A mobile phone is typically the first and only modern information communication technology for inhabitants of the most remote rural areas around world.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2017
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Kenya, a pioneer in mobile money, on Thursday began selling the first ever government bonds via mobile phone, allowing anyone from teachers to shop owners to invest and fund infrastructure projects.
Business
Mar 23, 2017
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Since 2008, MIT economist Tavneet Suri has studied the financial and social impacts of Kenyan mobile-money services, which allow users to store and exchange monetary values via mobile phone. Her work has shown that these ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2016
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Ivan Kiryowa repeatedly checked the balance on his phone, nervous sweat on his cheeks, as he waited for money from a friend. Thirty minutes later, $150 had landed in his account and he sauntered into a hardware store, where ...
Business
Oct 29, 2016
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When farmer Isaac Tondo fell on lean times in Liberia's long rainy season, his brother in the capital sent 8,000 Liberian dollars (US$87) to his Lonestar mobile money account, ensuring his children's school fees would still ...
Business
Sep 28, 2016
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Dutch police and prosecutors took down an encrypted communications network Tuesday believed to have been used by criminals in the Netherlands and possibly overseas.
Security
Apr 19, 2016
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What would happen if Tanzanian women who never before owned or could afford a cellphone suddenly received one?
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2015
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Africans have long used technology developed abroad, but now a Kenyan cash transfer network which bypasses banks is being adopted in Europe.
Business
Aug 13, 2014
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For those who use a mobile wallet, a new app aims to help keep track of when electronic cash is running low.
Software
Oct 10, 2013
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Pandora stock hit an all-time high Thursday in the wake of a court ruling that should help trim its songwriter royalty costs.
Business
Sep 19, 2013
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