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4.2 “A Farmer’s New Supply Chain”
- Increased financial inclusion: LuJoPaisa provides access to financial services for the unbanked and underbanked populations, promoting financial inclusion and reducing poverty.
- Convenience and ease of use: The mobile-based platform makes it easy for users to conduct transactions, eliminating the need for physical bank branches or complex financial infrastructure.
- Cost savings: LuJoPaisa reduces transaction costs for users, allowing them to save money and allocate it to other essential expenses.
- Economic growth: By increasing access to financial services, LuJoPaisa can contribute to economic growth, as more people can participate in the formal economy and invest in their businesses or education.
mobile phone penetration was above 85 %
In 2019, Moses and Aisha spent months traveling through the markets of Nairobi’s Eastleigh and Lagos’s Balogun. They observed a paradox: , yet only 30 % of small‑scale merchants could reliably accept digital payments. The reasons were familiar—high fees, limited interoperability between mobile network operators (MNOs), and a lack of trust in digital wallets.
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an additional 6‑8 million
If Lujopaisa’s current trajectory continues, the company could alone bring people into the formal digital economy by 2030, a modest but meaningful slice of the continent’s inclusion agenda.