Mobile and Tech in Emerging Markets
summary
Panel gives concrete numbers and products: Airtel grows ~6M net subscribers in a quarter and pushes 4G at 7–10x 3G speeds, launches Wink music as an open app with hundreds of thousands of paying users (8–10× rivals), and opens Airtel Money to other operators. Nigeria examples show reality of cash: only 36% adults banked, ~40,000 POS in 2014, and Paga wallet uses payroll funding and instant ~5‑minute transfers, which boosts usage and cuts cash friction.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:04India’s mobile growth
- 3:10Smartphone adoption challenges
- 4:55Airtel’s 4G network
- 5:15Wink Music launch
- 9:18Airtel’s partnerships
- 10:00Mobile payments overview
- 11:00Paga in Nigeria
- 13:32Digital payroll impact
- 14:34Airtel Money wallet
- 17:00Mobile remittances
- 19:26Cash inefficiency
- 21:50Lessons for Silicon Valley
- 24:40Localizing tech
- 25:43India’s smartphone trends
- 26:44Culturally appropriate tech
- 28:49Global vs. local investment
- 30:16Q&A
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