On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote:
On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 02:26:02PM +0530, Surabhi Tomar wrote:
I just got back from Rwanda and Uganda, and systems like this (including
m-Pesa itself) are ubiquitous. However there are some interesting risks
associated with
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/04/the-invisible-bank-how-kenya-has-beaten-the-world-in-mobile-money/
The Invisible Bank: How Kenya Has Beaten the World in Mobile Money
Posted by Ken Banks of National
One important factor was - the mobile provider who promoted m-pesa was
partially owned by the government - and a significant chunk of the
company was (and is ) owned by a clique of political power brokers
An important factor for people to buy into this technology at a wide
scale. Else they'd
I just got back from Rwanda and Uganda, and systems like this (including
m-Pesa itself) are ubiquitous. However there are some interesting risks
associated with them, not so much in stealing individuals credentials, but
stealing authentication for the kiosks.
This could very well work in
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Surabhi Tomar surabhi.to...@gmail.com wrote:
This could very well work in India where the migrant workers have
trouble opening accounts in the urban areas and sending money to
remote areas back home is their primary concern.
Isn't this already being done albeit
On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 02:26:02PM +0530, Surabhi Tomar wrote:
I just got back from Rwanda and Uganda, and systems like this (including
m-Pesa itself) are ubiquitous. However there are some interesting risks
associated with them, not so much in stealing individuals credentials, but
On 05-Jul-12 2:38 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
How widespread are mobile smartphones (Android, specifically)
and cellular coverage in rural India? My guess is that Africa
would lead here.
Cellular coverage is quite ubiquitous [1] but I am not aware of any data
that specifically talks about
Rural india prefers phones that double as music players - better still if they
have a torch built into the phone
The nokia N series was a huge hit - as are tons of no name chinese etc
knockoffs of varioous smartphones
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And double sims so that they can have two numbers on the same phone which
allows use by multiple individuals.
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http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/04/the-invisible-bank-how-kenya-has-beaten-the-world-in-mobile-money/
The Invisible Bank: How Kenya Has Beaten the World in Mobile Money
Posted by Ken Banks of National Geographic Emerging Explorer on July 4, 2012
Click a few keys, exchange a few
I just got back from Rwanda and Uganda, and systems like this (including
m-Pesa itself) are ubiquitous. However there are some interesting risks
associated with them, not so much in stealing individuals credentials, but
stealing authentication for the kiosks.
-- Charles
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