[kictanet] Disruptive technology: Facebook launches Payments on WhatsApp

[David Indeje]

Ali,



On Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 12:18 PM Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> 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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>
> Tel: +254 713 601113
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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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