MILESTONE | Safaricom Becomes First Company to Hit $1 Billion in East Africa with M-PESA Contributing Over 40% Revenue
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DeFi | Tugende Kenya Defaults on $5 Million (~ 4% of TVL) Loan from GoldFinch DeFi Protocolkodzilla·August 16, 2023·1 min read
REPORT | Ghana Banking Survey Reveals Leading Banks by Deposits and Loans in 2023kodzilla·August 16, 2023·1 min read
MTN Rwanda Grows Mobile Money Users By ~15% (4.4 Million) in H1 2023kodzilla·August 15, 2023·1 min read
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CBDC | Zimbabwe’s Gold-Backed Digital Tokens at ‘Advanced Stage Rollout for Everyday Transactions’, Says Reserve Bank Governorkodzilla·August 14, 2023·1 min read
‘The World Bank and Other Actors Are Our Problem and Really Under-Estimate All Africans,’ Says President of Ugandakodzilla·August 12, 2023·1 min read
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REGULATION | U.S. Federal Reserve Initiates Program to Monitor Crypto Activity of Bankskodzilla·August 8, 2023·1 min read
Congolese Fintech, Vault Pay, Becomes 3rd African Startup Selected to Join Y-Combinator S23 Batchkodzilla·August 8, 2023·1 min read
REGULATION | Central Bank of Nigeria Lifts 2021 Ban on 18 Companies for ‘Dealing in Crypto’ and Weakening the Nairakodzilla·August 7, 2023·2 min read