MatXchange digitises Kenya's informal waste sector. Waste pickers deliver recyclables, get paid instantly via M-Pesa, and every transaction is permanently recorded on the Stellar blockchain.. Key features: - Automatic M-Pesa B2C payments on waste submission - Stellar blockchain anchoring for tamper-proof audit trails - USSD interface — works on any phone, no internet needed - EPR compliance certificates for producers - Marketplace for recycled materials
Hey Product Hunt! I am Samuel, founder of MatXchange, building from Nairobi, Kenya.
The informal waste sector moves millions of KGs of recyclables daily but runs on cash, verbal agreements and no data. Pickers wait days to get paid and have no proof of income.
MatXchange fixes this submit waste, get paid in seconds via M-Pesa, every KG recorded on blockchain forever.
Would love your feedback, especially from anyone working in climate tech, fintech or Africa
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About Matxchange on Product Hunt
“Operating system for the circular economy”
Matxchange was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #425 on the daily leaderboard. MatXchange digitises Kenya's informal waste sector. Waste pickers deliver recyclables, get paid instantly via M-Pesa, and every transaction is permanently recorded on the Stellar blockchain.. Key features: - Automatic M-Pesa B2C payments on waste submission - Stellar blockchain anchoring for tamper-proof audit trails - USSD interface — works on any phone, no internet needed - EPR compliance certificates for producers - Marketplace for recycled materials
Matxchange was featured in Payments (13.1k followers), Climate Tech (13k followers) and Tech (621.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 167.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Matxchange?
Matxchange was hunted by Samuel Ogera. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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