Comments on: African Micro-Banking: What the “Big” Companies Don’t Get

By: Thoughts on Ecommerce Problems in Africa — White African

Thoughts on Ecommerce Problems in Africa — White African — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:26:00 +0000

[...] [Note: My first post on this from 2 years ago] [...]

By: Kobia Strikes Again: AfricanTees | White African

Kobia Strikes Again: AfricanTees | White African — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:10:36 +0000

[...] about this infinitum, but I’ll spare you for now. Just know that it irks me to know end and this is where it started and went [...]

By: A Nigerian Mobile Payment System: ChezolaPay | White African

A Nigerian Mobile Payment System: ChezolaPay | White African — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:23:55 +0000

[...] However, I don’t think this is the final answer for mobile payments in Africa. I stand by my earlier posts; African needs a mobile payment platform that is both banking AND carrier agnostic. I hope that [...]

By: Life Lnsurance WebLog » Blog Archive » JAPAN WOMEN-IN-DEVELOPMENT (JWID) FUND

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:08:21 +0000

[...] African Micro-Banking: What the “Big” Companies Don’t Get | White … … competition from the government in making loans … The only African Country that PayPal currently does business in is South Africa, and there only to send … that things are gonna change really fast here … http://whiteafrican.com/?p=262 [...]

By: Finally! A Mobile Payment System for Africa | White African

Finally! A Mobile Payment System for Africa | White African — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:49:10 +0000

[...] been beating my drum on this for some time, and I’m absolutely thrilled that such a leader in the IT space in [...]

By: Anynomous

Anynomous — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:11:12 +0000

Watch Equity Bank in February , they have something big planned ….

By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:45:48 +0000

After getting through all of the above, it comes down to how to answer the question from Sadat Bwambale. In Australia http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com/ have set up a system for remote indigenous artists to advertsie their wares on line using digital photos, and the site takes care of advertising, selling and getting the money back to the producers – but even in outback Australia there are reliable phones, internet, a reputable banking sector (well, almost)…which seems to be the breakdown points in Africa. Still can’t get over the idea that the cell phone economy is a huge winner…but I only got onto this idea a couple of hours ago. A peaceful Christmas to all…and keep thinking…quickly.

By: Sadat Edriss Bwambale

Sadat Edriss Bwambale — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:37:44 +0000

Dear Sir or Madam,
I am an woodcarver artist living and working in captal city of Uganda called Kampala.My artwork is exibited on gallery-world.com,but they only accept paypal payment and I have got a customer already.Please assist me what to do when I stay in Uganda.
Thanks.
Sadat Edriss Bwambale

By: White African :: where africa and technology collide » Blog Archive » A Mobile Banking System for Africa

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:19:19 +0000

[...] Those who I spoke to in Kenya this summer will remember me talking rather excitedly about the need and opportunity surrounding a mobile banking system that I called AfriPay. I didn’t really get into it in that post, but the opportunity goes beyond just providing a payment system, it also opens the door for an easy way to track and manage micro-loans. [...]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:28:17 +0000

Tangent – I am just starting to learn. Is there a reasonable way to hook into making loans as an individual through a small organization, and see who it is going to & what they are doing. How do I make these type of investments. Is there a clearing house?