The Africa Stablecoin Summit 2026 is scheduled for 12-13 November 2026 at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa. The event is designed for C-suite executives, regulators, central bankers, stablecoin issuers, and leaders involved in finance and cross-border trade.…
Tala and El Dorado have launched an embedded credit partnership that allows eligible users of the El Dorado digital wallet to access Tala-underwritten credit directly within the platform. The service marks Tala’s first deployment of its direct disbursement model and…
Stanbic Bank Ghana and Hong Kong-based RD Technologies are exploring a bank-led cross-border payment solution that uses stablecoin technology to support trade settlement between Ghanaian businesses and suppliers in Asia. The initiative is designed to assess how stablecoin trade settlement…
Through the collaboration, Kredete customers can send funds directly to bank accounts in Morocco, expanding access to cross-border payment services for diaspora communities and their families. The partnership represents a further expansion of Kredete’s payout network, which already supports coverage…
The planned partnership between Lipaworld and ZARU aims to bring the South African rand into global stablecoin payment networks. Under the arrangement, Lipaworld plans to support ZARU, a South African rand stablecoin, giving business customers access to the rand alongside…
Kredete, a real-time cross-border payments platform, has completed the acquisition of an entity holding a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license issued by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The all-share transaction was completed through a subsidiary dedicated to…
Tether has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) and the Alatau City Authority (ACA) to explore opportunities in stablecoin development, asset tokenization, and decentralized finance. The agreement marks a collaborative effort to study…
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has launched a cryptocurrency investing service through a partnership with local crypto exchange VALR, bringing Bitcoin and other digital assets to a retail customer base of nearly nine million people. The service marks a…
Absa has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider Ripple to offer digital asset custody services to corporate and investment banking clients in South Africa. According to Absa, the service will make it the first bank in Africa to bring digital…
Kredete has secured both Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) and Payment Service Provider (PSP) licenses in Argentina, marking a significant regulatory milestone for the company. The development expands Kredete’s ability to operate within a regulated framework while offering crypto-related and…
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