This Thursday at Change, Waylon Brunette and Nell O'Rourke will be leading a discussion about banking in the developing world and how technology can be used to improve financial services. This discussion will be based around a talk by Ignacio Mas of the Gates foundation during the April TEDxSeattle. W will start of by watch the brief video of his talk (view online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ0RQDo_vJs) and will follow up with additional details about the M-PESA mobile banking system (http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=745) described in the talk. We will then discuss the benefits and costs of alternate banking systems such as M-PESA, and debate its social and financial implications. See you all then! What: Waylon Brunette and Nell O'Rourke on Mobile Banking When: Thursday, May 6th at noon Where: Paul Allen Center, Room 203