Kora has been in development for a few years and I met one of the founders, Maomoa Hu, when I was editor of Digital.NYC, New York City's official tech and startup web hub. Maomao is a wonderful mix of qualities. He's wicked smart, has a solid background in AI and the finance world, and is incredibly sincere and idealistic. If you think this would be an insufferable combination of competence and piousness you'd be dead wrong. He has a great sense of humor that completely disarms the cynic who sometimes lives in me.
At their recent end of year party last month, Dickson Nsofor, lead the company's update and showed this video. After you watch it you'll understand that this is not another cryptocurrency for us to speculate on but rather a tool and ecosystem to bring the unbanked into a wider economy.
Please go to Kora's website and learn more about them.
Thanks!
-Marcos