Kotani Pay LTD
We enable blockchain fintech companies to integrate seamlessly into African payment channels by using USSD widely used in Africa
- Stage Product In Market
- Industry Fintech
- Location Nairobi, Kenya
- Currency USD
- Founded May 2020
- Employees 6
- Incorporation Type LLC
- Website kotanipay.com
Company Summary
Our clients include e-commerce sites, micro-financing platforms, De-Fi applications and Non-Governmental Organizations. We have a B2B business model and we charge 2% fees on the value transacted.
We've processed 177,000 USD. That is about 3000 dollars per day and we look to process about 3M USD by mid-October 2021
We have built APIs that connect blockchain networks at the backend to Unstructured Supplementary Service Data at the frontend
Team
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Community Manager and Customer Sucess
Key competencies in community management and customer success
Sam was introduced to blockchain in 2018 while taking part in Blockchain and immersive technology project. With his skills in community management, he was appointed as the Community Manager for Iconnect Global, a blockchain validator on the Icon protocol.
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CTO
Key competencies in software development, C++, Javascript, Node and DevOps
Steve ventured into blockchain in late 2016 through Bitcoin trading, coming from a background in Network Security and System administration. He developed an interest in smart contract development for EOSIO blockchain protocol and Geth and later full-stack blockchain-based software solutions.
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CEO
Key competencies in entrepreneurship, strategy and research
Felix was an affiliate scholar in the Institute of Blockchain Studies in 2017 researching rent-seeking ERC20 tokens during the "ICO Boom". Felix is a co-trustee of the Africa Digital Asset Foundation (ADAF), a non-profit organization built by African blockchain startups in 2018 to develop protocols, frameworks and standards to enable blockchain adoption on the African continent.
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Finance and Accounting
Key competencies in accounting, audit and company documentation
Mandela has worked with EOS Nairobi, a validator on the EOS network for close to two years. During this same period, he worked on setting up the African Digital Assets Foundation and served as the Community Manager. He served as the Head of Research and Strategy at IConnect Global, a validator on the ICON blockchain
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Marketing Lead
Key competencies in branding, social media, and marketing
Brian has worked at EOS Nairobi as a volunteer and a community manager. He was part of 1 of 3 teams - Ubuntu Energy Ledger, that participated in the global EOS Hackathon series and later participated in the Grand Finale. He was a community manager and marketing lead at EOS Nairobi
Advisors
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