Introduction Ask anyone who regularly sends or receives money across Africa, and you’ll likely hear the same frustrations: transfers that take days instead of minutes, high transaction fees, multiple intermediaries,...Read More
Managing money across borders sometimes means managing multiple apps. A freelancer might receive payment through a U.S. bank account, convert part of it into stablecoins, spend using a virtual card,...Read More
The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says Congress is “so close” to passing the CLARITY Act, renewing calls for a federal regulatory framework that would clearly...Read More
Swift has unveiled a blockchain-based payment system that will allow banks to process cross-border transactions around the clock, marking one of the biggest steps yet by the global financial messaging...Read More
Meta has introduced Muse, a new AI image generation model that the company says can create high-quality visuals while giving users greater control over the final output. The launch expands...Read More
Anthropic is expanding its AI workspace beyond software development, bringing Claude Cowork to the web and mobile as it pushes to make AI agents useful for everyday office work. The...Read More
Computer vision is the branch of artificial intelligence that gives machines the ability to process, analyse, and interpret visual information from the world, including images, video, and other forms of...Read More
Nigeria has opened an investigation into Meta, Alphabet, X and several generative AI platforms over allegations that they have unfairly exploited news content from local media organisations without adequate compensation....Read More
Coinbase has secured regulatory approval in the United Kingdom to offer stocks and derivatives alongside cryptocurrency, marking its biggest product expansion in one of its largest international markets. The exchange...Read More
Luno has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), becoming the first global cryptocurrency exchange admitted into the regulator’s Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). The...Read More