Category: Bitcoin

Elizabeth Rossiello, Founder and CEO of BitPesa

November 4, 2019
By Afritech
Bitcoin, Startups
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Bitpesa rebrands to AZA Group as it secures $15 million funding

BitPesa has announced that it has secured a $15 million debt funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The digital foreign exchange and payment platform also announced that it has since rebranded to AZA Group. Bitpesa plans to use the funding to expand in emerging markets. Besides Kenya, BitPesa currently operates in Nigeria, […]

November 4, 2019
By Sharon Korir
Bitcoin
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Paxful accumulates 3M wallets, 800K In the past 12 months

Peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful on Monday has announced that it has now serviced 3 million wallets with more than 800,000 being added in the last 12 months, predominantly in the USA, Nigeria, and Ghana. They have also seen 15 million trades cross the platform during the past year, a 65 per cent increase versus the […]

Bitcoin Economy Boosting Entrepreneurship in Africa

Blockchain technology and the role of entrepreneurship in driving Africa’s prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), were some of the key topics taking centre stage at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer global bitcoin marketplace, is excited about the improving economic outlook for Africa and entrepreneurial growth opportunities. With nearly […]

Paxful introduces new Bitcoin Wallet App in Kenya

Peer to Peer Bitcoin platform, Paxful, has launched a mobile wallet app in Kenya which enables bitcoin transactions to be conducted with ease.

Kenyan online store adopts Bitcoin payments

Bitcoin payment is gathering momentum in developing nations such as Kenya. While most have viewed bitcoins on the lenses of its mining and or investing, a growing number of businesses are setting up systems in their shops that are able to transact using such cryptocurrencies. Businesses are looking at bitcoins as a means to increase […]