Odaily News Encrypted payment start-up company Kotani announced the completion of a pre-seed round of financing of US$2 million, led by P1 Ventures, DCG/Luno, Flori Ventures and others participated. Kotani provides a B2B solution that connects crypto platforms’ smart contracts on one side and mobile money APIs on the other. Kotani builds a middleware that connects the blockchain with local payment networks, aiming to help the large number of users in Africa who have difficulty accessing banking services. Enable cross-border remittances. (TechCrunch)