How M-Pesa permanently changed Kenya’s economy
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What happens when banks fail to access rural parts of a country? In parts of Kenya, this was exactly the case. But, people were able to get cash, transact, and exchange money anyway - through M-Pesa. Olga, an ethnographic researcher, takes us on a trip to Kenya to see how this unfolded.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - The research method
2:07 - Kenya's turmoil in 2007
4:05 - How does M-Pesa work?
7:11 - Shoemaker POV
7:57 - M-Pesa's business model
8:57 - Side effects
10:37 - Employment!
Sources
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17531050903273768
https://www.m-pesa.africa/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128104415000038?via%3Dihub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rloG1sGBCKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRxDxnELWk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/52180676277/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldremit/33550714692/in/photostream/
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - The research method
2:07 - Kenya's turmoil in 2007
4:05 - How does M-Pesa work?
7:11 - Shoemaker POV
7:57 - M-Pesa's business model
8:57 - Side effects
10:37 - Employment!
Sources
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17531050903273768
https://www.m-pesa.africa/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128104415000038?via%3Dihub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rloG1sGBCKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRxDxnELWk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/52180676277/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldremit/33550714692/in/photostream/