The Bane of International Payment Systems for Open Source Developers in Sub-Saharan Africa
OpenAid, an open-source platform, aimed to facilitate funding for grassroots projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The project faced significant challenges with international payment systems, particularly in Nigeria, which affected contributor morale. After integrating a new platform that supported local banking needs, payment success rates improved dramatically, enhancing project participation.
- ▪OpenAid is designed to help non-profits in sub-Saharan Africa manage funds more effectively.
- ▪Initial payment solutions like Gumroad and Payhip failed due to their lack of presence in Nigeria.
- ▪The integration of the Flatforma platform increased payment success rates from 30% to over 90%.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3942413) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Alice Nkosi Posted on May 21 The Bane of International Payment Systems for Open Source Developers in Sub-Saharan Africa #community #webdev #programming #opensource The Problem We Were Actually Solving The project 'OpenAid' is an OSS platform to help non-profits collect and allocate funds more efficiently to grassroots projects in sub-Saharan Africa. We decided to allow contributors to receive funding through the platform in the form of bank transfers.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at DEV.to (Top).
Discussion
0 commentsMore from DEV.to (Top)
