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, […]
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 […]
Acknowledging National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, digital wallet provider, Paxful is shining the spotlight on the escalating need for security awareness amongst users when trading in digital currency. With criminals becoming increasingly technically proficient, the benefits of cryptocurrencies are also being exploited. Virtual currency related crime is on the rise in South Africa, with […]
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 […]
BitHub.Africa, a Blockchain Accelerator focused on driving Financial and Energy access across Africa is announcing the launch of Melanin Academy which will provide a 6-month long Blockchain Engineering Training and Internship program to selected youth across the African continent.
Peer to Peer Bitcoin platform, Paxful, has launched a mobile wallet app in Kenya which enables bitcoin transactions to be conducted with ease.
Heading into fall with eyes on 2020, corporate boards should brace for the increasing impact of digital migration, artificial intelligence (AI), and cultural shifts on their companies – and what this means for their role as directors, says WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD). “Trends point to a very different reality for boards today than five or ten years ago,” says Susan […]
Paxful, a global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, has unveiled its plans to scale up in Kenya and the broader East African region as part of the company’s wider vision of facilitating financial inclusion to the unbanked and underbanked across Africa. Established in 2015, Paxful enables users to buy bitcoin with each other using more than 300 […]
Paxful is on a mission to increase access to the bitcoin economy for the people of Africa through education Seeing a significant growth in digital currency transactions on the African continent in recent years, driven largely by users under the age of 35, leading global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful is on a mission to increase […]
African Women in Technology Conference (AWIT 2019) seeking to connect start-ups to mentors has kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya. Hosted yearly by IBOM LLC, the 3-day conference is themed “Awaken The Techazon Within” focuses on empowering, educating and connecting African women in business and technology. AWIT seeks to provide a platform for advancing the careers […]