The different classes of trade of Agents providing the services |  |
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| All Classes of Trade | Digital money services may be provided by different types of players. This section discusses the categories that provide services today. | |
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| Bank/ FI | This category includes banks and financial services institutions. This generally requires a banking license or other licensing and regulation. |  |
| Big Technology/ Online Brand | This category refers to the big online brands that have entered the digital money space through their advantages in terms of large audiences/customers due to their current core services, for example Google. |  |
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| Card Scheme/ Network | This class of trade relates to card schemes, also called networks. These include Visa, MasterCard, China UnionPay, American Express, JCB and others. |  |
| Cash Network/ Agent Network | This category discusses various players who provide cash-in/cash-out services. |  |
| Cryptocurrency Exchange/Provider | This category relates to payment services providers |  |
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| Development Group | This category relates to payment systems, forums and companies engaged in development or monitoring of payments ecosystems |  |
| Donor/ Funding Agency | This category refers to Funding agencies including Donors and Venture Capitalists. |  |
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| FinTech | This category relates to Fintech companies and startups | |
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| Group/ Multinational Corporation | This category relates to groups that own shares in various players. These include large mobile operators, banking and financial institutions, retail and other holding companies. |  |
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| Insurance Provider | An insurer is defined as a person or company offering insurance policies in return for premiums. |  |
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| Microfinance Company | Microfinance is the provision of financial services to micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses that lack access to banking and related services due to the high transaction costs associated with serving these client categories. |  |
| Mobile Network Operator | A mobile network operator or MNO (also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier) is a provider of wireless communications services. |  |
| Money Transfer Operator | A Money Transfer Operator(MT), also termed as a Money Services Business (MSB) is a business entity that provides money transfer services. |  |
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| New Payment Method/ Alternative Payments | This category relates to payment providers who are engaged in providing innovative new payment methods. These may not have been traditionally involved in Payments provision. | |
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| Other | This category relates to other categories of players not discussed under specific heads. |
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| Payment Service Provider (PSP) | This category relates to payment services providers | |
| Payments Specialist | This category relates to Payment Service Providers and other players involved in Payment provision. | |
| Player/ Big Brand | This category refers to big brands with a strong footprint outside of the Payment industry. |  |
| Post Office | This category relates to Post Offices. These have a very good reach into rural areas. |  |
| Prepaid Service Provider | This category relates to prepaid card service providers |  |
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| Regulatory body/ Forums | This category includes all the regulatory bodies in charge of creating and enforcing regulations. It also includes key forums and associations of players within a specific industry. |  |
| Retail | This category relates to Retailers providing Digital Money services. A key advantage to the consumer is the ability to provide loyalty in conjunction with the payments services. |  |
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| Telecoms | This category discusses telecommunication Service Providers. |  |
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| Vendor | This category refers to Vendors who provide technical platforms and services for Digital Money. |  |
| Venture/ Equity Firm | This category refers to Vendors who provide technical platforms and services for Digital Money. |  |
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| Operations | operations of different kinds |  |