Thread by @elleprovocateur

Sept 29 2021: On sidelines of 76th session of the UN Gen. Assembly, the #G7 Partnership for Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in #Africa. #Gates

Framed as inclusion - in reality, entry point into #debt economy for billions w/ absolute compliance.

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https://twitter.com/elleprovocateur/status/1444114636501049344

https://twitter.com/WBG_DigitalDev/status/1446098077845278720

#WorldBank, July 22, 2021: "Building on existing international norms, the ID Principles were first developed and published in 2017 by a group of orgs committed to supporting the development of identification systems"

#SDGs #digitalidentity #ID4D

#blockchain will further chain impoverished:

"Our loan officer is that SIM card in the device that can shut it off remotely," ... "We know that it's important for them to keep their lights on at night, so they can be counted on to keep paying."

#MKopa:

theartofannihilation.com/the-manufactur…

Sept 10, 2021: "#Mastercard partnership to capture #biometrics of 30 million #Africans"

"Users’ face & palm biometrics are stored in a chip on Mastercard’s #CommunityPass #smartcards."

#DataEconomy #DebtEconomy #Paycode

africanmediaagency.com/mastercard-and…