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Title: Bitcoin in Kenya - trailer 1 [video] Post by: pollen_bit on March 31, 2014, 10:00:54 AM http://www.iamsatoshi.com/kenya-bitcoin-revolution/
The use of a digital form of money is embedded in the Kenyan society. Safaricom’s success in Kenya included a grand promotional campaign. Everyone gained trust in mobile payments after a colleague, friend or a cousin confirmed it was not a con. It is now as cheap as $40 to buy an Android OS phone in Kenya. Title: Re: Bitcoin in Kenya - trailer 1 [video] Post by: bitpop on March 31, 2014, 12:00:19 PM What is safaicom
Title: Re: Bitcoin in Kenya - trailer 1 [video] Post by: pollen_bit on March 31, 2014, 12:50:00 PM Safaricom, it's a typo.
It is the biggest mobile provider in East Africa (Vodacom). MPESA is Safaricom's mobile money. It is used by more than half of Kenyans. Title: Re: Bitcoin in Kenya - trailer 1 [video] Post by: RixDollar on March 31, 2014, 02:38:10 PM Would you say more than half of Kenyans use it often?
Who accepts it as a form of payment? In regards to merchants who accept it for goods/services, is the percentage growing? Do you about when this was launched? Title: Re: Bitcoin in Kenya - trailer 1 [video] Post by: pollen_bit on April 01, 2014, 07:56:09 AM @RixDollar:
Yes, half of Kenyans use it often. Everyone seem to accept it for payment (restaurants, taxis, supermarket, book stores etc.) The percentage of merchants accepting is nearly everyone already. I found out that the biggest growth was around 2011. MPESA launched publicly in 2007. |