Bando is an onchain spending protocol that lets users pay for real-world goods and services using crypto directly from their wallets. Bando integrates with wallets and dApps to enable seamless payments for over 6,000 products—including mobile top-ups, utility bills, pre-paid codes (Amazon, Uber, etc.), and more—using cUSD, cREAL, and other Celo-native assets.
Our infrastructure includes a non-custodial smart contract system, a white-label widget, and developer-friendly APIs and SDKs. With a single integration, wallet providers and dApps can unlock real-world spending capabilities for millions of users, particularly in emerging markets.
We’re focused on making crypto spendable, not just tradable, bridging DeFi with day-to-day life in a simple, permissionless, and scalable way.
We are on a mission to unlock real-world utility for crypto users. By making crypto spendable on everyday needs like food, transportation, and mobile services, Bando bridges the gap between digital assets and daily life, enabling inclusive financial participation at scale.
Crypto adoption in emerging markets is rising, yet most users are still limited to holding or trading tokens, they can’t use them for practical, everyday needs. The lack of direct on-chain spending tools creates friction, dependency on off-ramps, and restricts the real-world utility of digital assets.
Bando solves this by offering a seamless crypto-to-payment experience, unlocking true financial utility for the next billion users.
We are solving the problem of crypto’s limited real-world utility by building Bando, an on-chain protocol that enables users to spend their crypto directly on essential goods and services. We let any wallet or dApp to offer spending functionality without needing fiat off-ramps. This provides immediate, practical value to users in underserved markets.