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Michael Joseph and Mpesa: A missed opportunity
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Village Telco: Addressing the issue of rural connectivity
In the words of African telecommunications expert Steve Song, Village Telco is “an easy-to-use, scalable, standards-based, wireless, local, do-it-yourself, telephone company toolkit”. He’s just…
Kenyan startups jump on the ‘Groupon’ bandwagon
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Being able to make something doesn’t mean you’re an entrepreneur, being able to make a business out of it does. I’ve met many great…
Kenyan startup proposes solution to modern-era information overload
In an age of information abundance, curating meaning is key. Nine months ago that is just what Jon Gosier set out to do as…
Do banks block mobile money innovation in Africa?
A recent blog posting by Dr. Bill Maurer on the CGAP website spoke about mobile money’s innovation crisis. The author claims that nothing new has…
DukaPress: A WordPress eCommerce system from Africa
DukaPress is a new customised WordPress eCommerce platform. It allows you to easily set up a fully featured online shop which can be used…
Kenya’s mobile money innovation boom
Kenya is quickly gaining a competitive advantage in the mobile payments space. Led by mobile operator giant Safaricom with their Mpesa product, the market…
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