‌‌E-Naira Countdown: Nigerian Experts Question Selection of Bitt Inc as Central Bank’s Fintech Partner

Nigerian fintech entrepreneurs have slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to select Bitt…

#Abu_Idrissee #Adedoja_Olawale #bitcoin #Bitt_Inc #Central_Bank_of_Nigeria #Fintech #fintech_firms #forex_market #Market_Capitalization #National_Information_Technology_Development_Agency #NITDA

‌‌Fintech Firm Revolut Pays for Dallas-Based Wework Workspace With Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency-infused financial tech company Revolut has announced it has purchased a Wework office with…

#bitcoin #BTC #Cryptocurrency #Dallas #fintech_firm #Melbourne #News #Nick_Giraudeau #Revolut #Revolut_App #Revolut_Wework #Startups #wework #Wework_Real_Estate #Wework_Workspace #workspace

‌‌Nigerian Experts Insist Africa’s First CBDC Is Presently Not for the Unbanked

While the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to tout the e-naira’s credentials as a…

#bitcoin #CBDC #Central_Bank_of_Nigeria #Chiagozie_Iwu #Digital_Currency #e_naira #financial_inclusion #Fintech #Unbanked_Nigerians

‌‌Analysts: Lack of Trust in Nigerian Government an Impediment to CBDC’s Success Prospects

While Nigerians have seemingly embraced the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s digital currency, skeptical analysts…

#Adedayo_Ademuwagun #Africa_fintech #bitcoin #Central_Bank_of_Nigeria #Digital_Currency #e_naira #financial_payments_system #Fintech #Ronak_Gadhia

‌‌South African Fintech Raises $120 Million in Funding Round Led by Fidelity

A South Africa and London-based fintech startup, JUMO, recently revealed it has raised $120 million…

#bitcoin #Fidelity_Management_Research_Company #financial_inclusion #Financial_Markets #Fintech #funding_round #VISA

‌‌Ghana’s Minority Lawmakers Reject Government Proposal to Tax Mobile Money Transactions

The Ghanaian government’s proposal to introduce a 1.75% levy on digital transactions was recently rejected…

#bitcoin #digital_tax #financial_inclusion #Fintech #Ghana_lawmakers #Ken_Ofori_Atta #Mobile_money

‌‌Experts Believe a Common African Cryptocurrency Can Boost Trade and Sustain Growth After Covid-19

Some economic experts from Africa have suggested that the continent now needs a common cryptocurrency…

#Africa_Development_Bank #Anouar_Hassoune #bitcoin #Central_Banks #Cryptocurrency #Digital_Currency #Emerging_Markets #Emmanuelle_Riedel_Drouin #Fintech #interoperability

‌‌Ukrainians Offered New Crypto Services, Bitcoin Cards

Along with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Ukrainians are enjoying an expanding range of related…

#Bank #Banking #bill #bitcoin #bitcoin_card #bitcoin_cards #buy #card #cards #Central_Bank #crypto #crypto_card #Crypto_Cards #crypto_payments #crypto_platform #Cryptocurrencies #Cryptocurrency #Exchange #Fintech #Law #monobank #Payments #processor #products #provider #purchase #Services #trade #Ukraine #ukrainian #Ukrainians #virtual_assets #Wirex

‌‌South Africa’s Digital Bank Tyme Completes Series B Round With Additional $70M Capital Raise

Tymebank, a South Africa-based digital bank, recently completed its Series B funding round with $70…

#bitcoin #Coen_Jonker #development_finance #digital_bank #Fintech #Gokongwei #tencent #Tymebank

‌‌Jamaican Central Bank Says It Has ‘Successfully Completed CBDC Pilot’

The Jamaican central bank successfully completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency,…

#Bank_of_Jamaica #Bank_of_Jamaica_CBDC #bitcoin #CBDC #CBDC_pilot #deposit_taking_institution #Digital_Currency #Fintech #National_Commercial_Bank #p2p #payment_service_providers

‌‌Central Bank of Jordan Exploring the Possibility of Launching a CBDC

The governor of the Central Bank of Jordan recently said his institution is studying the…

#Adel_Al_Sharkas #bitcoin #CBDC #Central_Bank_of_Jordan #crypto_regulatory_framework #Cryptocurrency_Trading #Fintech #Khair_Abu_Sa_ilik #Regulation

‌‌Report: Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam

A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America,…

#bitcoin #Bitso #Blockchain #crypto #defi #Fintech #Investments #LAVCA #lemon_cash #mercadobitcoin #News #ripio

‌‌Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year

Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective…

#Barry_Silbert #bitcoin #Digital_Assets #Digital_Currency_Group_DCG #Finance #fintech_startups #Jocelyn_Cheng #luno #Luno_Expeditions #Marcus_Swanepoel #Web3

‌‌Finder’s Experts Predict Apecoin Will End 2022 at $27 per Token, 75% Think APE Is Just ‘Another Memecoin’

On April 28, 2022, the crypto asset apecoin tapped an all-time high (ATH) tapping $26.70…

#APE #APE_whales #Apecoin #Apecoin_APE #Apecoin_whales #Asset_Distribution #BAYC #Binance #bitcoin #Bored_Ape_Yacht_Club #crypto_assets #Digitalx_executive #Dimitrios_Salampasis #Distribution #experts #Finder_com #Finder_com_APE #Finder_com_Apecoin #Finder_com_predictions #Finder_s_Experts #Fintech #Fred_Schebesta #Joseph_Raczynski #Markets_and_Prices #Matthew_Harry #NFTs #Trading_Volume

‌‌Cyprus Drafts Crypto Rules, May Introduce Them Before EU Regulations

Cyprus has prepared its own legislation to regulate crypto assets and is likely to adopt…

#bitcoin #CBC #Central_Bank #crypto #crypto_assets #Cryptocurrencies #Cryptocurrency #Cyprus #deputy_minister #ECB #EU #European_Union #Fintech #Government #innovations #legal_framework #Regulation #Regulations #rules

‌‌Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe ‘Developed a Roadmap for Adoption of CBDC,’ Says Governor

The governor of the Zimbabwean central bank, John Mangudya, recently said his organization “has developed…

#bitcoin #CBDC #central_bank_digital_currency #Digital_Currency #Fintech #John_Mangudya #monetary_policy_statement #Regulatory_Sandbox #Reserve_Bank_of_Z

‌‌US Federal Reserve Board Unveils Final Guidelines Used When Reviewing Requests for Access to Master Accounts

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has said it has released the final guidelines which are…

#Avanti #bitcoin #Crypto_Banks #Custodia #Federal_Register #Federal_Reserve_Board #Finance #Fintech #Kraken #kraken_bank #Lael_Brainard #Master_Accounts #payment_services #payment_system #regulatory_framework #Reserve_Bank #The_US_Federal_Reserve

‌‌Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A Funding Round

The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with…

#b2b #bitcoin #Chelsea_Football_Club #Édouard_Mendy #Fintech #francophone_africa #Julaya #Mathias_Léopoldie

‌‌Defi Chain Co-Founder: FTX’s Collapse Has Rekindled Interest in Defi and Associated Products

According to Julian Hosp, co-founder of the decentralized finance entity Defi Chain, the fall of…

#bitcoin #crypto_industry #Daily_active_wallet #Defi_Chain #DeFiChain #Fintech #ftx #FTX_Alameda_Research #Julian_Hosp #uniswap

‌‌Fintechs Accounted for Over 30% of Tracked Kenyan Tech Startups in 2022 — Study

As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% or 93 out of the 308…

#agri_tech #Alibaba_e_commerce #bitcoin #Blockchain #Disrupt_Africa #e_commerce #Fintech #fintech_ecosystem #fintech_startups