEF
      UEMOA,  THE  WEST  AFRICAN    ECONOMIC 
      AND MONETARY UNION  IS  AN EXPERIENCE 
      WHICH  BASIC FEATURES ARE :
       the pooling of the foreign exchange reserves of 
        the member countries
       the adoption by the 8 countries of a CFA franc, 
        a common currency issued by a single central 
        bank
        the  application  of  a  uniform  banking  and 
        financial legislation throughout the Union.
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  M. Boukary ZONGO.                                                                 PROMOTING MOBILE BANKING AND MOBILE MONEY DEVELOPMENT IN UEMOA REGION
                                     UEMOA IN BRIEF
                                     UEMOA IN BRIEF
                                      UEMOA IN BRIEF
                                      UEMOA IN BRIEF
           BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTITUTIONS
                                            NUMBER OF                  NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS            NOMBER OF       NUMBER OF 
         ORDER                             INHABITANTS          BANKS         FINANCIAL        TOTAL      AGENCIES        ACCOUNTS
                                                                             INSTITUTIONS
                                             9 100 000  
               1      BENIN                                      13               0             13          158             576 294   
                                           15 000 000  
               2      BURKINA FASO                               12               5             17          188             671 131   
                                           20 800 000                                                                    1 768 868  
               3      COTE D'IVOIRE                              21               1             22          499                
                                             1 400 000                                                                         41 583  
               4      GUINEE BISSAU                               4               0             4           17                 
                                           12 400 000  
               5      MALI                                       13               3             16          291             822 924   
                                           14 300 000  
               6                                                 10               1             11          78              232 491   
           Source : « Banking Committee Report 2010 »
                      NIGER
                                           11 700 000  
               7                                                 19               2             21          305             853 859   
                      SENEGAL                                                                                                        6
                                             5 700 000  
               8      TOGO                                       12               2             14          157             583 543   
                                           90 400 000                                                                    5 550 693  
                          TOTAL                                 104              14            118         1 693