September 2026

Introduction Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has launched regulated crypto custody in South Africa using Ripple’s custody technology. The Absa crypto custody service gives institutional clients a regulated environment in which to safeguard digital assets and manage private keys through a major African bank. The platform applies established financial-industry standards around governance, approvals, compliance and […]

Introduction Kredete, a real-time cross-border payments platform, has been granted Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration by Argentina’s Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) under General Resolution 1058. It has also received Payment Service Provider (PSP) authorization from the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA). With these two licenses, Kredete can offer regulated crypto exchange,

Introduction Yellow Card has expanded its global footprint into North America through the launch of Alkepay Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary operating in Canada. The expansion gives Yellow Card a regulated presence in the Canadian market as it builds beyond its pan-African foundations and develops a wider international stablecoin infrastructure network. Alkepay is registered with

Introduction The Central Bank of Kenya authorisation allows Quidexplus Kenya Limited, a PawaPay group company, to provide payment-gateway services for merchants in one of Africa’s most developed mobile-money markets. Quidexplus Kenya Limited, a PawaPay group company, has received authorisation from the Central Bank of Kenya to operate as a Payment Service Provider. The authorisation permits

Introduction South African fuel-payments platform PumpPay is using the brand-denominated ZARP stablecoin as an in-platform settlement layer, demonstrating how blockchain infrastructure can support commercial payments without requiring customers to interact directly with cryptocurrencies. The deployment allows approved fuel transactions to be pre-authorised and settled in real time while remaining denominated in South African rand. Fleet

Introduction Mastercard has partnered with pan-African digital asset exchange Busha to introduce Mastercard Crypto Credential to eligible users in Nigeria, making it easier and safer to send and receive supported digital assets. Through the integration, eligible Busha users can transact using familiar identifiers such as an email address or phone number instead of copying and

Introduction Kotani Pay and DCSPay have announced a strategic partnership designed to make stablecoin-funded payouts and fiat settlement more accessible across African markets. The integration will combine DCSPay’s stablecoin payment infrastructure with Kotani Pay’s connections to domestic payment rails, allowing regulated exchanges and businesses to reach local recipients without building separate payout systems in every

Introduction Tether AI Research has released a new family of open-source translation models designed to make artificial intelligence more accessible to African users whose languages, devices and connectivity needs remain underserved by mainstream technology. Announced on 2 September 2026, QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriSLM supports 19 African languages, while the smaller TranslatePsy-AfriNano supports eight. The models can run