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M-Pesa: when 鈥渕obile money鈥� revolutionizes banking in Africa

Posted on by Maya

Did you know鈥� that paying for a taxi ride with your mobile phone is easier in Nairobi than in Athens?

Did you know鈥� that the continent with fastest growth in 鈥渕obile money鈥� is Africa, a continent (too) often regarded as lagging behind the rest of the world?

Of the top twenty countries for mobile money usage, fifteen are indeed in Africa[1]. In 2012, the continent鈥檚 mobile market was worth more than $50聽billion, i.e. more than the total money sent via mobile in both Europe and North America[2]. M-Pesa, Kenya鈥檚 world-leading mobile-money system, played a massive role in this success.

Netflix and Chillin鈥� in the Mile High Club

Posted on by MLW

Netflix has long resisted offering content for offline viewing, despite being widely requested by consumers. With Amazon’s recent entry into the streaming subscription model, and most recently offering downloadable content, Prime Video has finally given customers what they have asked for. Will Netflix’s emerging dominance in original content be enough of an answer or is it time to change up their business plan?

How does Blockchain technology apply to Diamond?

Posted on by Ting

The technology most likely to change the next decade of business is not the social web, big data, the cloud, robotics, or even artificial intelligence. It鈥檚 the Blockchain, the technology behind digital currencies like Bitcoin. How could this technology be applied in protecting your diamond?