HOW CREATORS GET PAID ON TIK TOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
This graphic shows how payments to creators work on Tik Tok and other social media platforms.
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$ Transfers and Digital Payments
Emerging P2P, B2B, B2P, C2B, A2A, Fintech, crossborder money transfer platforms e.g., Western Union, WorldRemit, domestic money transfer platforms, e.g., Zelle. Also included is content related to Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
HOW CREATORS ARE PAID ON TIK TOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
This article from FXCintelligence shows how payments to creators work on Tik Tok and other social media platforms.
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FINTECH UNICORNS IN AFRICA
A list and description of fintechs in Africa, many of which are involved with mobile wallets and money transfer.
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PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
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PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM)
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
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THE RISE OF SOCIAL COMMERCE
This slide shows the rise of social commerce, or payments through social media, in terms of the e-commerce value chain, games as an example, and the shoppable content value chain. This was adopted from a publicly available Linkedin post.
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THE RISE OF SOCIAL COMMERCE
This brief, adapted from a publicly available Linkedin post by Panagiotis Kriaris, discusses how social media has changed the way we communicate and interact, and has begun to change the way we shop online, on-site, and often through digital wallets.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS
This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.
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DRIVEN BY PURPOSE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MPESA EVOLUTION
A link to a McKinsey report describing the evolution of Kenya’s M-Pesa’s mobile wallet, among the world’s first mobile money solutions, and its important role in promoting financial inclusion. Subsequently, lessons from M-Pesa were applied globally.
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OPINION: WHY FACEBOOK’S NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS A THREAT TO MPESA AND SAFARICOM
A short opinion piece arguing that Facebook’s now defunct cryptocurrency, designed for P2P payments would be a threat to both mPesa and Safaricom.
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