GeoPay is a South African fintech startup founded in 2014 that offers peer-to-peer remittance services that run on the blockchain. The principal aim of the firm...
The Blockchain Academy is an educational institution that enables individuals, entrepreneurs, developers, and organisations to learn about the innovative potential of bitcoin and blockchain technology. Founded...
A team of entrepreneurs is planning to launch a blockchain-based digital currency called UBU (Universal Basic Unit) that aims to economically empower lower income South Africans. The...
Luno (formerly known as BitX) is a bitcoin startup that aims to empower individuals through the safe and easy use of bitcoin for payments and as...
South Africa-based Custos Media Technologies aims to fight online media piracy using blockchain technology. Founded in 2014 at the New Media Research Lab in Stellenbosch, the startup is...
Kobocoin is a decentralised peer-to-peer digital currency and micro payment system. It was created by Felix Onyemechi Ugoji, a Nigerian entrepreneur and developer based in the UK....
Cryptogene is a Nigeria-based startup that is building a hub to bring blockchain technology to the mainstream in Africa through education and the development of blockchain...
BitMari is a bitcoin wallet provider and remittance service that seeks to deploy bitcoin technology to drive financial inclusion in Zimbabwe through diaspora remittances. The company...
BitPesa is a bitcoin startup that is transforming how businesses make international payments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Pan African platform uses blockchain technology to improve efficiencies...
To help tell the story of bitcoin and blockchain technology in Africa, BitcoinAfrica.io has launched the “Meet Africa’s Blockchain Startups” series, which introduces startups that are...
