Chamapesa

The Chamapesa team has decided to concentrate our efforts on building and releasing a working product later next year. This will enable us to come back stronger with a Token Distribution and application launch in 2019. The token sale will not be happening at this time.

Ken Griffith shows that savings groups use analog blockchains, and were using this pattern for about a century before Bitcoin was invented. youtube.com/watch?v=S1R6wQ…

Women in Zambia Avoid Banks’ High Interest Rates Through Informal Lending Groups globalpressjournal.com/africa/zambia/…

Chinese smartphone giant Tecno is dominating the African market with $40 phones - CNN amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/10…

In Conversation: Ian Grigg and Chris Cook Pt 4: youtu.be/874wZlvf-5k?a via @YouTube

The Mobile as a Post Industrial Platform for Social and Economic Development: Top 3 Trends in Africa nitibhan.com/2018/09/11/the…

In Conversation: Ian Grigg and Chris Cook Pt 3: "I think Africa could actually transcend everything we do by literally creating an energy system from the bottom up and #chamas are crucial to make this work" @cjenscook youtu.be/GDWkdU4C4_s

In Conversation: Ian Grigg and Chris Cook Pt 3: youtu.be/GDWkdU4C4_s?a via @YouTube

Excellent article on the principles by which Binance Labs are investing in Africa. "Investing today in Africa could be the best trade of the century." - We couldn't agree more. #ChamaTuesday

In Conversation: Ian Grigg and Chris Cook Pt2: youtu.be/ZDc-2Sb-J-c?a via @YouTube

“Do the unbanked want to be banked?” A quick read by @rhian_is @rhian_is/do-the-unbanked-want-to-be-banked-82bce16b251e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@rhian_is/do-t…

In Conversation: Ian Grigg and Chris Cook Pt. 2 What happens when a financial system breaks down? @iang_fc and @cjenscook discussing collaboration in a time of financial crisis and the need for #chamapesa youtu.be/ZDc-2Sb-J-c

Bringing an ancient African savings system into the digital age. Article focuses on @matontine in west Africa, another interesting one in this space in east Africa is @Chamapesa cnn.com/2018/09/11/afr… via @CNN

Superb article by @pesa_africa on the quiet beginnings of a #prepay revolution in Africa @Frances_Coppola @izakaminska Plenty more revolution to follow, I think @iang_fc @StephenD_Taylor @peppilittera @Chamapesa kioneki.com/2018/09/10/how…

@CNNAfrica It's worth noting that Africans continued with this savings system in the New World; in the Caribbean they call it "susu".

@CNNAfrica Great thread here by @funmioyatogun on tontines across africa twitter.com/funmioyatogun/…

Discover Tontines: Africa's oldest and most common savings system cnn.it/2oX8f2D

Part 1 @Chamapesa dialogue with @iang_fc hosted by @StephenD_Taylor youtube.com/watch?v=iF6MQ5… My take is Fintech 2.0 will be people (not machine) risk/cost/surplus sharing Chama/Club/Society protocols & bilateral agreed chainable authenticated promises/credits @alaeven @ISRS_UCL

@CNNAfrica reports #technology #blockchain & tradition meet up making #socialsavingsgroups go #digital in #Africa. Article covers @matontine from #Senegal. Michael @pesa_africa is a brilliant mind on this topic, as well as @tkanet @chamapesa. Must Follow. #SatoshiIsBlack

In Conversation: Ian Grigg and Chris Cook Pt. 1 @iang_fc and @cjenscook discussing the potential impact of a global #chama culture. youtu.be/iF6MQ5KNulk