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by kitwalker12 11y ago
Commerce over text also remains a largely unexplored idea. I'm glad a friend is doing http://commerce.io/ http://commerce.io/
- Rmilb 11y agoIn Africa, Bitpesa is doing a great job of commerce over sms[1]. A third of Kenya's GDP flows through Bitpesa[2]. With people more people having access to a cell phone than proper sanitation[3]; commerce over text will increase faster in the developing world than in the west. It is definitely a trend to keep an eye on. 1. https://www.bitpesa.co/ https://www.bitpesa.co/ 2. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/31-kenya-gdp-spent-mobile-175954101.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/31-kenya-gdp-spent-mobile-1759... 3. http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/11/18/on-un-world-toilet-day-more-have-access-to-cell-phones-than-toilets http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/11/18/on-un-...
- kitwalker12 11y agodefinitely agree that the developing world is much faster in adopting commerce over text products. I think it's partly due to the high rates of data in India & Africa