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What is Eywa? - Eywa Media - Medium

Post corona mobility solutions for mass transit in African cities

this project since 2 years ago https://medium.com/@eywamedia/what-is-eywa-92922be0f5af

For a very long time, mobility has acted as an opportunity gateway for many. This is because, the ability to move, and how, usually…

https://medium.com/@eywamedia/what-is-eywa-92922be0f5af

“The Eywa card replaces the need to use cash or get change”

Some background

Toffene helped me write this 2 years ago after researching Nairobi and cross country matatu routes @muchangikevin https://kioneki.com/2018/08/01/how-nairobis-matatus-defied-the-will-of-kenyas-cashless-policy-makers/

How Nairobi’s Matatus Defied the Will of Kenya’s Cashless Policy Makers

Nairobi’s failed cashless experiment, an attempt to digitize all commuter payments in Kenya is a poster child on the pattern of thinking that’s left a trail of struggling Fintech experiments in the…

https://kioneki.com/2018/08/01/how-nairobis-matatus-defied-the-will-of-kenyas-cashless-policy-makers/

This article was based on my online conversations with him @muchangikevin https://kioneki.com/2018/08/27/why-fintech-wants-to-digitize-chamas-but-cant-seem-to-get-it-right/

Why African Fintech Wants To Digitize Chamas, But Can’t Seem To Get It Right

Why is the digitization of Chama groups so valuable for Fintechs and Telcos and Banks? And more interestingly, why is it such a tough nut to crack?

https://kioneki.com/2018/08/27/why-fintech-wants-to-digitize-chamas-but-cant-seem-to-get-it-right/

And this article was based on most of his ideas @muchangikevin https://kioneki.com/2018/04/29/is-financial-inclusion-in-africa-overrated/

Is Financial Inclusion in Africa Overrated?

People in Africa do not sleep and dream of having bank accounts. What they want is income to put in a bank account. Simply having a bank account gets you nowhere. Simply being cashless gets you now…

https://kioneki.com/2018/04/29/is-financial-inclusion-in-africa-overrated/

This too on Public transport @muchangikevin https://medium.com/matatu-mobility-dakar-to-nairobi-via-lagos-and/public-transport-sucks-its-perfectly-normal-45271e05d93d

Public Transport sucks

but it’s where Africa will teach the world another lesson. m-Transit after m-Pesa

https://medium.com/matatu-mobility-dakar-to-nairobi-via-lagos-and/public-transport-sucks-its-perfectly-normal-45271e05d93d

This one too @muchangikevin

How Search Engines technology can solve Africa’s mass-transit mess https://medium.com/matatu-mobility-dakar-to-nairobi-via-lagos-and/how-search-engine-technology-can-solve-africas-mass-transit-mess-c31eaa42652c

How Search Engines technology can solve Africa’s mass-transit mess

Mass Transit seems to be an unsolvable problem in emerging markets. Every city has its inglorious stories of informal transport struggles…

https://medium.com/matatu-mobility-dakar-to-nairobi-via-lagos-and/how-search-engine-technology-can-solve-africas-mass-transit-mess-c31eaa42652c

And finally this @muchangikevin

Group TigoPaare accounts in Chad may lead to Peoples’ Banks for communities across Africa https://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/telecoms-en/34992/group-tigopaare-accounts-in-chad-may-lead-to-peoples-banks-for-communities-across-africa

Definitely the caliber and experience to execute this well

Couldn’t have picked a better person for the task cc @muchangikevin

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