Kenya processes over $3.3 Billion in stablecoin volume annually. Yet, freelancers still lose up to 8% trying to cash out international invoices to M-PESA. Read our latest analysis on the VASP Act 2025, M-Pesa rails, and why #PaidIsPaid
Brokers can now post live USDT/USDC offers directly in WireMe. Browse the order book, negotiate rates in-app, and trade with funds secured by smart contract escrow.
Becoming a WireMe broker takes about five minutes. You'll create an account, set up a wallet that only you control, add your payout details, and verify your identity. The video below walks through the whole flow in under a minute. If you'd rather read, keep scrolling.
The word non-custodial seems very technical but it's a very simple concept about logistics and control. It answers one basic question: when a client pays you, who controls that money? If you are a freelancer, remote builder, or agency owner in Nairobi servicing global clients, understanding this distinction
Stay in control of your money, 100% of the time, forever. If you are a freelancer, a remote worker, or a digital asset broker here in Kenya, you already know the unwritten rule of this economy: your money is only yours until a foreign platform decides otherwise. Ask any freelancer
We are incredibly excited to share our latest product update. You can now install WireMe directly onto your smartphone as a lightweight, full-screen mobile application, completely bypassing the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. This update allows you to place an official WireMe icon directly on your phone’s
You worked the hours. You revised the deliverables. You hit every milestone on time. Then Upwork releases the funds, and the moment that money touches the legacy financial system, it starts disappearing. Not in one clean, visible transaction. In cuts. Thin slices taken by platforms you barely chose, at rates
Crypto in Kenya isn't the wild west anymore. The VASP Act puts regulatory cost on every platform's books, and for custodial ones, that cost climbs the more they grow. WireMe is built differently. No pooled funds, no custody, so as the market grows we're
The crypto world loves a binary. Custodial or non-custodial. Your keys or theirs. Total control or total trust. WireMe started there too. Now we're building something better. The Problem With Both Extremes Non-custodial wallets put you in full control. But that also comes with full responsibility. Forget your
Every major crypto platform is built around one idea: keep the risk out. It's a great strategy for staying clean. It's a terrible strategy for going mainstream. How Everyone Else Does It: The Bouncer Model The industry's default approach to risk is exclusion. Binance,
Most merchant platforms ask you to post an ad and wait. Wait for the algorithm. Wait for a user to scroll past your listing. Wait and hope you’re not undercut before anyone bites. On WireMe, you don’t wait. We put you in the drivers seat. The problem with
Every deal has a trust problem. Someone has to hold the money and whoever holds it has a reason to cheat. Smart contract escrow solves that in a way no bank, lawyer, or handshake ever could. What is a smart contract escrow? Imagine you and your friend make a bet.
Using WireMe
Most crypto cashout platforms make you hunt for a good rate. WireMe flips that. You post your transaction, and merchants come to you competing with each other to win your business. Pick the best rate, confirm the deal, and the funds land directly in your M-PESA. WireMe's smart
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Most crypto wallets put the burden on you. Lose your seed phrase? Lose everything. WireMe works differently. By default, we manage your wallet's keys, but we do it in a way that's designed to protect you even from us. This is how. Your wallet has a
Future of Payments
When it comes to your wallet, crypto has never found the middle ground. On one side you have the anxiety of managing everything yourself with no support. And on the other you give up the very thing that makes crypto worth owning – the control. Neither approach works for your average
Using WireMe
If your Tier 3 verification just failed, this guide will help you understand what went wrong and fix it. Most issues come down to document image quality, and that's something you can control. If you're still stuck after following these steps, reach out to us at
Using WireMe
New to WireMe? Here's exactly what to expect when you sign up. Get Started 0:00 /0:02 1× Head to the homepage and click the orange Get Started button to open the app. Click Get Started once more to begin a new registration flow. You may be
Using WireMe
A test wallet lets you try WireMe with zero risk. Test USDC has no real value. You can grab some for free from a faucet and start experimenting right away. 🤑Need USDC for your test wallet? Grab some for free from the official faucet. Use network "Ethereum Sepolia"
Using WireMe
Requirements Tier 3 is WireMe's highest verification level and is required for all merchants. To complete it, you'll need a government-issued photo ID (front and back) and a selfie. Once verified, your account is unlocked for the highest transaction volumes on the platform. Verification Flow 0:
Using WireMe
Requirements Tier 1 verification requires only your Kenyan national ID number. There's no physical ID required. If you know your ID number, you're ready to go. Verification Flow 0:00 /0:26 1× Follow the steps below to complete Tier 1 verification. The entire process takes
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