THELOGICALINDIAN - A Dutch development workeris gluttonous to accommodate Kenyas motorcycle auto bazaar withTwende Its the latest accomplishing of Blockchain technology for the African nation
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Pieter Buikema’s Twende app aims to alike all-inclusive numbers of drivers to bear a revamped account to citizens which is accessible to use and pay for — all hinging on blockchain.
“The activity for the Twende is big in Kenya, and bodies activate to use the app, which is a acceptable assurance for a start-up,” he said in an interview with Dutch advertisement Oneworld.nl.
The Twende abstraction about brings the Uber aspect to “boda bodas” (motorcycle taxis) alpha in the basic Nairobi. Through the app, users can barrage vetted drivers to access assurance and reliability. Then for the added party, distance-based incentives actualize alertness to drive added and accretion acceptable chump ratings.
Buikema addendum that formalizing the barter provides much-needed job aegis for motorcycle owners and accord of apperception for customers, accustomed boda bodas’ poor assurance record.
An added antecedent of absorption in Twende from drivers could be advancing from Uber’s decision to reduce fares in Kenya by 35%.
“We appetite a acceptable accord with the drivers. Because they get added assignment through us, they should be able to access their assets by a quarter.”
Prioritizing Cashless, Cardless Payment
Blockchain’s role in Buikema’s plan revolves about organization. Should the abstraction booty off, bags of drivers will charge to be accommodating and incomes adequately distributed. This is in an abridgement area coffer annual assimilation for such micro-entrepreneurs is extremely limited.
“Blockchain technology can accomplish it possible,” he continued. “That’s what Bitcoin’s based on. What affairs is that is no axial point is greater; rather, users accumulate anniversary added in check. In the continued term, this can body a arrangement area anybody is micro-shareholder.”
The app currently offers a 5% abatement for fares paid with Kenya’s all-over adaptable money wallets. In this sector, Bitcoin is already active, with casework such as BitPesa looking to get citizens advantageous for appurtenances and casework at home and away application their adaptable wallets and Bitcoin.
“We’ve got some one-off grants, and aftermost year we won a award-winning at Cordaid’s amusing chance challenge, area we accomplished second,” Buikema added.
Twende’s approaching affairs are ambitious, with amplification to adjoining countries on the cards. In the abbreviate term, the app is attractive to accommodate 400 drivers by the end of 2024.
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