Our investment decisions are shaped by relationships that have proven substantive, reliable, and successful over decades. These include longstanding partnerships with developing world Post Offices—whose infrastructure often plays a key foundational role. Our partnerships benefit all parties. Governments receive a powerful injection of funds that are beyond the reach of bureaucratic obstruction, political infighting, and corrupt practices. Partners benefit from our vision, technology, and expertise. Citizens benefit from a transformed, inclusive economy that promises stability and a better life."; ContentArray[1] = "
Transformation begins with information. Data and insights gathered in a detailed preparatory audit tell us how to design, implement, and deploy our systems and services to launch the transformation process. For example: which of the many typical PTE problems do we face? What are the capabilities of current financial systems? Where and how accessible are the banks? What are the government’s current regulatory practices, capabilities, intentions? Which potential partners in the business community—banks, retailers, small vendors, government payroll or pension schemes—can best help us implement an electronic payment platform? Is there a citizen ID system?
In some countries our technology will be utilized in an existing branch network e.g., the Post Office, banks, or retailers. In others, agents equipped with our POS machines will provide the services. These require no physical infrastructure, reducing overhead significantly while still providing a quantum leap forward in services delivery. In others mobile banking is the preferred solution.
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After identifying infrastructure needs, identifying partners, and determining technology requirements, MAP provides them—as an investor. In addition to making the process virtually immune to political wrangling, corruption, and obstruction, MAP creates much more efficient project timelines. When new technology is required, our close relationships with suppliers let us develop and deliver more quickly than the norm—dramatically reducing project completion time.
MAP’s platform allows maximum situation-centric flexibility. We can invest in adding financial services and/or channels to an existing banking system. In such cases, we can interface directly to a single system or implement on a card transaction switch with interfaces to multiple banks. If the existing system is unable to support our optimum solutions, we can build services and channels into a new system—standalone or integrated to the degree possible with the current system.
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