June 18, 2022 — Rolling out spoke with Lauren Hendricks, CEO of KEIPhone. The company provides free smartphones and chargers to thousands of unconnected women across Africa.
What made you want to start KEIPhone?
I worked for Equity Bank, which is the largest bank here in East Africa, headquartered out of Kenya. East Africa is just a fintech innovation hub. Mobile money actually started in Kenya, with a company called M-Pesa. .