Tag: poor Kenyans

Unserved by banks, poor Kenyans now just use a cellphone

Oct 18, 2007

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Microenterprise, Poverty, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Christian Science Monitor: Unserved by banks, poor Kenyans now just use a cellphone Service allows individuals to transfer cash and conduct business across long distances. Nairobi, Kenya – With a click of a cellphone key, Bernard Otieno makes the transfer – sending funds instantly from his residence in a sprawling Nairobi slum to his wife,…