Nigerian fintech Grey gets backing from Y Combinator
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/nigerian-fintech-grey-finance-gets-backing-from-y-combinator/
Let’s say you’re a freelance engineer in Nigeria working for a U.S. company; how do you facilitate forex conversion from dollars to naira? I bet it involves using a third party or a local Bureau De Change, essentially a foreign currency exchange office.
Some people have worked with this model for years not because it’s perfect but other options are limited. A few issues using third parties or a Bureau De Change, or BDC as commonly known in Nigeria, include inflated rates, you can only access them for specific hours, proximity and there are chances you’d get cheated.
Nigerian fintech Grey gets backing from Y Combinator
Feb 8, 2022, 12:22pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/nigerian-fintech-grey-finance-gets-backing-from-y-combinator/
> Let’s say you’re a freelance engineer in Nigeria working for a U.S. company; how do you facilitate forex conversion from dollars to naira? I bet it involves using a third party or a local Bureau De Change, essentially a foreign currency exchange office.
> Some people have worked with this model for years not because it’s perfect but other options are limited. A few issues using third parties or a Bureau De Change, or BDC as commonly known in Nigeria, include inflated rates, you can only access them for specific hours, proximity and there are chances you’d get cheated.