As Safaricom celebrates the 15th anniversary of its flagship mobile money service, M-PESA, Sitoyo Lopokpiyit, CEO, M-PESA, took time to chart the growth of the product as well as a few
USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) isa communications protocol used in the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) networks for sending short text messages. When you dial a
Peaq, the layer-1 blockchain for DePIN and Machine RWAs (real-world assets), announces the expansion of its ecosystem as PickSpot joins to decentralize last-mile logistics in Africa. In a press release shared with BitKE, PickSpot said it is building a DePIN of smart parcel lockers that people and
Cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, has announced that it is launching a Rand wallet. However, at the same time, non-Rand fiat wallets would be disabled for its South African customers. Cr
Luno, one of the leading crypto exchanges on the African continent, has announced that it reached momentous year-on-year growth across the African continent. In a press release to BitKE, Luno said it has experienced impressive growth across its trading volumes, app installs, and customer base in
X, formerly known as Twitter, has successfully obtained a 7th currency transmitter licenses (CTL) in the United States as it steps up efforts to create a payments network. In the United States, a Currency Transmitter License (CTL) is said to be generally mandatory for companies such as
Ghanaian fintech startup, Affinity Africa, has secured $8 million in an oversubscribed seed round to expand its presence locally and enter new markets. The funding round was led by: Grazia Equity and BACKED VC with participation from: Enza Capital Launch Africa Renew Capital Finca
PolyMarket is a trading platform for information markets that allow you to trade on the world’s most hotly contested topics. Some of the common topics that people trade on the platform
Africa founded cryptocurrency exchange, Quidax, announced that its crypto markets had been listed on CoinMarketCap (CMC), the world’s most-referenced price-tracking website for crypto
Ghana’s annual consumer inflation rose to 50.3% in November, up from 40.4% the previous month, the country’s chief statistician, Samuel Kobina, announced. According to the data, costs rose the most in the following categories: Housing, water, gas,
 The 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator organized by the Central Bank of Kenya, in partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, came to a close with 3 blockchain-based startups
Cardano, a blockchain protocol known for its research-first design and decentralized infrastructure, has officially launched the CV Labs Cardano Accelerator – a high-impact program based in the heart of Crypto Valley. The 10-week boot camp kicked off at the CV Labs HQ in Zug, bringing together