Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Everybody thought the real substance was going to come from B2B eCommerce players that would deliver “real value&# by disintermediating supply chains … blah, blah, blah. People were starting to get cynical about yet another pet website or another website for buying art. So journalists were looking for a new story to tell.

South Africa 310

South Africa Europe Poland Disintermediation 310

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

If massively succesful, Isis might disintermediate the companies that manufacturer plastic payment cards and perhaps the companies that make mag stripe hardware (e.g. Also some of the mobile banking players are considering to build a parallel network that would disintermediate the card associations.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week, I spoke at The Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering in NYC about how emerging markets (and Africa in particular) are leapfrogging innovation in the financial services sector. employ 60K people in 11 countries.

United States 58

United States Disintermediation Nigeria Kenya 58

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week, I spoke at The Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering in NYC about how emerging markets (and Africa in particular) are leapfrogging innovation in the financial services sector. employ 60K people in 11 countries.

Disintermediation 40

Disintermediation United States Nigeria Kenya 40