M-Pesa processes more daily transactions in Kenya than most banks do across entire continents.
Lightning is now building directly on top of mobile money rails in East Africa.
The global south isn't ...
Lightning isn’t built on top of M-PESA, but you can use apps like @Tando.me to make payments from your Lightning wallet and have it settle in shillings over M-PESA.
I’ve used it personally on the ground and have covered it a bunch:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/tando-was-all-the-rage-at-this-years-africa-bitcoin-conference
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/bitcoin-jungle-lightning-to-fiat-payments
https://youtu.be/1WA4ZsK4DAQ?si=lFGrazNWmnkEpSsK
I’ve used it personally on the ground and have covered it a bunch:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/tando-was-all-the-rage-at-this-years-africa-bitcoin-conference
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/bitcoin-jungle-lightning-to-fiat-payments
https://youtu.be/1WA4ZsK4DAQ?si=lFGrazNWmnkEpSsK
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