Pick n Pay surpasses R1m a month in crypto payments.

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That may seem like small change for a group tallying more than R9 billion a month in sales, but what's impressive is the exponential growth in crypto as a means of payment, and what people are spending on. Carel van Wyk, founder of Money Badger, the company which enabled the crypto payment service at Pick n Pay and continues to manage it, takes us through the numbers.

17 Jul 2024 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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