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El Salvador becomes the first country to legalize Bitcoin as a legal form of payment
El Salvador has become the first country to legalize bitcoin as a form of payment. The Bitcoin Law was passed...
Read moreZiina, a payment app based in the UAE, has raised $7.5 million to scale regional expansion.
Ziina, a UAE-based fintech firm, has raised $7.5 million in its newest investment round, bringing the payment app's total funding...
Read moreGhana is planning a digital currency pilot
Gov. Ernest Addison of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) said the agency is now “in the advanced stages” of creating...
Read moreUsers will be able to withdraw Cryptocurrency from PayPal into third-party wallets
Users will be able to withdraw Cryptocurrency to third-party wallets, according to PayPal. The California-based startup, which allowed digital currencies...
Read moreFlutterwave teams up with AmoleTM to make remittances to Ethiopia easier.
Flutterwave, a payments technology company, has partnered with Amole, Ethiopia's largest mobile Digital Wallet network, to allow money transfers into...
Read moreBitcoin falls below $40,000 as a result of China’s recent crypto curbs, wiping out $270 billion from the cryptocurrency market
After China placed new restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions, Bitcoin fell below $40,000, knocking down the prices of other digital coins....
Read moreFlutterwave and the Basketball Africa League have announced a multi-year partnership
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced a multi-year agreement with Flutterwave, making the payments technology provider a BAL associate...
Read moreTelda, an Egyptian-based digital banking app, has received a $5 million pre-seed investment
Sequoia Capital led a $5 million Pre-Seed funding round for Telda, a Cairo-based digital banking app, with participation from Global...
Read moreGoogle Pay has partnered with Wise and Western Union to provide international money transfers
Google Pay users in the US can now send money to app users in India and Singapore, with plans to...
Read moreMastercard and Kasha Reinforce Their Commitment to Women’s Empowerment and Micro-Entrepreneurship in Africa
With an investment in Kasha Global Incorporated, Mastercard has deepened its partnership with the purpose-driven ecommerce platform. The companies will...
Read morePayWay Ethiopia has received a six-figure grant from Li-Way to create jobs through digital payments
A funding agreement has been signed by PayWay Ethiopia, a digital payments solution firm, to be one of the Li-Way...
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