A Nigerian crypto payments startup that facilitates transactions between customers and merchants without requiring the latter to manage cryptocurrencies directly.
Africa’s crypto payment experiment is finding its first believers at local stores
Faith Mbinya, a trader in Juja, Kenya, began accepting Bitcoin in November 2025 to reduce transaction costs. Mbinya reports that four to five customers per month pay with Bitcoin, primarily young users under 35.
Why Africa’s crypto sector is entering its ‘pay the milkman’ era
Zerocard aims to make spending crypto like cash at the point of sale. CoinCircuit offers a payment gateway for businesses to accept crypto while settling in local currency.
For businesses tired of saying no to crypto payments, CoinCircuit has an answer
Chidubem Ogbuefi founded CoinCircuit to address the challenges of crypto payments in Nigeria. CoinCircuit launched in December 2025, providing payment infrastructure for businesses to accept crypto without becoming crypto businesses.
