Flutterwave is a U.S.-based, Africa-focused fintech company founded in 2016. Its mission is to build a modern payment infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy, simplifying commerce for businesses of all sizes across the continent and other emerging markets. The company provides a unified platform that allows merchants to make and accept payments without the complexities of navigating fragmented financial systems.
It offers a comprehensive suite of products and services through a single API. For enterprises and small businesses, this includes payment processing for various methods such as credit cards, mobile money, and bank transfers through its Flutterwave Checkout and Payment Links products. It also provides tools to create online stores (Flutterwave Store), issue invoices, and manage cross-border payouts. For individuals, its Send App facilitates international remittances, allowing users to easily transfer money to and from Africa.
Flutterwave has partnered with Hedera to integrate USDC stablecoin settlements on the Hedera network.
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Metacourt is a virtual metaverse platform created in an official partnership with Tennis Australia to extend the fan experience of the Australian Open (AO). It provides a 3D digital recreation of Melbourne Park, the tournament’s physical grounds, allowing a global audience to explore the venue, interact with other fans, and stream live or historic matches from within the metaverse.
The platform leverages the Hedera network to power its digital asset strategy including its central feature, the "AO Art Ball" NFT collection, which consists of thousands of unique NFTs linked to specific 19cm x 19cm plots of the real-world tennis courts. When a winning shot from an official match lands on a plot, the corresponding NFT is updated in real-time with match data, and its owner is rewarded with exclusive utility, such as match footage or merchandise.
Metacourt a novel, gamified experience secured on the Hedera blockchain network to provide fans with verifiable ownership of unique moments in tennis history.
LokkaRoom is a digital sporting event engagement platform designed to revolutionize and enhance fan engagement across the global sports industry. Developed by TMA Sport and built on the Hedera Hashgraph network, it provides a centralized and secure ecosystem where sports organizations, clubs, athletes, sponsors, and fans can connect and interact.
The platform leverages Web3 technologies to offer a range of digital experiences, including event ticketing, exclusive memberships, digital collectible non-fungible tokens (NFTs), merchandise sales, live voting and polling, and access to unique branded content.
LokkaRoom aims to deepen the connection between fans and their sporting heroes by enabling more meaningful and rewarding interactions. For clubs and athletes, it offers new avenues for sustainable revenue generation, brand building, and direct engagement with their supporter base.
It utilizes unique FIAT-backed tokens for in-platform transactions, making the platform secure and accessible for all fans and features partnerships with numerous organizations including the MK Breakers, Manchester Giants, and Derby Trailblazers basketball clubs.
Oneto11 is a multigenre mobile gaming platform built on the Hedera blockchain network. It features a pioneering social networking fantasy application with a diverse play-to-earn (P2E) ecosystem allowing users to generate income through wins and a deep, multi-layered referral system.
The Oneto11 platform hosts a wide array of games catering to different player preferences. Its core offering includes fantasy sports, where users create virtual teams for real-world matches in cricket, football, and other sports and compete for prizes. It also provides a robust collection of casual mobile games such as Ludo and Fruit Slice, educational quiz games, and immersive RPG and social metaverse experiences featuring non-fungible token (NFT) integration utilizing the Hedera blockchain platform.
A key aspect of Oneto11 is its integrated wallet, native “1TO11” token for ecosystem transactions, and NFT marketplace. Combined, these allow users to creation and trade in-game assets securely as NFTs, particularly within its RPG titles.
WiCoin is a stablecoin launched by WiPay, a financial technology company with offices in Africa, the Caribbean, Columbia, and the US. It was launched to address the challenges of cross-border remittance and financial exclusion in its operational regions. It was built on the Hedera network utilizing the Hedera Token Service (HTS) and Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS) and is pegged to the US dollar.
It forms the backbone of the WiCoin Settlement Network, designed to create a unified system for transactions across numerous Caribbean islands, each with its own currency. It also extends into African markets and currencies.
The primary goal of WiCoin is to "bank the bankless" by providing an accessible and efficient means for cross-border payments and settlements by leveraging Hedera's fast transaction speeds, low and predictable fees, and robust security through its asynchronous byzantine fault tolerance (ABFT).
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