[kictanet] Disruptive technology: Facebook launches Payments on WhatsApp

[Ali Hussein]

Yes. It was fought. But not the way you think. 😀

In the land of the green, there once lived a beautiful maiden called Alfa
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/safaricom-alpha/?originalSubdomain=ke>.
Alas, because she was too boisterous, annoying, and too innovative (tongue
in cheek)  😀 she couldn't cope with the other wives in the homestead she
was married into. Finally, the other co-wives maneuvered and had her kicked
out of the homestead - together with her kids. One of those kids was called
Bonga...

End of story.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

Digital Transformation


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On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 11:17 AM David Indeje via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> Lest we forget!
>
> Safaricom had such a product, may be it was fought. Kenya, the land of
> contrasts.
>
> https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/30/safaricom-rolls-out-bonga-social-networking-platform-to-augment-m-pesa/
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 11:15 AM Paul Magacha via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Listers,
>> Another disruption in the mobile payments market.
>> Who will be the biggest winners? Biggest losers? Partner or compete?
>> Today Facebook launches payments on WhatsApp in Brazil using Facebook Pay.
>> "We're making sending and receiving money as easy as sharing photos."
>> They are also enabling small businesses to make sales right within
>> WhatsApp.
>>
>> It rolls out in Brazil today but Asia and Africa will soon follow as they
>> are the biggest markets for Facebook.
>> Interesting times ahead..
>> Regards,
>> Paul.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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