PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
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PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM)
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS
This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.
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CBDC WALLETS AND THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
In this publicly available GSA report, authored by Teddy Kyung Lee, central bank digital currency (CDBDC) is defined, and contrasted with crypto. In addition to basic definitions, there is an emphasis on how CBDC wallets must be secured.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) – SECURE ECOSYSTEM
A brief description of the steps that might be taken to create a retail and a wholesale central bank digital currency. This was originally a Linkedin post that was shared publicly.
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THE CONVERGENCE BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
In this Linkedin post, developments are examined as mobile phones are becoming banks in our hands (or banks are being embedded into our mobile phones). This convergence of telecom and financial services has competitive implications for both.
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OPINION: WHY FACEBOOK’S NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS A THREAT TO MPESA AND SAFARICOM
A short opinion piece arguing that Facebook’s now defunct cryptocurrency, designed for P2P payments would be a threat to both mPesa and Safaricom.
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