According to the Dutch Cryptocast, LN usage is growing in Africa. Not in number of nodes, but in adoption. As an example they mentioned Pick n Pay that accepts LN in 2000 physical shops. It's going through a payment processor, but that doesn't matter from a customer's perspective.

In my country, LN is still only accepted by a few enthusiasts. But that's because the banking payment infrastructure is quite good, and inexpensive (especially when compared to creditcards). ForDon't get me wrong, I don't like the unbanked who have smartphonesway banks do business, LN could workbut paying in shops works well with barely any downtime.
For the unbanked who have smartphones, LN could work.

Can we think of ways to manipulate it before you implement it?

According to the Dutch Cryptocast, LN usage is growing in Africa. Not in number of nodes, but in adoption. As an example they mentioned Pick n Pay that accepts LN in 2000 physical shops. It's going through a payment processor, but that doesn't matter from a customer's perspective.

In my country, LN is still only accepted by a few enthusiasts. But that's because the banking payment infrastructure is quite good, and inexpensive (especially when compared to creditcards). For the unbanked who have smartphones, LN could work.

Can we think of ways to manipulate it before you implement it?