Technology is evolving exponentially and its impact can be felt and seen in the world. This is primarily because the function of technology has grown over the years from making life easier to becoming a problem solver for economic, social, and political challenges. Inventions such as mobile money, blockchain, and…

Kotani Pay is enabling mobile phone users with no bank accounts or internet connection access off-ramping services for their blockchain transactions. Currently, Kotani Pay use cases are gig work, cash transfer, remittance, crypto exchange cashout, and B2B lending. Despite helping thousands of people, mobile money poses a couple of challenges. …

Up until 2008, not much was heard of blockchain. Then came Satoshi Nakamoto who released the first blockchain model white paper. Fast forward to 2014, blockchain technology was separated from the currency, and with this opened a whole new world of applications and computer programs for use such as smart…

Whether you are a potential investor, trader, enthusiast, or learner, as a newbie in the Blockchain world, it can get overwhelming. Even the basic concept sometimes seems to be incomprehensible. Fear not, you are not alone trying to figure this out. Technology has evolved from a basic browser and web page to instantaneous social connectivity. We are looking at a future where information will be decentralized and machines will be capable of processing and understanding information much faster than humans do. …

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, global temperatures have increased by 10°C. Global warming has altered the earth’s climate system resulting in severe weather such as drought. Developing countries have significantly felt the impact most. The number one cause of this is human influence. Each year, we lose 15…

Sam Kariuki, Kotani Pay COO, presented on financial inclusion and the Web 3:0 revolution at the ninth session of Digital Workplace Transformation Africa. The online event hosted by Becky Njagi discussed at length how Kotani Pay is enabling everyone to access financial services without a bank or internet Here is the problem Mr. Kariuki…

Kotani Pay was among the 700 Celo community members who attended the first Global Celo connect. The two-day event that was held in the historic La Llotja de Mar in Barcelona, Spain was a mix of keynotes, fireside chats, tech talks, workshops, panel discussions, and more. Our CEO, Felix Macharia…

Last week we made an announcement following our launch in Ghana. This partnership with Bezo Money and RIO will see us empower the 1200+ refugees in Ghana’s Krisan and Ampain camps with access to Universal Basic Income.

We are pleased to announce that Jonathan is joining our board as FinTech advisor. Jonathan is the Founder and Chairman of Kobe International Blockchain Research Center, a Blockchain and innovation startup based in Japan. He is also the Founder and CEO of Thinkq.co, a digital transformation startup based in Singapore. …