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IMTFI at UCI

@IMTFI

Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion is committed to creating a community of practice & inquiry into the everyday uses & meanings of money

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Joined September 2010
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In Memoriam, Jane I. Guyer bit.ly/guyer_inmem
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What actually is money? Anthropologist Dr. Bill Maurer breaks it down: it's a way to record obligations a shared memory of exchanged value. Blockchain is just the cleanest version of that we’ve ever built. Full convo on The Clear Crypto Podcast.
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Entangled Legacies of Empire. Online book launch *tomorrow* @ 12 pm ET! In defiance of those who claim that today’s capitalist system is free of racism and exploitation, this book shows that the past is not behind us; it defines our world and our lives. wp.me/paGDrD-2CU
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“Participation in a cashless economy is not a universal experience” – Looking at e-money and “cash-filled cashless transactions” in #Indonesia. Read insights from the field: bit.ly/41PbwlZ #CBDC #digitalpayments #FinancialInclusion
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Strategies for financial access in #rural El Progreso, #Mexico: collective dynamics, role of #intermediaries, and bypassing digital barriers. Read insights from the field: bit.ly/3ZzHstf #CBDC #FinancialInclusion #trust #noonesizefitsall
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US-MX #remittances - Frictions to Implement a #CBDC. Insights from the field: bit.ly/3xZ5fGB #intermediaries #Mexico #cash
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"Though #Nigeria has seen significant technological advancements in banking and payments, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) drive for a cashless economy has yet to reduce cash usage in Nigeria’s informal economy." Insights from the field: bit.ly/3Ky6YtV #CBDC #eNaira
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One of the things that stands in the way of more people using digital payments is a lack of interoperability, both for e-money and bank accounts. Read insights from the field on #womenentrepreneurs in #Indonesia. bit.ly/3kpZ2QM #CBDC #cash #urban
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What are the three obstacles to the broader adoption of digital payments in Indonesia? Read insights from the field: bit.ly/3SbwyqB #CBDC #digitalcurrency #Indonesia #cash #FinancialInclusion
ATM truck: The Real “Mobile” Service

ALT ATM truck: The Real “Mobile” Service

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“Is my money safe in your bank when I go digital?” is what senior citizens in India wanted to know when asked about the Digital Rupee (e₹), a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Read insights from the field bit.ly/3Yf7CjZ #CBDC #digitalcurrency #India #trust
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Telling financial stories through photovoice: @UCIrvine-led Community Credit project uses photos, first-person community perspectives to inform financial industry practices that create inclusion, increase trust, and fight financial disinformation. 🔗 photovoiceworldwide.com/tell…
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Maurer offers some thoughts on the ongoing #Cryptocrash
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A Tale of Three Cedis, Mobile Money, and Fintech? User Experiences in Ghana’s Evolving Moneyscape miasa.hypotheses.org/429 via @hypothesesorg
A Tale of Three Cedis, Mobile Money, and Fintech? User Experiences in Ghana’s Evolving Moneyscape

A Tale of Three Cedis, Mobile Money, and Fintech? User Experiences in Ghana’s Evolving Moneyscape

A decade ago, I published “A Tale of Two Cedis”, a psychological perspective of user experiences of adjustment to a central bank-led disruption to payments in Ghana. In that and other papers, I...

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Breaking the money taboo with UCI Community Credit researchers! Using #photovoice photography to build trusted dialogue about Californians’ daily financial lives bit.ly/moneytaboo @ucisocsci @PhotovoiceW
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Join us at UCI TOMORROW, 5/4 at 3pmPT for the hybrid roundtable discussion with IMTFI Academic Advisory Board's Funmi Arewa, "Thieving the Present – Building the Future"~
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Grateful to UCI @IMTFI @UCIHumanities, UCI Social Sciences, & UCI African American Studies for hosting Thieving the Present – Building the Future, a hybrid discussion of my book Disrupting Africa on 5/4 @ 15:00 PT. Details here: bit.ly/RegisterBuildFuture #colonialism #africatech
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Heather Horst@hahhh9 Feb 2022
Looking forward to Digital Transactions IV today and tomorrow, which kicks off with a talk by anthropology of money guru Bill Maurer. Tomorrow I get to do my bit eventbrite.com/e/digital-tra… @westsyduics
Digital Transactions in Asia IV

Digital Transactions in Asia IV

Digital transactions platforms & cultures are key to Asian social transformations: what's happening in everyday life, markets & policy?

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Join IMTFI Director Bill Maurer TODAY at 5pmPT for the opening talk, “Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia: A Regional Perspective” for the 2-day conference: #Digital Transactions in Asia IV. #CBDCs #asia
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Asia is where the real changes to money & everyday life are happening. Check out this conference on Digital transactions in Asia, happening next week, and please spread the word: eventbrite.sg/e/digital-tran…
Digital Transactions in Asia IV

Digital Transactions in Asia IV

Digital transactions platforms & cultures are key to Asian social transformations: what's happening in everyday life, markets & policy?

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Join Bill Maurer tomorrow (12/2) as he discusses sovereigns, cooperatives and publics in the seminar 'Central Bank digital currencies as a debate over intermediation' @KingsCollegeLon bit.ly/3DdjPdK #CBDCs #Blockchain
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Prof. @MehrsaBaradaran's new paper highlighted for analysis on credit, morality and small-dollar loans @TheRegReview theregreview.org/2021/11/17/…
Returning Morality to Small Dollar Lending | The Regulatory Review

Returning Morality to Small Dollar Lending | The Regulatory Review

Scholar argues that policymakers should reexamine usury laws and introduce public banking to combat payday lending.

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Registration is now open! afripoli.org/state-of-africa… Wednesday 20 October 2021 3pm - 4:30pm (CEST) Join the conversation to discuss the implementation of Africa's Digital Agenda. #africasdigitalagenda @fatenaggad @loomnie @NdzendzeBhaso
Countries in Africa are increasingly putting in place policies, strategies, and regulations to take advantage of the growing digital economy

ALT Countries in Africa are increasingly putting in place policies, strategies, and regulations to take advantage of the growing digital economy

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