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It is amazing it has taken so long, but using your phone for money transactions is quickly becoming the norm. It looks like credit and debit cards in their physical form are on their way out (like buggy whips and CDs before them), though hard cash will be with us for some time to come...
Africa is where this "movement" began and where it is having its strongest impact. Millions of people, who have until now avoided using banks for a number of practical reasons, are utilising easy-to- use, low-cost mobile money apps to make everyday payments, send money to relatives, and save.
The cellphone networks are big players in this space. Read Anna Rich's in-depth report on page 8.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been in the news recently, but are they here to stay or just a passing fad? On page 14, read what I could find out about this new digital form of creation – or rather new form of ownership of one's creations – and how investors are parting with obscene amounts of money to buy some of them.
