Kenya: The Untold Story of M-Pesa, the Mobile Money Revolution That Inspired the World
In 2007, nearly 80 percent of Kenyan adults had no bank account. Traditional banking had failed millions of people, leaving cash as the only reliable way to survive. Yet within a few years, Kenya pioneered one of the most influential financial innovations of the modern era. That innovation was M-Pesa.
What started as a simple mobile money service evolved into a financial ecosystem that transformed Kenya's economy, lifted hundreds of thousands of households out of poverty, and became the blueprint for mobile payment systems across Asia, Europe, and beyond.
In this documentary, The African Mail explores:
• Why Kenya's banking system was broken before 2007
• The unlikely partnership that created M-Pesa
• How a simple mobile phone became a bank
• Why Kenyan banks initially fought against mobile money
• The revolutionary agent network that changed financial access forever
• How M-Pesa influenced payment systems across the world
• The economic impact of financial inclusion
• The opportunities and risks of a cashless society
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M-pesa | The African Mobile Money Innovation That Changed Global Finance
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