A digital coin platform, Minisend will allow users and businesses to receive stablecoins such as USDC and USDT across supported blockchain networks and move those funds into familiar local financial channels during the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 set to take place at Nairobi’s Sarit Expo Centre in mid- October.

The official partnership puts the crypto firm at the center of one of the continent’s major conversations around blockchain-powered financial infrastructure, digital payments and the increasing role that stablecoins play in connecting African consumers and businesses to the global digital economy.

According to Olubunmi Fabanwo, Founder and Convenor of Africa Blockchain Festival the proposition is simple: someone receiving stablecoins should not have to navigate multiple blockchain networks, bridges, exchanges and wallets before being able to use their money.

Minisend is developing infrastructure intended to handle much of that complexity in the background while enabling users to settle their digital assets into local payment systems.

“People are already comfortable sending, receiving and paying digitally,” said Febanwo.

He added: “What platforms such as Minisend are now exploring is how stablecoins can connect with that existing behaviour and make it easier for Africans to participate in a financial system that is increasingly global and digital.”

Rather than asking consumers to abandon existing financial systems, Minisend’s approach is focused on connecting blockchain infrastructure with payment tools that people already understand.

A Kenyan freelancer, for example, could receive payment in a dollar-denominated stablecoin and ultimately settle the value through M-Pesa. A business could accept USDC or USDT while using local currency for its operating expenses. Merchants and technology companies could also integrate stablecoin payments without requiring their customers to understand the underlying blockchain infrastructure.

Kenya offers a particularly compelling environment for such innovation. The country has built one of Africa’s most recognized digital payments ecosystems, with mobile money deeply integrated into personal and commercial transactions. That familiarity with digital financial services creates an opportunity for the next generation of fintech companies to build on established consumer behaviour rather than having to create it from the beginning.

The interest and the need to focus on the East African country comes at a time when the conversation around cryptocurrency in Africa is gradually moving beyond trading and speculation toward practical financial applications.

As official payment partner, Minisend will showcase the connection between stablecoin payments and local settlement, while participating in wider discussions around cross-border transactions, merchant payments, financial inclusion and the infrastructure required to make blockchain useful beyond cryptocurrency trading.

“Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 is about moving beyond conversations around the potential of blockchain and looking at infrastructure that can actually be used. Connecting stablecoins with M-Pesa, banks and other local payment systems is the type of real-world application that can help move the industry forward,” Fabanwo explains.