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Research Note
Kenyan banks struggle to break Safaricom’s mobile banking space monopoly
Date: Jan 29, 2013
Author:
Research
Categories:
Mobile Banking
,
Retail Banking
,
Retail Payments
Keywords:
m-Pesa
,
P2P Payments
,
Safaricom
,
Vodafone
,
M-Shwari
,
e-float
,
John Staley
,
Equity Bank
A lack of specific financial regulations governing telecommunication operators has contributed to m-Pesa’s explosive growth.
Opinion
Is Asia ready to participate in P2P lending and payments?
Date: Nov 08, 2012
Author:
Durva Lakhlani
Categories:
Innovation
,
Payments
,
Retail Banking
,
Technology & Operations
Keywords:
P2P Lending
,
Lending Club
,
Zopa
,
Prosper
,
Funding Circle
,
Paypal
,
Visa
,
SEC
,
Peer to Peer Finance Association
,
P2P Payments
,
JPMorgan
,
Wells Fargo
,
BofA
,
clearXchange
,
Popmoney
,
Citigroup
Although P2P transactions are gaining traction in the UK and US, Asian P2P businesses are still in a nascent stage.
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