Can you sign up for BitPesa and USA?
Also is 3% the total fee or is there also exchange rate?
It's a great idea but I'm afraid it's not 100% practical yet.
Topic: 2015-02-09 CA - BitPesa Raises US$1.1m In Funding (Read 1291 times)
It could make a huge difference, if the operators of BitPesa can keep the fees low. The only reason why Mpesa was successful, was because it was a cheap alternatives to banks.
Those people do not need a alternative to the current banking system, with the same fee structure. 3% might still be too much for poor people.
The maximum of £500 per transaction can also pose a problem, for people who sends money home from other countries,
Source is quoted at the bottom, but ty
unlike most crypto news outlets, we do include sources in every article 
So that puts us at what, around $100million VC funding in the first 1/10th of the year?
http://www.cryptoarticles.com/crypto-news/bitpesa-raises-us11m-in-funding-and-welcomes-new-member-to-their-board-of-directors
Unbanked countries are an excellent breeding ground for Bitcoin adoption, and BitPesa is tapping into that market by taking on global remittance service in Kenya, Africa. In a second round of funding, led by Pantera Capital, the Nairobi-based startup raised a whopping US$1.1m, and also welcomed Pantera Capital’s CEO and founder Dan Morehead to the board of directors.
Unbanked countries are an excellent breeding ground for Bitcoin adoption, and BitPesa is tapping into that market by taking on global remittance service in Kenya, Africa. In a second round of funding, led by Pantera Capital, the Nairobi-based startup raised a whopping US$1.1m, and also welcomed Pantera Capital’s CEO and founder Dan Morehead to the board of directors.
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