Stilt, a US provider of loans and financial services for immigrants, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Link Ventures and...
Egypt’s three biggest state-owned banks are setting up an $85 million financial technology fund that aims to accelerate innovation in the sector, venture capital firm Global Ventures, a partner...
On the fourth floor of Paysera’s head office in Vilnius, Lithuania, rows of developers’ desktops have been replaced with fold-up beds, new sheets, and a washing machine. Soon, four...
Thousands of children in Rwanda will soon receive help from Save the Children but from an unusual source – cryptocurrency. Traditionally the reserve of the tech elite, Save the...
The Bank of Ghana announced the piloting of eCedi, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by issuing a 32-page Design Paper of the Digital Cedi (eCedi). Governor of the...
Ghana’s Financial Technology (FinTech) is growing by leaps and bounds. The FinTech ecosystem in Ghana can be characterized as experiencing rapid transition from the “introduction to growth stage”. In...
Bank of Ghana has cited Spektra Technologies, owners of digital payments platform, Dash App, for operating illegally and ordered them to stop operations with immediate effect. In a letter...
All UK crypto-currency cash machines (ATMs) are operating illegally and must be shut down, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced. Crypto-ATMs look like regular cash machines and let people...
In a new blog post by chain analysis , it emphasis the need to bring about transparency which is key to building trust in crypto as an emerging financial...
VDL Fulfilment, a technology based fulfilment start-up in Ghana has successfully secured its initial angel round of Investment from an African based venture builder, Boxplay Ventures. VDL Fulfilment was...