Rather than treating #AI risk in digital lending as a purely technical issue, new perspectives from #Africa argue for collaborative governance among regulators, investors, #fintechs & civil society, framing ethical AI as shared institutional responsibility nextbillion.net/ai-risk-mana...

Pleased to contribute to this insightful collaborative publication from @elgarpublishing.bsky.social. Many thanks to the volume editors and the publishing team!

A recent study from Kenya shows that adopting entrepreneurial roles is not only a matter of skills & incentives but also of reconciling deeply rooted identities. Cultural and religious values often shape how new economic practices are embraced or resisted theconversation.com/entrepreneur...

As East African countries push for digital integration, Rwanda and Tanzania connect their payment systems to reduce transaction costs. This could pave the way for a regional digital payments zone, though overcoming interoperability and reg. challenges is crucial kenyanwallstreet.com/trade-digita...

I recently happened to see an episode of a new vampire series. The protagonist was staking out a high-level meeting of telepathic vampire bosses by obnoxiously staring at them thru a restaurant window. Wow, I thought,

A new study of Greece’s land administration reform traces how competing institutional logics—legal, technical, and supranational—were aligned under financial duress, producing a centralized digital cadastre whose technological modernization remains contested www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

As Safaricom’s data revenue overtakes voice, #Kenya enters a new digital phase. Beyond record profits lies a deeper shift: telecom, finance, and daily life are converging. M-PESA and mobile data now define access to both connectivity and financial services. kenyanwallstreet.com/safaricom-ha...

The #WAU 2025 begins today @waucongress.bsky.social! Browse our #OpenAccess #Anthropology: bit.ly/3UgEPeI @heikedrotbohm.bsky.social @nasimaselim.bsky.social @rodima.bsky.social @carrierentschler.bsky.social @almiddlemiss.bsky.social @amandalubit.bsky.social @isbelb.bsky.social @olgault.bsky.social

Small and medium-sized businesses are finally a core focus for many African banks. The shift to mobile-first solutions shows promise, but only 42% of banks offer full digital account opening. Investment in customer education and bridging digital divides is essential. african.business/2025/10/afri...

Delighted to be part of the CURA Fellows collective www.bu.edu/cura/2025/08...

Delighted to be part of this collaborative volume: The Encyclopedia of Economic Anthropology is now available for pre-order. It offers interdisciplinary insights into societal change, outlining emerging themes in the field.

For #SocialMediaDay, we're highlighting some of our titles, including an #OpenAccess! 1 bit.ly/4n9tQB4 2 bit.ly/4jKyLVY 3 bit.ly/43CRgXR Authors include @rodima.bsky.social #academicsky #CulturalStudies #SocialMediaStudies

Emerging from #Tanzania in the late 1960s, #Tingatinga art uses colorful wildlife imagery to serve as a cultural bridge, sharing East African narratives with the world african.business/2025/05/long...

Today is World Bee Day. There are around 20,000 species of bees in the world, yet honey bees gets most of the fanfare. Here’s to the sweat bees, the leafcutter bees, the mason bees, the longhorn bees, the bumble bees, the carpenter bees, the squash bees, and all the rest of our unsung bee heroes!

Social media has become the leading source of #news for most Kenyans, reflecting a shift in media consumption habits. #WhatsApp stands out as the most widely used platform, highlighting the growing influence of digital media in East Africa kenyanwallstreet.com/social-media...

Gender gap in mobile money account ownership still persists in some LMICs, as noted in the GSMA new State of the Mobile Money Report

and the equitable development of education systems in rural areas of Colombia, bsky.app/profile/rodi... (2/5)

Economic crises, migration, & gaps in formal banking have fueled demand for hawaladars, who provide money transfers, savings & credit. This underscores the 2013 BU Remittance Task Force Report's key findings on the relevance of studying the formal-informal interface www.cgap.org/research/pub...

Fascinating presentation by Dr. Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Colombia’s Former Minister of National Education, on educational justice and transnational scholarship, at BU Pardee School today

I can’t stop thinking about a rejection letter a friend had from a publisher for his manuscript which said, “I think I’d have really liked this, if you were more famous.” An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.

Feeling like a pop star—just got cited by my first name in an academic article (I hope it still counts though): Daivi, R. T. (2022). Platformizing ubuntu? FinTech, inclusion, and mutual help in Africa. Journal of Cultural Economy.https://doi.org/10.1080/17530350.2022.2040569

More updates on our African Ajami projects from Boston University Pardee School: www.bu.edu/pardeeschool...

The rise of #AI in financial services in #Africa facilitates unprecedented access to credit but also raises concerns re data privacy & potential biases. Lack of transparency in credit scoring & use of alternative data call for stronger regulatory oversight african.business/2025/04/tech...

It was great to present on our African #Ajami work at the BU Digital Ventures Open House yesterday. A valuable opportunity for learning and sharing experiences.

Fascinating lecture by Andrew Shryock on Bedouin hospitality and miracles in the Frederik Barth Annual Lecture series, BU Anthropology

Professor Olufemi Vaughan’s compelling exploration of how he used his family archives to examine kinship, social mobility, and modernity in colonial and post-colonial Nigeria, at the BU ASC Bradford Morse Lecture yesterday

Read Daivi Rodima-Taylor's "Sending Money Home in Conflict Settings:Revisiting Migrant Remittances" in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/article/856116

My article "Sending money home in conflict settings: Revisiting migrant remittances" (published in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2022) is now available in the accepted manuscript version on the OpenBU portal: hdl.handle.net/2144/49904

Our collaborative article on hybrid materialities, power, and expertise is now published in the new journal issue of Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory, volume 26 issue 1 @DistinktionT www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

With very limited access to bank loans and few holding land titles, many African women turn to informal lending groups - #ROSCAs. Is #fintech unlocking opportunities or reinforcing exclusion? techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/culture-vs...

Kenya is moving to formalize its informal boda boda sector, which provides vital jobs and transport for many. While regulation can enhance safety and accountability, it should ensure compliance won't become a barrier for small-scale motorcycle taxi operators kenyanwallstreet.com/bill-seeks-t...

“Digital Democracy? Offline Challenges to Electronic Land Registries.” Coauthors Daivi Rodima-Taylor (@rodima.bsky.social) + Caroline P. Mwangi. Democracy in Africa @democracyinafrica.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxc3xa4

We just completed three African #Ajami Readers: in #Wolof, #Mandinka, and #Hausa Ajami – over 600 pages of instructional materials. The Readers offer a comprehensive multimedia learning experience in combination with the interactive project website sites.bu.edu/ria/2025/01/...

Our latest piece examines the varying perspectives on the political #economy, and the role and impact of #FinTech in #African societies. #tech #finance #digital 🔗 t.ly/SXYMk