Tag: Bitpesa
The competition in the Kenyan mobile payments ecosystem is heating up. Visa is collaborating with various Kenyan banks to bring the competition to M-Pesa and Bitpesa. An interesting development, …
The remittance industry seems to be ripe for disruption thanks to blockchain technology. But a recent report from Equities Research shows that not everything is rosy. There are some …
Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer BitFury, announced on Monday that it has made an investment in BitPesa, a Nairobi-based digital currency payment platform. BitFury completed the transaction through its investment …
Over the past few months, the situation of Bitcoin in Kenya has become a bit of a debacle, as the mobile provider used by BitPesa has cut off the …
Just a few days ago, the Central Bank of Kenya issued a warning against the use of Bitcoin and other digital currencies. It should come as no surprise this …
Bitcoin has always been touted as the go-to solution for payments and finance in unbanked and underbanked regions of the world. Especially where African countries are concerned, Bitcoin could …
