Open Source at Bitsacco

Introduction

Bitsacco is committed to fostering innovation and collaboration through open source software. By sharing our technology, we empower developers, researchers, and organizations to build secure, reliable, and transparent financial solutions for groups and communities. Our open source initiatives embody our core values: openness, trust, and community-driven development.

Project Missions

1. Transparency & Trust

Our open source projects aim to demystify the inner workings of digital asset custody, wallet management, and blockchain integration. We believe that transparency builds trust among users, partners, and regulators.

2. Security & Reliability

Security is paramount in financial technology. By exposing our code to public scrutiny, we invite experts to audit, improve, and secure our infrastructure—ensuring robust protection for all users.

3. Innovation & Collaboration

Open source is a catalyst for innovation. Bitsacco encourages contributions from the global developer community, helping to drive new features, improvements, and best practices in digital finance.

4. Education & Adoption

We provide clear documentation and practical examples, making it easy for developers to learn, integrate, and extend our solutions. Our goal is to lower barriers to entry for financial technology adoption.

Key Repositories

Below are some of the core open source repositories maintained by Bitsacco:

1. bitsaccoserver

An open source model for running Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCO) on Bitcoin. Features include account management, transaction signing, and multi-factor authentication. The project is designed for extensibility and security.

2. bitsaccomobile

An upcoming mobile-first experience which allows us to provide best in class savings experience to our members. This app allows individuals and groups (chamas) to access Bitcoin for everyday use, within familiar and trusted app experience

4. bitsaccoweb

The classic Bitsacco experience delivered via web app. This project also includes our home page at [bitsacco.com](https://bitsacco.com). Look through and review how we share community success stories and experiences, even as they empower themselves with Bitcoin through Bitsacco.

Reasons for Building Open Source

1. Community Engagement

Open source invites collaboration and feedback from a diverse, global community, accelerating the development of secure and user-friendly products.

2. Interoperability

By sharing our standards and APIs, we promote interoperability between financial platforms, wallets, and blockchains—creating a healthier ecosystem.

3. Security Through Openness

Public code review helps identify and resolve vulnerabilities, making our products safer for everyone.

4. Regulatory Alignment

Transparency in code and processes aids compliance with regulatory frameworks, building confidence among partners and authorities.

5. Social Responsibility

We believe that access to secure financial technology should be universal. Open source allows anyone to benefit from, build upon, and improve our work.

How to Get Involved

• Contribute Code: Fork our repositories, submit pull requests, and join discussions.
• Report Issues: Help us improve by reporting bugs or suggesting features.
• Join the Community: Participate in forums, developer channels, and regular community calls.
• Spread the Word: Share our projects and help others discover Bitsacco’s open source initiatives.