YapBay Demo for Backdrop Build v3
Channel: George Donnelly
Date: 2024-03-20

Try out the partial MVP: https://yapbay.com/app

YapBay is a revolutionary peer-to-peer remittance platform that leverages the power of cryptocurrency to enable faster, cheaper, and more accessible cross-border payments for the world's 2 billion unbanked and underbanked individuals.

By combining traditional finance (TradFi) payment networks with decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure, YapBay creates a censorship-resistant, KYC-free marketplace where users can chain together fiat and crypto transactions to route around capital controls and other limitations of legacy remittance services.

With YapBay, users can send and receive remittances using their preferred fiat currencies while benefiting from the speed, security, and low fees of cryptocurrency as a transport layer.

As a Web3-native platform, YapBay aims to disrupt the $700 billion remittance industry, fostering financial inclusion and economic opportunity for millions of people in developing nations, and paving the way for widespread adoption of cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange.

By offering a user-friendly, transparent, and community-governed alternative to traditional remittance providers, YapBay is poised to become a leading player in the global payment landscape, unlocking trillions of dollars in pent-up capital and empowering individuals to participate in the global economy on their own terms.

https://yapbay.com/app

Thank you to the Backdrop Build team, Joey, Rapha and everyone for your support during the hackathon and for creating it in the first place!

https://backdropbuild.com/

Thanks to the following individuals and institutions whose support permitted me to research and discover this idea since 2018:

- Mike Komaransky
- Dash DAO
- Georg Engelmann
- Roger Ver
- Jose Araujo
- Majamalu
- Satoshi's Angels
- "Adam Draper"
- molecular
- Edward Stoever
- read.cash
- Henry Cashlitt
- Jonathan Toomim
- FreeTrade
- btcfork

A heartfelt thanks to the Dash Latam and BCH Latam teams who played enormous roles in assisting me with reaching this point.