The “bi-directional” influence between technology and society: how M-PESA is shaping and being shaped by society in Kenya

The “bi-directional” influence between technology and society: how M-PESA is shaping and being shaped by society in Kenya

M-PESA (a mobile banking service in Kenya) was introduced to offer a person-to-person money transfer service. Its extensive adoption and appropriation for purposes other than person-to-person transfers has influenced the technology providers (Safaricom) to widen their services beyond their original...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gebregziabher, Sosina Abraha
Other Authors: Krauss, Kirstin Ellard Max
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
Subjects:
Adaptive structure theory
Developing countries
Technology and society
Financial inclusion
Technology appropriation
Technology adaptation
Mobile money
Mobile phones
Kenya
Mobile banking
M-pesa
Bi-directional influence
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30103
Gebregziabher, SA 2011, The “bi-directional” influence between technology and society: how M-PESA is shaping and being shaped by society in Kenya, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30103 ></p
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02172012-172140/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30103
Gebregziabher, SA 2011, The “bi-directional” influence between technology and society: how M-PESA is shaping and being shaped by society in Kenya, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30103 ></p
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02172012-172140/

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