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dylan604
2160 days ago
Lots of poor people do not have bank accounts, so there's no way they can use electronic only systems.
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9nGQluzmnq3M
2160 days ago
Electronic only systems like M-Pesa can replace banks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa
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mixmastamyk
2160 days ago
Not true, you can load money on a smart card via kiosk. This is already available almost everywhere, although would need to be accepted at POS.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa