Chinese AI startups are turning WhatsApp chats and Kenya’s M‑Pay system into a massive, unregulated gig workforce for data labeling and content moderation. The model raises serious questions about labor rights, privacy and the future of open‑source AI. Dive into the details of this cross‑continental experiment. #AI #WhatsApp #MPesa #GigEconomy

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/chinese-ai-firms-build-unregulated-workforce-via-whatsapp-mobile

#MPESA’s market share drops for sixth straight quarter as Airtel Money gains ground - https://techcabal.com/2025/06/30/m-pesa-market-share-drops-for-sixth-quarter/ "decline began after #Kenya introduced mobile money interoperability in 2022" significant

Africa: M-Pesa Market Share Declines for Fifth Consecutive Quarter: [Daba Finance] TLDR http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJfr8R #MPesa #Africa #MarketShare #FinanceNews #MobilePayments

80% der Kenianer haben kein eigenes Bankkonto, deshalb hat sich hier #MPesa als Bezahlsystem etabliert. Damit hast du quasi deine mobile Bank in der Hosentasche. Um Geld mit dem Smartphone zu senden, brauchst du nur die Telefonnummer, dann auf "send Money" tippen und der eingebenene Betrag wird auf das entsprechende Handy übertragen. Mit MPesa kann hier überall bezahlt werden, auch die Bananen beim Straßenhändler. Habe das auch, um hier nicht mit so viel Bargeld herumzulaufen...
#Kenia

@SlimSocial @drkarambadiaby #Mpesa ist keine Währung. Es ist eine Möglichkeit zu bezahlen oder Geld zu verschicken. Welche Kritik gibt es denn konkret?

@drkarambadiaby Das stimmt leider. Dabei hat der Kontinent eigentlich so viel zu bieten. #Afrika ist mehr als nur Krisen, Hunger, Krieg und Gewalt. Afrika heißt auch Potenzial, Kreativität und Ideen. Und in manchen Belangen ist uns der Kontinent mittlerweile schon meilenweit voraus. Zum Beispiel #Rwanda beim Thema #Emobilität: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/05/electric-motorbikes-rwanda-ampersand/. Mit der Internetverbindung auf dem Lande oder digitalen Bezahlmöglichkeiten, wie zum Beispiel #Mpesa, will ich jetzt gar nicht erst anfangen...

Gonna try to use #mpesa 😬

Auch die kleine Verkäufsstände am Straßenrand bieten bargeldlose Zahlung über M-PESA (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa). Eine Zahlungsart über einfache Handys und ganz ohne Bankkonto. #Kenia #MPesa

#Africa #Kenya #MPesa #Scammers #Scamming: "M-Pesa’s ubiquity has attracted many scammers. In 2021, a FinAccess survey found that nearly half of the Kenyans using mobile money had fallen victim to fraud or accidentally transferred money to the wrong recipients. That figure was 8.4% higher than the previous year. In 2022, a CBK report showed that 6.1% of mobile banking users and 25.9% of mobile money users had lost money through cybercrime.

In February 2023, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested eight men alleged to be members of a criminal syndicate that had defrauded mobile money users of more than 500 million Kenyan shillings ($3.8 million). Some towns, such as Mulot in Bomet County, have emerged as operating hubs for the M-Pesa SIM-swap fraud syndicates.

In 2022, Abdi Zeila, a Kenyan businessman, filed a class action suit against Safaricom and the country’s communications authority for exposing him to fraud. Zeila had lost 495,651 Kenyan shillings ($3,766) to SIM swap fraudsters. The court also opened the door for him to invite more victims of SIM swap fraud to join the suit."

https://restofworld.org/2023/mpesa-sim-swap-fraud/

Kenya and India have been the global finance / @WorldBank, @IMFNews hubs for autocracy experimentation and successful candidates get exported to rest of 3rd world and ultra successful candidates get universalised.

#Mpesa #Aadhaar #HealthID #HackingJudiciary
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RT @ShivamShankarS
Kenya bana ke maanenge! @iam_anandv. https://twitter.com/apar1984/status/1560947787248058369
https://twitter.com/ShivamShankarS/status/1561022039162425344

The Potential of Cryptocurrency for Kenya’s Youth

https://www.mercycorps.org/research-resources/potential-cryptocurrency-kenya-youth

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Report (PDF):
https://www.mercycorps.org/pilot-insights-report

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Thread by @kenyanwalstreet on Thread Reader App

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1496416276788527104.html

"Kotani Pay charges a two percent off-ramp fee, essentially serving as the currency conversion fee."

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #CryptoForGood #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #DigitalMicrowork #Microwork #MicroWorker #DigitalMicroWorker #MercyCorps #Corsali #Appen #CELO #cUSD #mPesa #KSh #KES #USDKES #Kenya 🇰🇪 #Africa 🌍

KRA Commissioner General: We have acquired a lot of technology to scan your life on social media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy9PAU6sg4Q

"We have this information. We can see you are enjoying a good life. We will show you. We can even show you the balance of your bank account."

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #SocialMedia #Tracking #FinancialPrivacy #Dystopia #1984 #Authoritarian #Spyware #Pegasus #ProjectPegasus #Bank #Taxes #Tax #Surveillance #LifestyleAudit #FinancialSurveillance #mPesa #Commissioner #KRA #Kenya 🇰🇪

Looks like an m-Pesa payment method will not be getting added to @Bisq

Reasons?
Score: 7/32
Percentage: 21.88%

- Risk of chargebacks
- SMS based payments (no ability to prove payment made / received
- No web or mobile app for payments

https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5022#issuecomment-822050173

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M-Pesa has been scored for inclusion to Bisq:
https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5022#issuecomment-822049505

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #Bisq #BisqNetwork #mPesa #MobileMoney #Kenya #P2P #PeerToPeer #Pleb2Pleb #P2PTrading #P2PTrader #P2PPlatform #P2PTradingPlatform #P2PExchange

RT @ArturPaxful@Twitter.com

We rolled out #ETH buying selling for everyone! Great video by one of our #paxfulpeer how to get started!

https://twitter.com/ArturPaxful/status/1383132364155580416

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How to buy Ethereum with MPESA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKgz6Ij7aBo

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #P2P #PeerToPeer #Pleb2Pleb #P2PTrading #P2PTrader #P2PPlatform #P2PTradingPlatform #P2PExchange #Altcoins #Ethereum #USDt #Tether #MPesa #Paxful #ArturPaxful

How to Trade Bitcoin in Kenya with MPESA Using the Bitzlato Telegram Bot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1OVfW_4p3Y

The video covers the following:

- How to buy and sell bitcoin using the Telegram bot
- How to create gift codes on the Telegram bot
- The pros of using the Telegram bot over the web version

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #Bitzlato #Telegram #Exchange #Bot #PersonToPerson #Pleb2Pleb #P2P #P2PPlatform #P2PTrading #P2PTradingPlatform #MPesa #MobileMoney #Kenya #Africa

Akoin TAN Agents activating entrepreneurs in Mwale City and beyond

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/536264433/akoin-tan-agents-activating-entrepreneurs-in-mwale-city-and-beyond

"TAN helps bring together store merchants and entrepreneurs in Africa who make a market for Akoin, Bitcoin, U.S. Dollars, the BitMinutes tokens, and local currencies."

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #Mwale #MwaleCity #MMTC #Butere #Kakamega #Kenya #Africa #EastAfrica #Akoin #Akon #BitMinutes #TrustedTAN #TrustedAgentNetwork #CashInCashOut #CICO #Exchange #AgentNetwork #MobileMoney #MPesa #Market #Convert #Cash

@muriuki

If you are looking to sell bitcoin in #Kenya, there are a number of #P2P trading platforms in which you can do that and receive payment via #MPesa, domestic bank transfer, or in-person via cash even.

P2P OTC Exchanges (e.g., Bisq, HodlHodl, LocalCoinSwap, etc.):
https://cointastical.medium.com/p2p-otc-exchanges-e-g-localbitcoins-bisq-hodlhodl-etc-20f293a2c72e

If you sell BTC on a recurring basis, you might want to consider becoming a #Binance P2P merchant. Details here:
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684900890/Binance-P2P-Buy-Bitcoin-in-Kenya-via-MPesa

Bitcoin Exchange Methods In #Africa:
https://kenyacoin.medium.com/bitcoin-exchange-methods-in-africa-39ec3bbb859b

RT naijacrypto2:

#NAIJACRYPTO LISTS #KENYAN SHILLING! 😲
You can now trade KES pairs on the Naijacrypto exchange,

https://twitter.com/naijacrypto2/status/1362470911421652998

BTC/KES Bitcoin for Kenyan Shilling
https://naijacrypto.com/exchange/BTC_KES

Fund your #KES wallet using either #mPesa or #banktransfer. Withdraw KES is via #bank transfer only.

Currently a 0.0001 BTC tx fee on BTC withdrawals plus a 0.0006 BTC "commission" for the withdrawal. 😦

NaijaCrypto Launches in Kenya with Kenya Shilling (KES) Trading Pairs
https://bitcoinke.io/2021/02/naijacrypto-launches-in-kenya

RT FxUndisputed:

#newposter

https://twitter.com/FxUndisputed/status/1359338797687840772

#Bitcoin :bitcoin: #Kenya #Safaricom #Agent #mPesa #FX #MobileMoney #AgentNetwork