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Safaricom’s M-Pesa has Kenya’s government worried what happens in the event of a crash — Quartz

A sizable portion of Kenya’s economy is now deeply ingrained in the M-Pesa platform Source: Safaricom’s M-Pesa has Kenya’s government worried what happens in the event of a crash — Quartz

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Mobile banking deals widen gap with debit cards

Kenyans have cut the average number of transactions made using bank cards to one per month from three, preferring instead to carry out payments using mobile banking channels. Source: Mobile banking deals widen gap with debit cards

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Mobile money helped 2 percent of households in Kenya rise out of poverty | Popular Science

M-PESA is letting more women break into business Source: Mobile money helped 2 percent of households in Kenya rise out of poverty | Popular Science

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