Mobile money services in KenyaPay a taxi by phone in Nairobi is also easier than in New York, thanks to the mobile money system (mobile money) is the world leader of Kenya-M-PESA.When the smartphone is becoming popular, Apple, Facebook, Google and PayPal are all ready for the fight turns your phone into an electronic wallet. But the Kenyan people have worked on this for many years.M-PESA is the product of the largest network of Kenya-Safaricom. In 2007, to date, the service has had nearly 20 million users. 2013, Economist reviews this pattern move cash across the world's most successful mobile phone.Well as other inventions, this service was born to meet the needs of the people. Most of Kenya does not have a bank account, a bank branch, then the very least and more rare in the countryside. Workers on the city so hard to send money back home in the countryside. Found 8 out of 10 people of Kenya have mobile phones, Safaricom M-PESA has created.M-PESA was originally designed for people repaid the loan by using your mobile phone, to help reduce the cost of handling cash, thereby reducing the interest rate. However, after a period of testing, M-PESA has been expanded to become the popular money transfer model.After signing up for the service, customers can head to one of 85,000 agents of Safaricom on the country, bringing cash to employees. Your money will be attributed to the M-PESA account.Customers can withdraw money by any dealer, or a used mobile phones to transfer money for someone else. In this way, the cash is moved away, fast and more convenient than having to carry people, or due to other people helps. This is especially useful in Kenya-the country has many workers in the city wanted to send money back to families in the countryside. Electronic money transfers to help users save time for other important work."This is the system the Bank without the Bank", Bob Collymore-Safaricom CEO said on CBS News. By the user does not need to connect your phone to your bank account or credit card."It's like you have both banks in his pocket", a souvenir seller. The Kenyan people can buy anything with M-PESA. Because from taxi drivers, shop owners to friends and neighbors are accepting it. All they need is a mobile phone.M-PESA is successful thanks to meet quite a lot of advantages, such as the cost of transferring money by other tools is too high, the position dominates the market of money transfer system Safaricom, effective, discreet. In the post-election riots in the country in early 2008, M-PESA was used to transfer money to people trapped in the slums in Nairobi. From there, the people of Kenya started regarded M-PESA is a safe place to store money in comparison with the Bank."The money can be transferred only by Instant Messaging. It's more secure by before, money is usually transported by bus, and thieves frequently occur, "Collymore said.Thanks to the loyalty from those used originally, M-PESA then also benefit from viral effects. As many people use, it becomes more useful.In addition, M-PESA is also gradually contributing to improving the infrastructure in areas of poverty most of Kenya. The solar panels in the slums allowed households can break up with toxic oil lamp smoke, or pipes to clean water wells in rural areas are installed thanks to payments via M-PESA.M-PESA is being expanded to offer loans and savings products. It can also be used for payment of wages, bills, help users to save more time and money (because don't need to waste time queuing at the Bank). A study in 2013 indicated that rural households in Kenya using M-PESA have increased by 5-30% of income. Besides, with the availability of mobile payment platform, a series of new business have business models based on the M-PESA was born.And with Safaricom M-PESA, is huge source of income. The company only a very small fee from each transaction, but they also earn 250 million USD annually. "One said to the new greed success?," Collymore commented.
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