[kictanet] How Barclays Aims to Bring a Billion Unbanked into the Fold

[simiyu mse]

Change before you have to change!

On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Great Insights Elizabeth,
>
> The banks will catch up when the Tsunami arrives, Technology waits for no
> one.
>
> Regards
>
> On 8/4/16, Elizabeth Rossiello via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> > Yes!  Barclays has incubators in every major global hub, including Cape
> > Town.  These incubators have included blockchain and bitcoin companies in
> > each graduating class for the last few years.
> >
> > They have partnered with Circle, the Goldman Sachs-backed, giant that
> > dominates US, European and soon Chinese retail payments using Blockchain.
> >
> > They are working with extremely small start-ups, like Stellar, and very
> > well-funded start-ups.
> >
> > It is crazy that other African banks have been so slow to start their own
> > research!  It does not cost a lot to do this, as many start-ups would
> > partner for free.   The only cost is opening your mind.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> > kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >
> >> Tony
> >>
> >> Interesting. Barclays definitely seems to be taking Blockchain
> Technology
> >> seriously. I understand they are even incubating a Blockchain startup in
> >> South Africa. We should however note that the applications of Blockchain
> >> Technology go beyond Finance.
> >>
> >> *Ali Hussein*
> >> *Principal*
> >> *Hussein & Associates*
> >> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
> >>
> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim
> >>
> >> Skype: abu-jomo
> >>
> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
> >>
> >>
> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
> >> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >> On 4 Aug 2016, at 6:44 AM, Tony White via kictanet <
> >> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >>
> >> http://goo.gl/rcL1Yz
> >>
> >> Competition for mpesa?  It appears blockchain technology will feature
> >> prominently in this.
> >>
> >> Who would have thought that Barclays would be the disruptive 'uber' of
> >> banking?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> --
> >> Tony White
> >>
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> > --
> > Elizabeth Rossiello
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