05/03/2014
A mobile platform called MoBiashara aims to reduce supply chain credit risk and compute an alternative credit scoring that promotes access to finance.
In 2014, SlimTrader, an e-commerce firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington, will partner with Nigeria-based agro-chemical producer Notore to streamline Notore’s fertilizer delivery and collections system to rural areas. For these kinds of projects, SlimTrader has developed a mobile commerce platform called MoBiashara (mo’ business in Swahili), specifically designed to serve fast-moving consumer goods companies. This proprietary, customisable platform provides enterprises in the fast-moving consumer goods sector with information on their supply chain as well as functionality to accommodate mobile payments by farmers. Their distributors, meanwhile, can electronically process in-coming shipping orders and mobile payments from retailers in the field.
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