Ethiopia Gave M-Pesa Users in the Millions but Not the Revenue Safaricom Expected

Safaricom entered Ethiopia with a familiar story in mind. A large population, low formal banking penetration, and a mobile network expanding at speed looked similar to the conditions that once allowed M-Pesa to take root in Kenya.

The expectation was not immediate profit but eventual scale. Scale, in Kenya, had always converted into revenue.

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