Yasmina McCarty

Yasmina McCarty is the head of mobile for development at the GSMA, where she leads a global team delivering digital innovations in agriculture, energy, water, sanitation, health, financial services, identity, humanitarian response, and gender equality. Yasmina’s work brings together mobile operators, tech innovators, donors, and policymakers to tackle inequality. This work has impacted more than 55 million people to date.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Why ‘payments as a platform’ matters for the future of financial inclusion

over 6 years ago // financial technology

How can the mobile money business model evolve to increase the relevance of accounts — and to meet the changing needs of individuals and small businesses? GSMA's Yasmina McCarty explores.

Opinion: Unlocking human potential through the power of mobile innovation

about 9 years ago // GLOBAL TO LOCAL

Mobile has the power to transform lives. It can reduce poverty and provide people with access to services such as health care, education and financial services, often for the first time. In this guest column, GSMA’s Yasmina McCarty offers some key areas where mobile money drives empowerment and financial inclusion.

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