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.
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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

PayStack, fintech của Nigeria được Stripe mua lại vào năm 2020 với giá $200 million, được cho là đang sa thải 33 công nhân ở châu Âu và các (UAE) của Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhất.

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

Ethiopia đang bước vào ánh đèn sân khấu toàn cầu về khai thác Bitcoin, trở thành quốc gia châu Phi đầu tiên hỗ trợ các hoạt động khai thác quy mô lớn do nhà nước hậu thuẫn. Với chính phủ ký kết các thỏa thuận với 21 công ty khai thác trong năm 2024 – bao gồm UMINERS – quốc gia này đang định vị mình như một đối thủ lớn trong lĩnh vực này.

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

Quỹ đầu tư mạo hiểm liên lục địa Ventures Platform có trụ sở tại Châu Phi vừa công bố kết thúc vòng gọi vốn cuối cùng cho quỹ đầu tư giai đoạn đầu và liên lục địa với tổng số vốn đạt $46 triệu.
Quỹ này đã được đăng ký vượt mức và vượt qua mục tiêu ban đầu là $40M , thu hút nhiều nhà đầu tư mới. Các nhà đầu tư bao gồm các ngân hàng thương mại hàng đầu,

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

Sarafu voucher is one of the community inclusion currencies (CICs) that have been spearheaded by

Nigerian cross-border payments startup, OneRemit, is quietly building something powerful.
In mid-2025, the payments platform passed key milestones – processing over $10 million in international transactions by June 2025, and reaching more than $20 million in the first half (H1) of 2025. These