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#13 the country where cash is dead
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#13 the country where cash is dead

how somalia became one of the most cashless places on earth. without a state, without a central bank, and without silicon valley.

in somalia, you don’t swipe cards or tap your phone. you punch numbers into your phone and pay in seconds, no apps, no banks necessary. this episode unpacks how mobile money took over the economy, the role of the telecom companies, and what hawala, worldremit, and 5g in the middle of nowhere all have to do with it.

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