Banxa Continues Growth with Local Payments in South Africa

Key Headlines

• Launch of local payments in South Africa; giving access to the fastest growing crypto currency region amongst developing markets.
• Signed 16 new partners in June including Huobi Wallet ‘iToken', ZkSpace and Catheon Gaming;
• AUD$60 million (USD$40 million) in Total Transaction Value (TTV) in line with market volumes.

TORONTO, ON and MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / July 7, 2022 / BANXA Holdings Inc. (TSX-V:BNXA)(OTCQX:BNXAF)(FSE:AC00) ("Banxa" or "The Company"), a leading global web3 on/off ramp solution, announces a number of key growth and product launches for the period ending June 30.

Continuing its focus on global expansion through local payments, in June the Company enabled local payments in South Africa, making it the only major on-ramp offering local payment transactions in addition to credit cards. In a country where it is estimated that only 25% of the population^[1] have credit cards, and where up to 65% of the population is ‘unbanked'^[2], this expansion into South Africa will give Banxa's partners access to a large market within the African region. Banxa's key partners Binance, Gate, CakeDeFi and Bybit have already gone live through this launch and are now able to onboard users locally through Banxa's infrastructure.

Banxa CEO Holger Arians said, "Local payments are one of the key reasons our partner ecosystem is so strong and continues to grow. As the only major on-ramp to offer local payments in South Africa we provide our partners access to millions of end users looking to purchase digital assets with lower fees than credit cards and higher payment conversions. For Banxa, our payment service allows for greater liquidity in the digital asset space without direct exposure or balance sheet exposure to the underlying assets. This is a major milestone for Banxa, our partners and their users."

In June, Banxa announced the signing of 16 new partners including iToken - the global crypto wallet from Top 10 exchange Huobi, leading Layer-2 DEX (decentralized exchange) ZkSpace and Catheon Gaming, the fastest growing ‘play to earn' blockchain gaming platform with 10 games in development and more than 11 million users.

For the period ending the month of June, Banxa also recorded AUD $60 million (USD $40 million) in TTV (Total Transaction Value), which is inline with market conditions.

BANXA Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: BNXA) (OTCQX: BNXAF) (FSE: AC00)

Banxa's mission is to accelerate the world to Web3 with its leading global on/off ramp solution. Through its extensive network of local payment solutions paired with the required crypto licences, Banxa gives its partners and projects access to global audiences with less friction and higher conversions. Banxa has a global team of Web3 natives - with operating headquarters in the USA, Europe and APAC regions. For further information go to www.banxa.com

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^[1] Source - https://databank.worldbank.org/source/global-financial-inclusion

^[2] Source - https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2021/the-promise-of-open-banking-in-driving-financial-inclusion-in-africa/

SOURCE: Banxa Holdings