BitPesa
Financial ServicesNairobi, Kenya51-200 Employees
BitPesa operates a digital foreign exchange and payments platform that uses blockchain settlement to lower the cost and speed up cross-border payments with frontier markets. It acts as a market-maker in major African currencies and establishes corridors for trade between frontier markets and the rest of the world. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 2013, the company serves frontier market businesses, multinationals paying suppliers as far away as China and the UAE, and cryptocurrency traders. Its API enables international remittance providers to send white-label payments to dozens of bank networks and mobile money operators across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, and the DRC. BitPesa has expanded its footprint with offices in Lagos, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, and Dakar. The company has pursued regulatory licensing in jurisdictions such as the UK, reflecting its FCA-licensed status and adherence to KYC practices.