Tom Collins is a financial journalist, editor and consultant covering markets and businesses in Africa. His work has been featured in The Times, The Telegraph, How we made it in Africa, Mail & Guardian and many other leading media platforms. He was previously the East Africa Correspondent for African Business Magazine, based in Kenya. His interest in Africa’s tech scene led him to a head of content role with Briter Bridges, a research and data firm mapping startups across the continent. Follow him @__TomCollins 

The money transfer industry in Somalia is one of the most developed in the world, to the point that some call the Somali system revolutionary.