mercredi 12 juin 2013

Third world leads first in mobile banking

A teller at a customized mobile telephone service provider transacts through the internet 21 October 2006 in Nairobi. Amid an African explosion in mobile technology, personal ringtones are amongst a growing range of services that parallel mobile telephone service providers are offering the Kenyan market. From agricultural product prices to stock exchange intel and dating services, entrepreneur of local firm, Cellulant, Ken Njoroge is one of a growing number of innovative young entrepreneurs delivering entertainment, information and even romance to cell phone users, whose numbers have skyrocketed from 15,000 in 1999 to 5.6 million at the end of last year. AFP PHOTO/TONY KARUMBA
According to The Economist magazine, two thirds of the adult population - more than 17 million Kenyans - siphon 1.1 trillion shillings ($A13 billion) - more than a quarter of the East African country's gross domestic product - through what is the world's leading mobile money network.
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