"There is a lot of hyperbole about blockchain right now: blockchain will change everything and become the beating heart of finance. Finance is a big thing for blockchain. Banks have a lot of interest in the potential for cross-border remittances, for instance. There are many other applications. Blockchain can replace letters of credit and be used for smart contracts. I think it is going to create new business models and surprise us," says BankyMoon CEO Lorien Gamaroff.
BankyMoon,which provides blockchain-powered solutions and services, was edged to the honours in the hotly contested Blockchain & Bitcoin category by the Sun Exchange at the African FinTech Awards at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016 in October.
In his pitch at the FinTech Awards, Lorien spoke about his company's innovative crowd-funding platform for poor schools across Africa, which sees blockchain meters installed which are able to accept donations from foreign donors. The company's Centbee app, billed as the world's first consumer-friendly bitcoin wallet, offers integrated merchant and consumer services, allowing for easy payments.
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