M-Pesa

Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran

Wall Street veteran Jason Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters.

Markets  ·  7 February 2016

Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom

The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago.

Business  ·  26 November 2015
Exchanges

Igot Expands Exchange and Remittance Services to Kenya

Bitcoin firm igot has expanded to Kenya following the acquisition of a local cryptocurrency exchange and integration with a mobile payments platform.

Markets  ·  27 February 2015
Mobile Payments

What Bitcoin Can Learn From Mobile Money’s Journey

Many of the greatest challenges faced by bitcoin today mirror those of its predecessor – mobile money.

Markets  ·  20 December 2014
Exchanges

How BitPesa Plans to Reduce Friction in the Remittances Market

The socially-focused bitcoin startup aims to "cut through" the inefficiencies in international remittances and underdeveloped banking systems.

Markets  ·  16 June 2014
Bitcoin

37Coins Plans Worldwide Bitcoin Access With SMS-Based Wallet

The startup aims to provide universal bitcoin access via wallet that can be used on any cellphone.

Business  ·  20 May 2014
Startups

When Will Bitcoin Be Truly Inclusive?

The Bitcoin Foundation is trying to make bitcoin more inclusive. That's a tall order.

Business  ·  20 March 2014
Bitcoin

BitPesa Uses Bitcoin to Slash Kenyan Remittance Costs

A new Kenyan company plans to use bitcoin, targeting the country's $1.17bn annual remittance market.

Business  ·  28 November 2013
Features

What do influential people think about bitcoin?

The more influential people who talk about bitcoin, positive or negative, the better off it will probably be.

Markets  ·  8 September 2013
Exchanges

Afghanistan’s first recorded bitcoin transaction?

Robert Viglione makes possibly the first recorded bitcoin transaction in Afghanistan.

Markets  ·  22 July 2013
News

Bitcoin and M-Pesa: Why money in Kenya has gone digital

Bitcoin has major potential in Africa. But you might not realize how important electronic money already is there.

Tech  ·  10 July 2013
Bitcoin

Kipochi launches M-Pesa integrated bitcoin wallet in Africa

Kipochi is now enabling people in Africa to convert bitcoins to and from the Kenyan currency M-Pesa.

Tech  ·  9 July 2013