FINTECH AFRICA | Nigerian Fintech, Opay, Valuation Increases By 30% After 4x User Growth and 60% Revenue Increase Since Series C Round in 2021
REGULATION | Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers Approves Major Financial Sector Reforms including Establishment of CBDC Regulatory Framework
REGULATION | Tanzania Looking to Amend Income Tax Act to Boost Revenue By Taxing Income From Crypto Transactions
REGULATION | Local and Chinese Nationals Arrested by Namibia Police in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Schemekodzilla·October 16, 2023·1 min read
FUNDING | South African Private Equity Firm, Sanari Capital, Raises $65 Million to Invest in Established Sub-Saharan African Businesseskodzilla·October 16, 2023·1 min read
REPORT | 33% of the World Population Still Lacks Internet, Reveals Latest UN Studykodzilla·October 15, 2023·1 min read
MILESTONE | Bitcoin Lightning Network Experiences Over 1,200% Growth, Transaction Volume Grows Over 500% in Last 2 Yearskodzilla·October 14, 2023·1 min read
FINTECH | Ghanaian Fintech, Dash, Shuts Down Operations After Raising Over $86 Million Following Reports of Inflated User Numberskodzilla·October 13, 2023·1 min read
CBDC | Central Bank of Nigeria Refutes Claims that eNaira is a Threat to Nigeria’s Financial Stabilitykodzilla·October 13, 2023·1 min read
SCAM | Nearly 8,000 Victims of the South African Bitcoin Scam, MTI, to be Refunded by Liquidatorskodzilla·October 12, 2023·1 min read
CBDC | Bank of Mauritius to Launch Digital Rupee Pilot in ‘Upcoming Months’kodzilla·October 11, 2023·1 min read
INTRODUCING | Stellar and PwC Launch a Financial Inclusion Framework to Assess and Judge Blockchain Projects in Emerging Marketskodzilla·October 11, 2023·5 min read
CBDC HACKATHON | Bank of Ghana Launches eCedi Hackathon as Part of CBDC Researchkodzilla·October 10, 2023·2 min read
LAUNCH | Zimbabwe Introduces the ZiG Gold-Backed Digital Currency for Use as a ‘Means of Payment for Domestic Transactions’kodzilla·October 10, 2023·2 min read
LIST | Kenyan Blockchain AI Startup, Fastagger, Among 11 African Startups Accepted into ‘Google for Startups – AI First’ Accelerator Programkodzilla·October 9, 2023·2 min read