Challenged by shortcomings in its infrastructure, Africa is actually seizing it as an opportunity to use cellphone technology in ways that are even more forward-thinking and creative than those currently in use in the Western world. In a piece on CNN.com, technology writer Toby Shapshak, who is based in Johannesburg, says that Africans have become [...]
How Kenya Became the World’s Market Leader in Mobile Money
July 18, 2012 | Posted by
What if anyone owning a cell-phone, whether rich or poor, also had access to financial services with the ability to save and send money safely, no matter where they are located? This is not science fiction; in fact it is already happening in Kenya, which has become the world’s market leader in mobile money. Today, [...]
