Cryptocurrency purchase in Nigeria is about to get easier as MetaMask enabled direct purchases for users in Nigeria.
A statement from MetaMask’s parent company, ConSensyn disclosed that Nigerian users can now purchase crypto through bank transfer.
According to the Web 3 company, the direct purchase which will result in a faster, cheaper and more seamless crypto purchase experience in Nigeria is done in partnership with Moonpay.
Investors King understands that before now, buying cryptocurrency outside the Peer to Peer (P2P) market in Nigeria is challenging after the Central Bank of Nigeria bans commercial banks from accommodating crypto-related transactions.
MetaMask noted that its Web 3 wallet is widely used in Nigeria, leading to increasing crypto adoption in the most populous black country in the world.
The company also added that Nigeria is among metamask’s top markets globally, ranking third in mobile active users while the country also ranks among the top ten countries visitors to metamask.io. (MetaMask Web Platform).
“Our partnership with MetaMask will enable us to provide Nigerian users with Bank Transfers, a widely used payment method across Nigerian e-commerce businesses. We hope this integration opens the doors for Nigerians to fund their self-custody wallet through a simplified user experience,” a statement from MetaMask read.
Speaking on the development, MoonPay Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Zeeshan Feroz, said the partnership with MetaMask will enable the company to provide Nigerian users with Bank Transfers, a widely used payment method across Nigerian e-commerce businesses. He added that the integration will help to simplify users experience.
Meanwhile, Mouloukou Sanoh, the co-founder of Cassava Network, a Web3 platform has said that Nigeria’s web 3 industry is fast growing and could be one of the leaders in the world.
He noted that Nigeria has a large youth population with a huge number that grew up with the Internet; stating that this is the perfect environment for web3 to thrive.