Economy of Kenya

Fintech and MPESA: What Mobile Money Means

Simon CockingFebruary 17, 2017

Today’s latest great guest blog postcast from long time friend and supporter of Irish Tech News, Brett King MPESA, the Swahili word for money, is Kenya's mob...

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African innovation, M-PESA’s mobile payments innovations, key lessons for banks with Lesley-Anne Vaughan

Simon CockingFebruary 3, 2017

Great guest podcast by FinTechInsider The No1 global podcast on iTunes by @11FSTeam – All about #FinTech#Banking & #Insurtech with @davidbrear @jasonbates@...

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African Technology Opportunities in Kenya, Africa’s Silicon Savannah

Simon CockingJanuary 16, 2017

Interesting Tech overview from the Business Ireland team in Kenya. Kenya, Africa’s ‘Silicon Savannah’ is emerging as a top destination for technological innovations both in the region and in Africa. From mobile payments to agri-tech startups to e...

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Why Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are investing in Fintech for the poor

Simon CockingNovember 17, 2016

Latest interesting guest post from Misys, to see previous FinTech pieces by them see here. Image from Pixabay. In the last few months, there has been specula...