African Banks Should Innovate Around Bitcoin – Kipochi

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African banks should innovate around the emergence of Bitcoin, which banks in the United States (US) and Europe are incapable of doing, according to Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kipochi. Speaking on day two of Africa’s Payments, Banking and Retail Show 2014, Braendgaard said the African banking market is special in

Kipochi launches first Bitcoin wallet in Africa with M-Pesa integration

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Kipochi Ltd has launched a groundbreaking solution that allows people to send/receive BitCoin and convert it to and from an M-Pesa balance. This enables Kenyans to receive money transfers from the diaspora in an easier, faster and cheaper way, compared to using banks and money transferring services such as Western Union and MoneyGram. Kipochi is