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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: waldox on September 10, 2014, 07:06:25 PM



Title: Video: Working Stories Of Bitcoin/M-Pesa In Kenya
Post by: waldox on September 10, 2014, 07:06:25 PM
http://youtu.be/IBWH7Sea3Xo

very good informative video about bitcoin and mpesa usage in 3rd world kenya african country.
talks about the problems with mpesa and how bitcoin can usurp mpesa's dominant position.


Title: Re: Video: Working Stories Of Bitcoin/M-Pesa In Kenya
Post by: pollen_bit on September 22, 2014, 07:25:43 AM
thanks for posting  8)


Title: Re: Video: Working Stories Of Bitcoin/M-Pesa In Kenya
Post by: Bitcoinpro on September 22, 2014, 10:56:17 AM
Using mobile phone credit to buy things had been around for at least 15 years, it's nothing new and its nothing like Crypto at all. Crypto will steam roll M-Pesa like it never existed !


Title: Re: Video: Working Stories Of Bitcoin/M-Pesa In Kenya
Post by: Kprawn on September 22, 2014, 11:14:37 AM
I am still not sure if the M-Pesa technology runs on the Bitcoin protocol or if it is a technology on it's own.

Somewhere on this forum, someone posted on M-Pesa saying that they incorporated Bitcoin, I just cannot find it.

I know the M-Pesa technology are huge in Africa and every other person are using it to buy "Air-time" for their phones.

Can someone find out for us, if bitcoin are the under luying technology? Or are they using their own fiat currency and just added Bitcoin as a currency?


Title: Re: Video: Working Stories Of Bitcoin/M-Pesa In Kenya
Post by: blatchcorn on September 22, 2014, 11:24:06 AM
Using mobile phone credit to buy things had been around for at least 15 years, it's nothing new and its nothing like Crypto at all. Crypto will steam roll M-Pesa like it never existed !
Not sure about steam roll.  But slowly replace maybe