Washington DC — Mobile phones are helping millions of low-income customers to access financial services for the first time, but they are also exposing them to new cyber threats they could never have imagined.
A few years ago, a friend of mine in Uganda -- let's call him Jonathon -- learned this firsthand. The trouble started when Jonathon happened to glance at his mobile phone and noticed the words "NO SERVICE" on the screen.
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