Africa’s metaverse story started taking shape long before virtual worlds became a mainstream conversation. One of the projects that helped put an African identity into that conversation was Africarare, a...Read More
Africa has become one of the most active regions for blockchain experimentation, with developers building around payments, stablecoins, digital identity, DeFi and other real-world applications. However, building a blockchain ecosystem...Read More
FlexPay is a digital payment platform developed by INFOSET in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It allows merchants to accept electronic payments from customers using different mobile money networks or...Read More
A fintech can build a wallet, a lending product or a payment platform, but giving users a physical or virtual card usually requires another layer of infrastructure. The Nigerian fintech...Read More
For Africans who work with international clients, receive payments from abroad, or run businesses that serve customers outside their home countries, accessing and managing foreign currency can be difficult. Cross-border...Read More
An SME can have customers, steady sales and a product people want, yet still struggle to grow because the money needed for the next purchase is not available when it...Read More
Africa has built one of the world’s most diverse digital payment ecosystems, but the systems powering it do not always connect easily. Mobile money wallets, bank accounts, cards and payment...Read More
More than $2 billion has been lost to blockchain bridge exploits over the years, turning interoperability into one of the industry’s most difficult infrastructure problems. Moving assets and information between...Read More
Africa’s agricultural SMEs and smallholder farmers face an estimated $117 billion financing need, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC). At the same time, climate financing in Africa is expected...Read More
In 2022, Mara looked like one of Africa’s crypto startups to watch. It had raised $23 million from investors including Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research, planned to launch a crypto...Read More
