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The Digital Financial Services Guide
December 2018
INCREASING SMARTPHONE
PENETRATION IN AFRICA:
TREMENDOUS SCOPE TO
REVOLUTIONIZE THE
MOBILE MONEY MARKET
— Puneet Takyar
Smartphone adoption (Percentage of connections)
100%
90%
80%
70%
67%
78%
55%
60%
79%
59%
50%
40%
34%
30%
20%
2017
2025
10%
0%
Source: GSMA Intelligence
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
DEVELOPING MARKETS
GLOBAL