The 2014 African Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI) Meeting will be co-hosted by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on 5-7 February in Kenya. The roundtable meeting aims to gather input regarding the shared goal of enhancing access to financial services through mobile banking. Additionally, it will outline the current status of Africa’s mobile financial services (MFS) and seek to define the opportunities, challenges and risks of taking MFS to the next level. Participants will highlight the importance of progressive MFS partnerships and discuss the win-win benefits of these co-operations.

Meeting sessions will highlight the opportunities and challenges for the private sector in expanding MFS, while simultaneously identifying recurring and new areas where more systematic engagement would help bring the vision closer to reality. An interactive session will take place to highlight the vision and plan of the participants to support the expansion of MFS in Africa. The last session is scheduled to summarize the day’s proceedings from the perspective of the AMPI membership, the private sector and development partners to articulate a joint vision for the AMPI Platform, which has the support and commitment of the key stakeholders in Africa.