Services
From opportunity studies to regulatory assessments, from partnership negotiations to vendor selection, from business planning to implementation management, our services cover all aspects of your mobile financial services projects.
Advisory
Amarante Consulting provides mobile operators, banks and microfinance institutions around the world with focused and pragmatic advice to help them successfully launch their mobile financial services.
Mobile financial services projects are complex by nature. They rely on a whole new set of technologies, partnerships and business models to deliver financial services that are commercially viable, secure and accessible to all. Success will require a sustainable ecosystem in which each partner supports the service. It will also require sound cross-organizational business processes. Most importantly, it will require commitment and sharp execution. At Amarante Consulting, we can bring this know-how and accelerate your learning curve.
Because environmental factors and market contexts differ from one country to the next, no project is similar to the other. Yet, lessons can be learnt from past projects to guide future initiatives. What worked well in Africa can be analyzed and leveraged for a different project in Latin America. Lessons learnt from Asia can be used in other parts of the world to inform strategies and accelerate roll-outs.
At Amarante Consulting, we intend to be that bridge and contribute to the dissemination of knowledge.
Program Management
Successfully rolling-out mobile financial services in a given environment requires orchestrating a multitude of tasks spanning various areas of expertise across multiple organizations. It requires sound understanding of the telecommunications business but also deep knowledge of financial regulation and services.
At Amarante, our experts have contributed to multiple roll-outs and have the know-how to complement your teams and adequately support your projects.
Training
We organize tailor-made 1-week on-site training programs for new customers embarking on a mobile financial services journey. These trainings aim at building capacity and providing the required knowledge for a team to be able to run a mobile financial services project. For details regarding the program, please contact us.
Investor search
Many projects are in the design stage and need seed funding or capital investment to develop. On the other hand, many social investors are seeking profitable but socially responsible projects to invest in. Through our network of contacts in the Private Equity/VC space, and building on our unparalleled knowledge of projects in the field, we are best positioned to help both parties meet.
We typically help our clients devise their fundraising approaches, develop their investor book and target specific investors / funding agencies based on their specific needs.