Company Snapshot: Kopo Kopo
- Date:January 16, 2015
- Author(s):
- Nikhil Joseph
- Research Topic(s):
- Emerging
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Overview
Bringing East Africa's mobile payments revolution to the point of sale
Kenya’s mobile money ecosystem is ubiquitous. Yet most
Kenyan merchants still prefer to complete retail transactions in cash. By
offering value-added services that build on the transaction data, Kopo Kopo is
crossing the final frontier for mobile payments.
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