Lack of banking options leads mobile phone payments in africa
Lack of banking options leads mobile phone payments in africa
- June 6, 2013
- Marketplace Tech shows how a lack of infrastructure can lead to technological innovations
Google may be working on a program to deliver wireless Internet to Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia with the help of high-altitude inflatables, according to the Wall Street Journal. So far Google isn't commenting. But the story highlights the issue of tech infrastructure -- or lack thereof -- in the developing world. And how, in some cases, a dearth of infrastructure can actually lead to innovation... more
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