<div dir="ltr">In my opinion what Equity is asking for is for a common platform aka a common account that can be credited and debited by airtel money, yu cash orange money, tangaza etc in the manner that a visa credit card is open game for any merchant, bank etc. This way M-pesa becomes a platform and not a safaricom product. <div>
<br></div><div>I actually don't see how Safaricom looses in this scenario. Exponentially more transaction fee collections, Increased dependence by industry players, maintain the intellectual property and ownership of the platform etc. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Maybe they are reluctant due to technological immaturity. I also wouldn't want to embarrass myself after being feted worldwide. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Kivuva <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
@areba, what Equity wants, if I'm not wrong is the ability for you to<br>
setup a club within MPESA where you can use the platform to transfer<br>
funds without them passing through Safaricom.<br>
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The MPESA platform becomes an enabler. Unless anybody else has a<br>
better understanding.<br>
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