Consumer response has been swift.

The recent 2019 State of the Industry: Mobile Money Report has revealed a major milestone that the industry crossed last year: more than 1 billion mobile money accounts The billion-dollar question is, what next? I share my latest thinking in this blog: nextbillion.net/will-mobile-mo…

Great insights on the role of gender in DFS usage in Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire, from Savita Bailur and Hélène Smertnik medium.com/caribou-digita…

Digital financial services are increasingly critical in the COVID-19 era, including as part of G2P social protection programs. What does this mean for DFS agents on the frontline? New analysis from @cariboudata and MSC (MicroSave Consulting) medium.com/caribou-digita…

Lockdowns & social distancing mean place-based workers like cleaners, drivers, carpenters, & manicurists across the continent are struggling to earn a living. But donors could collaborate with platforms to help gig workers. devex.com/news/opinion-t… #gigeconomy #development

For European Space Agency, Caribou Space has published a report - titled 'Adoption and Impact of Earth Observation for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'. It highlights the evidence of the benefits of #Satellite #earthobservation for the #SDGs. bit.ly/391YaYK

A new take on Jumia vs. Facebook, aka the digitization of commerce in Africa medium.com/caribou-digita… Caribou Digital #socialcommerce

For those interested in #fintech and #OpenSource, DFS Lab does fantastic bootcamps

Nice series by Grace Natabaalo on how African platform workers are impacted by covid

USSD is still 👑 @bmlyon Will Croft Stephen Deng

tl;dr on our latest work with Caribou Digital and DFS Lab: On average, about half of M-PESA P2P transactions are below the fee threshold. But if you cut by gender, you find women are much less likely than men to make free transactions, and thus end up paying more in P2P fees.

#MobileMoney fees in #Kenya are not being paid equally across gender, says Bryan Pon of @cariboudata. Many women are paying more than men, and he explains how understanding this situation could shed light on more complex #DigitalFinance challenges. bit.ly/3wUzlZx

Great analysis by @emryss.bsky.social on the tensions in developing modern digital infrastructure for humanitarian goals.

Every country - developed or developing - will need to reimagine its technology infrastructure to make it fit-or-purpose for a digital century. The time for digital public infrastructure has come medium.com/omidyar-networ… @OmidyarNetwork Digital Public Goods Alliance The Rockefeller Foundation Ethan Zuckerman Ideas 4 Development

👉What are the key trends when it comes to #digitalcommerce in Africa? ​👉How do different sectors like #fintech and logistics play a role? ​👉Who are some interesting companies in the space? ​✨Register to join the conversation happening on 8/7/21. lu.ma/meetsufficient…

I cannot understand the absurdity that it costs TEN TIMES as much for insulin in the United States as it does for the same exact drug in Canada.

The earrings @RepKatiePorter is wearing, if filled with insulin, are priced at $600. Two vials of insulin keep me alive for around 20 days. We need federal price caps on insulin!!!

On this #MonopolyMonday & in honor of World Diabetes Day (yesterday), we’re spotlighting the three corporations that dominate the insulin industry — Former Account of Eli Lilly and Company, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk.