Mon Cash Haiti

Product Description

Mon Cash, previously Tcho Tcho Mobile, is a mobile wallet service offered by Digicel and its financial partner Scotiabank and Lajan Cash.
Users can register, for free, to the service using their SIM cards numbers and create an account that contains their money. The mobile wallet is protected by a personal PIN code, and the user is the only one who have access to make any transaction.
Mon Cash account is linked to user’s phone number (SIM card).

Target SDGs

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household, Community

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Digicel Haiti

Manufacturing/Building Method

Mobile development.

Intellectural Property Type

User Provision Model

Shortcodes

Distributions to Date Status

2.5 million subscribers

Mobile service required

USSD, SMS

Device(s) required

Phone

Additonal features required

None

Permanent network connectivity required (Y/N)

Two way communication (Y/N)

Yes

Usage rate (%)

Unknown

Literacy support (Y /N)

Yes

Languages available

French, English, Haïtien

Level of coverage needed (2G, 3G, 4G, LTE,...)

2G, 3G, 4G, LTE

Operating system and version

N/A

mFinance Application (Mobile money, insurance, loans, etc)

Mobile Money

Design Specifications

Using specific short codes, users will be able to: 1. Transfer money 2. Recharge credit for the phone or someone else's phone 3. Pay for services and goods

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Available through contact webpage.

Replacement Components

N/A

Lifecycle

N/A

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Serving the 80% of the adult population who is unbanked in Haiti.

Vetted Performance Status

The active 90-day mobile money customer base rose from 83,000 to 795,000, representing an increase of 860%
Agent activity rate rose from 28% to 93%.
Mobile money transaction value increased by 950% and volumes increased by over 2,000%

Safety

All transactions are secured.

Complementary Technical Systems

N/A

Academic Research and References

Dr. Erin B. Taylor, Dr. Espelencia Baptiste, Dr. Heather A. Horst, Mobile Money in Haiti: Potentials and Challenges, 2011

“Connecting You to the World.” n.d. Digicelgroup.Com. Accessed June 26, 2024. https://www.digicelgroup.com/en

“LajanCash Powered by HaitiPay.” n.d. Haitipay.Com. Accessed June 26, 2024. https://app.haitipay.com/connect

“Goal 16.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 26, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal16

Press Release. 2017. “GSMA Reports on Digicel’s MonCash.” Tech News TT. August 31, 2017. https://technewstt.com/pr-gsma-digicel-moncash/

Novais, Tiago. 2017. “Digicel Haiti MonCash – a Turnaround Story.” Mobile for Development. August 29, 2017. https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/connectivity-for-good/mobile-for-development/programme/mobile-money/digicel-haiti-moncash-turnaround-story/

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Evaluation methods

Case studies

Other Information

None

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