Kenya’s mobile money service, M-Pesa, shapes—and is shaped by—social networks in Kenya. In this post, part of the Digital Human Finance series, we explore anthropologist Sibel Kusimba’s research on mobile money in Kenya.

Finthropology is pleased to announce a new blog series—Digital Human Finance—that highlights the human aspects of digital transformation. We share findings from qualitative research in finance to illustrate the usefulness of understanding human behaviour in community contexts.

At Finthropology we build human insights for finance. We’re often asked whether research isn’t too slow to contribute to innovation. At the recent EWPN conference in Amsterdam we discussed this topic with a panel of finance specialists. The answers might surprise you.

Working with the best and most recent knowledge is key to managing in the competitive and fast changing environment of today. Dr. Anette Broløs explains how financial service providers can benefit from working with universities.