engineer - tech and innovation addict - blockchain enthusiast - Founder of EtherAfrica the first meetup in Europe about implementing blockchain tech in Africa
We really need VCs to step up to the plate and start subsidizing our lives again.
$52 to DoorDash a pizza?
$105 Uber rides to the airport?
$800 for a WeWork desk?
$350 Airbnb cleaning fees?
SoftBank needs to step in and cut those costs by 85% again.
Verifying my identity for @viamirror
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https://t.co/FuMlFrxIJh
There is a widespread belief amongst financial commentators that the problem of international payments has been "solved" by fintechs such as @Wise.
Let me show you how this isn't true.
10 KENYANS LEADING INNOVATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
1โฃ Eva Ngigi-Sarwari
The year is 2019 and Standard Chartered Bank launched its Africa innovation hub in Kenya. Eva would later become the lead in January 2020 & 9 months later she became the country manager for Visa
I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that.
As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. ๐งต
@Taxify_ke a driver is riding on my pre-saved bank card while he didnt come to pick me up, I have no way of ending or canceling the ride, he has switch off his phone