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M-Pesa

Also known as: Mobile Money

A mobile money transfer and financial services platform widely used in Kenya and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, allowing users to deposit, withdraw, transfer money, and pay for goods and services via their mobile phones. M-Pesa is deeply embedded in daily life in Kenya and represents a critical accessibility frontier — without screen reader compatibility and accessible interfaces, blind and partially sighted users cannot independently manage their finances and must rely on sighted intermediaries, creating privacy and dependency concerns.

Category: digital financial inclusion · mobile accessibility · global accessibility

Related: Digital Financial Inclusion · Smartphones as Assistive Technology · TalkBack

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