Browsing: Cryptocurrency
The Stablecon Africa Series has completed successful editions in Nairobi, Kigali, and Marrakech, bringing together policymakers, operators, investors, and builders to discuss the future of stablecoins, digital finance, and cross-border payments across Africa ahead of its Johannesburg stop.
The biggest mistake African crypto startups make is not a technical one. It is not a product failure either. According…
For decades, moving money across Africa has been far more complicated than moving money across continents. A business owner in…
Ripple, the blockchain infrastructure company behind XRP and the RLUSD stablecoin, has made an undisclosed strategic investment in Series E…
Less than five weeks after announcing plans to shut down operations due to funding constraints, cross-border payments startup Chimoney is…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has ordered banks, payment service providers, and other regulated financial institutions to stop supporting unauthorised…
Zimbabwe has formally introduced a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency businesses, requiring Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) operating in the country…
Just months after escaping the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey’ list, South Africa risks getting back on the list…
With African governments still developing policies on digital assets, blockchain advocate Rume Ophi weighed in on the crypto regulation narrative.…
For years, discussions around African finance have focused on financial inclusion and the continent’s large unbanked population. Yet one of…