October 2026

Introduction Kotani Pay has joined the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Private Sector Coalition after receiving an official invitation. Felix Macharia, the company’s CEO, joined Dr. James Mwangi of Equity Group and Dr. Robert Ochola of AfricaNenda Foundation as part of the coalition. Equity Group and AfricaNenda Foundation convened the DPI Private Sector Coalition, with support […]

Introduction Inves Capital, the issuer of the ZARP Stablecoin, has introduced ZARPY, a yield-bearing digital token for institutions holding rand-denominated liquidity. The company announced the product on 25 October 2026. ZARPY gives approved institutional partners real-time rand yield on their ZARP balances for exactly as long as those balances are staked. Yield is benchmarked to

Introduction HoneyCoin, a company building stablecoin-powered payments infrastructure for African markets, has been named in the Norrsken100 2026. The list is a global selection of 100 early-stage startups. HoneyCoin announced the recognition on LinkedIn on 14 October 2026. The announcement was also displayed on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, New York City. How the

Introduction FNB has added crypto trading to its banking platform. Customers can now buy and sell a limited selection of cryptocurrencies through the bank’s existing share trading service. The bank announced the launch on 6 October 2026, ITWeb reports. FNB has partnered with crypto exchange VALR to provide the service. FNB crypto trading adds the

Introduction The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed 29 more digital credit providers (DCPs), expanding the pool of regulated digital credit providers in Kenya to 281. The regulator announced the approvals in a press release dated September 30, 2026. The new licences follow 25 approvals that CBK announced in July 2026. The latest round