[kictanet] [isoc_ke] Airtel hands BitPesa a Life line

Fri Jan 8 09:52:12 EAT 2016

I would think this may be a blessing in disguise for BitPesa. The lower
transaction fees on Airtel Money is a better incentive for people to join
in and use BitPesa without having the elephant in the room: Withdrawal and
Deposit charges.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:56 AM, meshack emakunat via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> HI
>
> That great news, sometimes we may be too arrogant to learn from
> history...yet history can be the best guide for the future. if it is so
> then airtel may have taken history seriously and want to progress with what
> the market demands. remember "Kencel" then "Celtel" then "Zain" then
> "Airtel". remember the kencel scratchcards for 250 kshs yet safcom had 50
> kshs scratchcard, 100 kshs kencel scratchcard yet safcom had 20 kshs
> scratchcard
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 7:04 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
> Barrack
>
> LOL! Just love that analogy..basically yes. And we know what that
> means...:-)
>
> *Ali Hussein*
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> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Ali,
>
> What does that mean Legally? Its like operating a gadget that has not
> gone through type approval at  CA, no?
>
> Regards
>
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> On 1/6/16, Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc at lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
> > Listers
> >
> > Interesting development. Details are scant at the moment but if this is
> > true goes to show that you really can't keep a good idea down.
> >
> > I particularly like the quote from BitPesa below:-
> >
> > “CBK has currently chosen not to regulate bitcoin. Unregulated business
> is
> > not illegal business and BitPesa will continue to operate and maintain
> our
> > headquarters in Kenya. BitPesa is licensed, however, by the UK’s
> Financial
> > Conduct Authority as an Authorised Payment Institution,” said the firm
> in a
> > notice.
> >
> > More on the story:-
> >
> >
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Bitcoin-trading-firm-partners-with-Airtel/-/539550/3022508/-/item/0/-/rfd7ysz/-/index.htm
> > l
> >
> >
> > *Ali Hussein*
> >
> > *Principal*
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> > *Hussein & Associates*
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> >
> >
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> >
> > Twitter: @AliHKassim
> >
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> >
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> >
> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com
> >
> >
> > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
> > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
> > organizations that I work with.
> >
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