PARTNERSHIP | DahabShiil, Africa’s Oldest Remittance Operator, Enters Deal with M-PESA Ethiopia to Facilitate Diaspora Remittances
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
PARTNERSHIP | Leading South African Crypto Exchange, VALR, Partners with VISA to Issue Cards in South Africa and BeyondCryptoGuru·October 17, 2023·2 min read
REPORT | 33% of the World Population Still Lacks Internet, Reveals Latest UN Studykodzilla·October 15, 2023·1 min read
CBDC | Bank of Mauritius to Launch Digital Rupee Pilot in ‘Upcoming Months’kodzilla·October 11, 2023·1 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
EVENT | Africa Fintech Summit Announces Flutterwave as Lead Fintech Sponsor for the 10th Anniversary Summit in Lusaka, ZambiaCryptoGuru·October 6, 2023·5 min read
USE CASE | Mercy Corps Ventures Pilots Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts to Deliver Cash Transfers to Pastoralists in Kenyakodzilla·October 5, 2023·2 min read
FUNDING | South African Fintech, Revio, Secures $5.2 Million in Seed Funding to Fix the Fragmented African Payment Ecosystemkodzilla·October 3, 2023·2 min read
USE CASE | South African ‘Big 4’ Bank, First National Bank, Considers Blockchain to Digitize Over 1 Million Customer Title Deedskodzilla·October 2, 2023·1 min read
REALITY CHECK | A Look at Developments on Ethereum – One Year After Transitioning to Full Proof-of-Stake (PoS)kodzilla·October 1, 2023·2 min read
REGULATION | The Kenya Capital Markets Authority Instructs Online Foreign Exchange Brokers to Enhance Disclosure Mechanismskodzilla·September 30, 2023·1 min read
SOUTH AFRICA | Leading American Crypto ATM Firm, CoinFlip, Installs 9 Crypto ATMs in South Africakodzilla·September 27, 2023·2 min read