Blockchain

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

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