Being ambitious is great. However, making that ambition a reality is one of the biggest challenges many people are currently facing. This is not the case for Elizabeth Rossiello, the CEO and founder of Bitpesa, one of Kenya's leading digital payment platforms. She was ambitious and her dreams come true. ...
BitPesa, a Nairobi-based blockchain payments platform for Africa and Europe has acquired TransferZero, an international, online money transfer platform that specializes in sending money to consumers and companies in 200 countries using over 50 different currencies. “Europe is a hub for global remittance and payments companies,” said Elizabeth Rossiello, founder ...
Pan-African blockchain payments firm BitPesa has raised $4m in a follow-up to its Series A funding round led by Greycroft, a majority of existing shareholders and another new investor, Plug and Play joined the round. In February this year, the firm closed a $2.5 million Series A round led by ...
BitPesa, a digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in the UK, Europe as well as further across West and Southern Africa. The round was led by US-based Draper VC with participation from new shareholder Greycroft Partners and existing investors Digital ...
When Bitcoin startups began in Africa, it was a major hit. But when BitPesa a startup that began in Kenya started, local investors, venture capitalists and the business people were excited. The startup gained a lot of attraction and managed to secure millions of dollars. But as it attracted more ...
There was Kipochi, then BitPesa then BitSoko. Kipochi died just as it came but BitPesa has stood the test of time and is expanding as we speak. A new platform, Byt.co.ke is promising Kenyans using non-smartphones an opportunity of a lifetime by enabling them to send money to anyone in ...
