{"id":861,"date":"2016-12-02T08:39:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T08:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=861"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:57:19","slug":"mobile-money-payments-technology-trends-mit-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/mobile-money-payments-technology-trends-mit-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Money &#038; Payments: Technology Trends | MIT Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Shrier, German Canale, and Alex \u201cSandy\u201d Pentland take you through the evolution of money technology with this report. This paper explores the terrain of mobile money and payments technology, the dynamics of the current system, and potential future areas for innovation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mit_mobile_and_money_payments_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/industry-fintech-MIT-reports-mobile-money-payments-tech-trends-banner.jpg\" alt=\"industry-fintech-MIT-reports-mobile-money-payments-tech-trends-banner\" width=\"970\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/industry-fintech-MIT-reports-mobile-money-payments-tech-trends-banner.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/industry-fintech-MIT-reports-mobile-money-payments-tech-trends-banner-300x108.jpg 300w, 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