People in Kenya used to keep their savings under the mattress, or buried in a hole in the ground. Now, with the M-Pesa mobile phone device, 14 million bank accounts have been opened. It’s a revolution that has empowered tens of millions of people in some of the poorest communities in the world to start businesses and gain financial security
M-Pesa power to the people: A cheap mobile phone is transforming the lives of East Africans
