Trustworthy Mobile Transactions: A Longitudinal Study of M-PESA in Kenya
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The pervasiveness of the mobile phone in developing countries has recently instigated the development of applications designed to alleviate poverty. One of the most recent is m-banking—a platform for the delivery of financial services via the mobile phone. Studies discussing these technologies tend to focus on their accessibility and adoption, addressing whether these applications have the potential to ABsTRAcT
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