Blano - Ikeja, Nigeria

The Blano Story is one of tragedy, determination, and hope. It began over 16 years ago, when I stood in a hospital with my father after he had been in a fatal car accident. The doctor could not treat him without full upfront payment, but we did not have enough cash and our friends did not have a fast way of sending money to the hospital. As a result, my father died of excessive bleeding right beside me in the waiting room.

A few years later, I traveled to Kenya and witnessed a moment that changed my life forever. My friend Ashley pulled out her mobile device and paid for her items with Paypal. I couldn't help but think: if we had this technology in Nigeria in 2005, my dad might still be alive.

This tragedy inspired me to create Blano, a payment platform that seeks to fill the gap in  

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cross-border financial payments. Our goal is to create a seamless, transparent system of payment using cryptocurrency, local banking systems, and other mediums.

We want to provide the 1.3 billion people in Africa with a trusted platform where they can perform their daily transactions without any hassle. Nigeria alone recorded over 12.1 million crypto traders last year, making it the highest trading volume worldwide. We are committed to making Blano the go-to payment platform in Africa and around the world.