All,

The thing is I dont think our mobile operators are that innovative. Looking at how much they copy each other makes me wonder when they will start looking at the market needs....for instance, we need an ONLINE PAYMENT solution, which any of these companies can implement easily, where is it? It is left to people with small capacities to think and when we think, we get shut by licensing issues, requirements and heavy investment that is required.

David.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Ashford Maina <kuriashford@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Mugo,

Their is a difference between first and good marketing. Money transfer or Mobile wallets, ZAIN (celtel) was first to launching sokotele eons before Safaricom. But guys did not understand what it was for, recall most thought it was a competitor to safaricom's sambaza. Zain had to relaunch it resently so as to get some air play a.k.a ZAP.


Ashford K.


2009/7/2 Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com>

At this rate, don't you guys think that we should set up a frame work
for inter-country and inter-operator money transfer. Although this
will be met by stiff opposition form some (more established)
operators, it will save many people the hussle of transferring money
between networks.

If the operators are not ready for this, What about a central exchange
which is able to channel mobile transfers of a certain trader in case
the trader is not on the senders network.

On 02/07/2009, David Mugo <raidarmax@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good luck to all, Safaricom is way ahead, that is why Zain is still
> struggling to get its money transfer service on foot, is it Zap or what is
> it even? Imagine I dont know...who does?????
>
> David
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:08 AM, James Wachira
> <jwaciira.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> While banks will not be obsolete per se seeing that they provide many more
>> services apart from money tranfer, their money transfer servicies will
>> face
>> stiff competition with Mobile Phone Companies rolling out this services.
>> Worse still with the advancements of these services to include other
>> functionalities e.g payment for goods, services(KPLC has led the way).
>> As soon as this becomes common-place then this Mobile Phone Companies will
>> give the banks a run for their money. There is no guessing who will
>> benefit
>> the most from this,  you and me
>> My Thoughts...
>>
>> On 7/2/09, Watson Kambo <wkwats@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> I think soon banks will be obsolete with this trend in Kenya of Phone
>>> companies getting into this business ... or is it just extra cash??
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/617396/-/u9k8ruz/-/index.html
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