Introduction: Playground
Bitnob was founded on the belief that financial services should be accessible to everyone, regardless of location. We chose “Genesis” as a nod to the first Bitcoin block, symbolizing a new era of financial empowerment built on transparent and decentralized technology. While our roots lie in serving the unique needs of African markets, our infrastructure is open to developers and businesses worldwide.
Our mission is to bring critical crypto and payment infrastructure to Africa without compromising on global standards. By offering a comprehensive suite of APIs, we enable innovators to build and operate next-generation financial solutions, whether for local marketplaces or cross-border operations. The end goal is to empower businesses and developers to shorten their time-to-first-transaction and deliver real impact at scale.
The Problem
Across many emerging markets, businesses seeking to adopt crypto or modern payment rails face high costs and extensive technical barriers. This problem is especially pronounced for startups that lack the capital or expertise to integrate robust financial services from the ground up. Traditional providers often neglect local currency nuances and regulatory requirements, making it difficult for developers to build products tailored to African contexts.
et, the digital economy’s growth is far from local. Many companies around the world need to reach customers, suppliers, and markets in Africa. Existing platforms tend to be either limited in scope or too expensive to onboard smaller players. Bitnob aims to reduce these friction points, offering global accessibility while keeping African payment rails front and center.
Our Dream: Unleashing Innovation
We envision a vibrant ecosystem where developers, entrepreneurs, and companies worldwide can launch and scale financial services that tap into the potential of African markets. Our dream is to create an infrastructure that is both robust and user-friendly, supporting everything from simple remittance workflows to complex fintech applications.
The Bitnob platform provides a holistic foundation covering stablecoins, Bitcoin, Lightning, fiat on/off ramps, and beyond so that builders can move from idea to market without wrestling with multiple third-party integrations. We’re committed to delivering detailed documentation, tutorials, and community support because we believe truly transformative technology must be accessible to all levels of expertise.
Key Features of Bitnob APIs
Comprehensive Crypto Rails
Fiat On/Off Ramps
Virtual Cards & Extended Services
Flexible & Accessible
Impact & Use Cases
Bitnob’s infrastructure supports a wide range of scenarios, from global remittance
applications to fintech platforms offering payment services across African countries.
It provides the underlying tools for businesses to accept, store, and distribute digital
assets—or simply handle local currency payments efficiently.
Whether you are a payment gateway building a crypto-enabled checkout flow, a payroll
service delivering payouts in digital assets, or a B2B platform bridging distant markets,
Bitnob’s APIs offer the flexibility to design innovative solutions with local relevance and
global reach.
Next Steps: Get Started
What comes next? We invite you to dive into our Quickstart and Tutorials, where you’ll
learn how to set up your environment, generate API keys, and make your first test
transaction. From there, our API Reference will guide you through each endpoint and its
features in detail. Join our developer community to share experiences, troubleshoot
challenges, and help shape the future of financial services built on Bitnob.
Ultimately, Genesis marks the beginning of your journey with Bitnob’s API. Our hope is
that this documentation empowers you to build transformative products, bringing new
possibilities to people and businesses, both in Africa and around the globe.
