Ghana Startup Drops Bitcoin Remittance to Focus on Other Services
Ghanian startup Beam has announced to shutdown its international Bitcoin remittance services, the Disrupt Africa reported. Launched in October last year by Nikunj Handa and Falk Benke, the company was launched to address the growing inward remittance needs of Ghanian people. According to The World Bank's latest report, a 70% of the Ghana's population doesn't have access to even basic banking facility, a factor that makes Bitcoin a potential contender in this territory. But even these supportive factors have failed to impress Beam's owners. As reported, Handa has left the business and Benke....
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