BitGifty

BitGifty is a cryptocurrency gift card platform for individuals and businesses in Africa that sends and redeems Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as digital gift cards via email.

Key capabilities include:

• Email-based gifting and redemption, users create a gift card, send it to a recipient’s email, and the recipient redeems from the email notification without sharing wallet addresses
• Personalised gift cards, users choose a cryptocurrency, set a value, add a personal message, and select a design before purchase
• Crypto utility and cash-out options, recipients can convert crypto gifts to Naira or use the value for airtime, data, electricity, and cable TV payments

Available on Web.

Target audience includes individual users gifting crypto to friends and family, plus B2B partnerships for corporate gifting, loyalty, and referral programs.

BitGifty is notable in the African crypto ecosystem for focusing on a simpler gifting experience that avoids error-prone wallet address sharing and for combining gifting with local utility payments and Naira conversion. It was developed during Celo Camp and has reported early usage metrics including 200+ gift cards created and redeemed and $10k+ in gift card volume.