Crowdpesa an application built on top of Whive SMS API has launched in Nairobi on 14th December 2011 at the iHub. Crowdpesa is a location-based service aimed at providing the average consumer with the convenience of finding the nearest mobile payment service, financial institution, financial intermediary and retail outlet around the World.
The Whive team has been [...]
CrowdPesa Launches: The first 3rd Party Application built on Whive SMS
by King Bee on 16. Dec, 2011 in Events, News
Emerging Mobile Opportunities :: Internet Governance Forum Panel
by King Bee on 05. Oct, 2011 in Events
Last week Kenya hosted the Internet Governance Forum Summit at the United Nations Gigiri, Nairobi.
Whive Founder and C.E.O John Karanja was a panelist at the Emerging Mobile Opportunities workshop. He made a presentation on the mobile applications being developed in Kenya that are addressing the market opportunities in Africa.
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a [...]
WhiveSMS Interview and Mobile Monday Presentation
by King Bee on 04. Jul, 2011 in Events, Mobile Apps
Whive were @ihubnairobi to make their Mobile Monday presentation to developers and geeks. This presentation focused on monetizing of Applications.
Whive C.E.O John Karanja spoke [See Pics] about the progress of mobile applications made by Whive see reports and video below produced for Kachwanya TV.
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Whive launches apps.whive.com @Pivot25
by King Bee on 18. Jun, 2011 in Events
Whive.com launches apps.whive.com @Pivot25 on 14th June 2011. Pivot25 was the premier Mobile Apps competition for East Africa held at Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi on 14th/15th June 2011.
John Karanja Founder and C.E.O of Whive.com/Whive.mobi made our pitch and also took the opportunity to launch apps.whive.com at the event.
This platform allows Africans to download our [...]
Whive are Best Software Category Winners at Maker Faire 2010
by King Bee on 31. Aug, 2010 in Events
Whive.com and John Karanja emerged as the winners of the Best Software Category at the recently held event at Maker Faire 2010 on the 27th and 28th August at the Nairobi University Main Campus grounds.
The event which was held to show case African ingenuity attracted many innovators, artists and engineers who show cased a whole range of [...]
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