Kenyan startup BitLipa has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P), borderless remittances network that allows wallet-holders to send money anywhere in the world.
Formed at the beginning of 2019, BitLipa released its beta version on Android last month. Currently, BitLipa only recognizes and accepts Bitcoin and Ether, and have plans to add other coins as time goes on.
All users need to do is convert their fiat currency into crypto, and then send it to the recipient. The recipient can then either spend it in crypto or convert it back to fiat within the application.
BitLipa users can conveniently change their fiat currencies into the crypto of their choosing and then send between each other
The startup had seen a surge in downloads from across the world since its launch, with 2,800 active daily users now using BitLipa. The startup aims to have one million users on the platform by the end of August.
“The gap we spotted in the market was the lack of a practical use-case of blockchain technology that ordinary people could relate to,” Apollo Eric, Co-founder said.
“We thought if we could build a decentralised finance application that levels the ground for everyone by allowing ordinary people to spend their money for free, both locally and across borders, then we will have killed two birds in one strike.”
BitLipa has also secured an enormous partnership with Engima securities, a partnership that will see it offer Bitcoin liquidity. “We have built very good working relationships with local banks to provide us banking services and fiat liquidity as well,” Eric said.
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