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M-Pesa – money transfer and payments service using feature phones

by jakobdabo on 12/5/22, 8:08 PM with 1 comments

• by papandada on 12/5/22, 8:26 PM

  M-Pesa was firmly established back when I met a Kenyan friend in 2013, who lives in Nairobi. It was also the first time I encountered someone who used their phone as their sole computer, for graphic design, word processing, video, etc. etc.

  This friend didn't have a job, didn't have many possessions at all. But accomplished some amazing things with a mid-level phone and slow internet (not to mention frequent power outages).