Flannery: Feature phones will soon become hard to buy in emerging markets
Matt Flannery · a16z Podcast | Fintech for the People · Jan 2, 2019 · at 14:17
Matt Flannery, founder of microfinance platform Branch, discusses smartphone penetration and hardware trends in emerging markets.
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“Everyone's getting on smartphones, and it's going to be really hard to buy a feature phone in the coming years.”
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