Fighting competition from Mobile Network Operators in the banking sector: The case of Kenya

Emmanuelle Auriol and Alexia Gonzalez Fanfalone

No 1573, TSE Working Papers from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Abstract: This paper studies how Mobile Network Operator (MNO) impacts traditional banks’ coverage decision in a model of vertical and horizontal differentiation with asymmetric transportation costs. The competitive pressure triggered by MNOs entry on traditional banking sector leads to prices decrease and broadens financial inclusion as the traditional banking sector expands its network in response to the entry of MNOs. The model’s predictions are checked against data from Kenya, where mobile banking has been most successful. Results from the econometric model for the period 2000-2011, suggest that, roughly, for each 7 new mobile agents in a sub-locality, one new bank branch opened.

Keywords: Financial inclusion; Regulation; Mobile banking; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G18 L51 L88 L96 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ban, nep-com, nep-fdg, nep-ind, nep-ipr, nep-mon, nep-pay and nep-reg
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