Peach Payments Partners MoneyBadger on Crypto Payments for Merchants
TLDR
- South African payment service provider Peach Payments has partnered with local crypto payments platform MoneyBadger to enable its network of merchants to accept bitcoin
- Peach Payments, which operates across South Africa, Kenya, and Mauritius, offers seamless payment solutions for merchants
- The partnership with MoneyBadger marks Peach Payments' first integration with a crypto payment provider, expanding its services to cater to rising consumer interest in digital assets
South African payment service provider Peach Payments has partnered with local crypto payments platform MoneyBadger to enable its network of merchants to accept bitcoin and other crypto assets both online and in physical stores.
Peach Payments, which operates across South Africa, Kenya, and Mauritius, offers seamless payment solutions for merchants. The partnership with MoneyBadger marks Peach Payments' first integration with a crypto payment provider, expanding its services to cater to rising consumer interest in digital assets.
MoneyBadger supports a wide range of popular crypto wallets and enables merchants to accept payments in bitcoin with real-time conversions and settlement options.
“It is telling that the first purchases made using MoneyBadger on our platform were for everyday items—spades at a suburban hardware store and light fittings at a specialist retailer,” said Anine de Kock, Head of Partnerships at Peach Payments. “This illustrates how mainstream Bitcoin payments are becoming.”
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Key Takeaways
The Peach Payments–MoneyBadger partnership signals a broader shift toward crypto adoption in everyday commerce across Africa. By integrating crypto payments into a mainstream PSP, Peach Payments brings bitcoin and altcoin payments into reach for thousands of merchants—from small hardware stores to larger e-commerce players. The move comes as consumer demand grows for alternative payment methods, particularly in markets like South Africa, where crypto adoption is high among the youth and retail segments. For merchants, it introduces a new revenue channel with low transaction fees and faster settlement—without the volatility risk, thanks to instant conversions. As fintech and crypto infrastructure converge, partnerships like this may pave the way for broader digital asset integration in African retail, especially where traditional banking remains limited or costly.
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