Effects of Mpesa

The EFFECt of Mobile BANKING on REVENUE COLLECTION: A Case of MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER AND NAKURU WATER and SANITATION SERVICES COMPANY (nawassco)

Samuel Kimani Kamau

A Research Proposal Submitted to Graduate School in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Finance), Egerton University.

EGERTON UNIVERSITY.

FEBRUARY, 2012

DECLARATION AND RECOMMENDATION
I, Samuel Kimani Kamau, hereby declare that this research proposal is my original work and has not been presented for the award of any degree in any university, college or institution of higher learning other than Egerton University for academic credit.
Signature……………………………… Date………………………………..
Samuel Kimani Kamau. (CM11/0552/09)

SUPERVISORS’ APPROVAL
This research proposal has been submitted for examination with our approval as university supervisors:
Mrs. Mary Bosire.
Faculty of Commerce.
Accounting and Finance Department.
Egerton University.
Signature…………………………………… Date………………………………
Ms. Irene Riungu.
A. Lecturer.
Faculty of Commerce.
Accounting and Finance Department.
Egerton University.
Signature…………………………………… Date………………………………

ABSTRACT
Mobile Banking (M-banking) refers to provision and availment of banking and financial services with the help of mobile telecommunication devices. Mobile Money Transfer (MMT), an element of M-banking, is a financial innovation that has emanated from technological progress in many countries. Developments in technology have permitted alternative functionalities for mobile handsets beyond the original communication function. Among these functions is the financial service function in terms of bill payment service that is promising a faster, more convenient, safer and cheaper means of settling utility bills. From a financial product perspective, MMT has been embraced by users and has become a more popular mode of money transfer

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ACTIVITY | DURATION | FROM-TO | Preparation of proposal | 6 months | September-February, 2012 | Proposal submission |   | February, 2012 | Defending the proposal |   | February, 2012 | Data collection | 1 month | March, 2012 | Data analysis | 1 month | April, 2012 | Writing research report | 2 months | June, 2012 | Defending research report | | July, 2012 | Graduation | | December, 2012 |