M-Pesa

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Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom

Joon Ian WongNov 26, 2015

The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago.

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Igot Expands Exchange and Remittance Services to Kenya

Yessi Bello PerezFeb 27, 2015

Bitcoin firm igot has expanded to Kenya following the acquisition of a local cryptocurrency exchange and integration with a mobile payments platform.

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Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran

Jason LeibowitzFeb 7, 2016

Wall Street veteran Jason Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters.

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What Bitcoin Can Learn From Mobile Money’s Journey

Sarah Boone MartinDec 20, 2014

Many of the greatest challenges faced by bitcoin today mirror those of its predecessor – mobile money.

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How BitPesa Plans to Reduce Friction in the Remittances Market

Kadhim ShubberJun 16, 2014

The socially-focused bitcoin startup aims to "cut through" the inefficiencies in international remittances and underdeveloped banking systems.

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37Coins Plans Worldwide Bitcoin Access With SMS-Based Wallet

Daniel Cawrey

The startup aims to provide universal bitcoin access via wallet that can be used on any cellphone.

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Bitcoin Foundation

When Will Bitcoin Be Truly Inclusive?

Danny Bradbury

The Bitcoin Foundation is trying to make bitcoin more inclusive. That's a tall order.

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Kenya

BitPesa Uses Bitcoin to Slash Kenyan Remittance Costs

Richard Boase

A new Kenyan company plans to use bitcoin, targeting the country's $1.17bn annual remittance market.

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M-Pesa

What do influential people think about bitcoin?

Daniel Cawrey

The more influential people who talk about bitcoin, positive or negative, the better off it will probably be.

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Exchanges

Afghanistan’s first recorded bitcoin transaction?

Robert Viglione

Robert Viglione makes possibly the first recorded bitcoin transaction in Afghanistan.

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Kenya

Bitcoin and M-Pesa: Why money in Kenya has gone digital

Daniel Cawrey

Bitcoin has major potential in Africa. But you might not realize how important electronic money already is there.

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Kenya

Kipochi launches M-Pesa integrated bitcoin wallet in Africa

Emily Spaven

Kipochi is now enabling people in Africa to convert bitcoins to and from the Kenyan currency M-Pesa.

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