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  • have u seen the state my gran is in???

  • great reading on this theme also :) thx

  • Great reportage Ruud! Truly unique journalism, showing how the west can learn from Africa. Who needs banks...

    Way the go keeping up with the subtitles by the way, showing the english what the dutch have had to endure ;) (Actualy thought me to speak english "proper" english)

  • @Alexdelannee:

    Thats just bullshit - this system did not originate in Africa - it has been in existance in the USA for more than 20 years.

  • @throbule .explain where..coz an african country is making it in technology ,you think only the west are geniuses you so wrong..KENYAN MPESA TECHNOLOGY IS FIRST IN THE WORLD..live with it

  • @seartmboya:

    That MPSA system was designed by an Indian national, not by an American or an African.

    It also runs in many countries in ASIA and South America.

    By the way - I am not a Westerner - I too am an African.

  • Wow, Kenya more advanced in mobile banking technology than the U.S.!

  • I enjoyed the way the C.E.O. couched his remarks, as if he were acting from altruism - as if. And, how he said that one uses the system or is left behind as though they're mutually exclusive. He wishes they were! It's a great idea probably done for the wrong reasons.

  • "done for the wrong reasons". The background to the project was it was part funded by the UK government's Aid body and Vodafone's corporate and social responsibility section - its reasons were to expand access to financial services.

  • What percentage is charged for each transaction?

  • 15%. Do I get top marks in the quiz?

  • Such a different culture. Sending money around instead of having your own money.

  • "the pin number is valid for only 2 hours."

  • You sir, are and idiot.

  • i ment the film makers!!

    they show the pin!!!

  • I remember when Elmendorp did the story on Safaricom. That was the first story I heard of his, and I love getting the chance to listen to any of his other stories on the African regions.

    Great work Ruud!!

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