Training course on mobile banking and financial inclusion, Nairobi and Mombasa; Kenya

In recent years, financial institutions have developed innovative products and offered a wide range of services such as mobile banking in an effort to increase financial inclusiveness. Mobile banking (M-banking) refers to the access of banking services and facilities using electronic mobile devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants. Mobile banking as any transaction, involving the transfer of ownership of rights to use goods and services, which is initiated and/or completed by using mobile access to computer- mediated networks with the help of an electronic device. For example, customers can use mobile phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs) to withdraw money from their bank. Mobile banking is therefore a system that allows customers of a financial institution to conduct a number of financial transactions through a mobile device such as a mobile phone or tablet.

Who should attend

System administrators, security personnel, management who want to understand the concept underlying mobile banking

Duration

5 days

Objectives

•         Learn the mobile network architecture

·         Familiarize the call, messaging and data handling

•         Learn the mobile banking implementation

Course Outline

Module 1 – Mobile Network Fundamentals

·         Mobile Network Standards

·         Mobile Network Architecture

·         Mobile Network Interface and Protocols

·         Mobile Signaling Network

·         Mobile Network Numbering

Module 2 – Mobile Network – Call Handling

·         Location Registration

·         Location Update

·         Call Scenarios

·         MOC, MTC, MMC, MIC

·          International Roaming and Domestic Roaming

Module 3 – Mobile Network – Messaging Handling

·         SMS Architecture Platform

·         SMS Platform Interface and Protocols

·         SMS Scenarios

·          USSD Architecture Platform

·         USSD Platform Interface and Protocols

·         USSD Scenarios

Module 4 – Mobile Network – Data Network

·         GPRS Architecture Platform

·         GPRS Platform Interface and Protocols

·         GPRS Scenarios

Methodology

The trainings are delivered through mini-lectures, specific case studies and group exercises and discussions