Freetown-based Bureh Becomes First Company In Sierra Leone To Accept Bitcoin
Bureh has integrated bitcoin into its checkout process, making it the first company in Sierra Leone and possibly West Africa to accept the crypto-currency. Bureh hopes this will be the first step to simplifying the currency exchange and risk process all companies face when working in low-income countries. Fatoma Momoh, Production Manager, announced, "one of the biggest challenges of doing business in Sierra Leone is exchange rates and bank fees. Our costs are in Leones and our revenue is in US dollars, Pounds, and Euros.