Bad Aid

A real-life David vs Goliath battle, how two strangers working in the international aid sector come together to create a revolutionary payment system using nothing more than a feature phone (in the days before smartphones), only to have their technology copied by an imperial telecoms giant. 

Explore the premise that reveals the real-life story of the land-grab for mobile payments in Africa. 

Dive into the Bad Aid script to discover how mobile money was born.