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International Journal of Management Science  
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Factors Influencing the Use of Mobile-Phone Based Financial Services in Tanzania
International Journal of Management Science
Vol.3 , No. 2, Publication Date: Dec. 23, 2016, Page: 12-16
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Authors
 
[1]    

N. Viswanadham, Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business, the University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.

 
Abstract
 

This study assumes to identify various factors inducing the use of operative use of Mobile-phone based Financial Facilities (mobile money) Dodoma Urban is used as a study. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methods done review and semi intended interviews. A modest arbitrary trial plan was used to select defend ants since the customers and purposive sample was used to choice defend ants from workers. The study enclosed 60 respondents of which, their retorts were examined using a computer package of SPSS. The study discovers that the maximum extensively used service is M-pesa. It was exposed that subscribers use these mobile hand set commercial services not only for sending currency to domestic or networks but also for casher serves. Also mobile telephone based economic facilities providers should inferior the deal costs to move more customers to join.


Keywords
 

Financial Services, M Banking, Technology Based Services


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