SMS an ATM: Innovative solution for financial inclusion

Given how banks are reluctant to open even no-frills accounts for the bulk of the population—their deposits aren’t large enough to take care of the costs—it is obvious a new paradigm is called for to deliver financial services to 64% of Indians that don’t have access to formal financial services. Mobile phones offer an obvious solution given that 50-55% of Indians have mobile phones. 

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