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Visa has partnered with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement across the CEMEA region, cutting cross-border costs and friction. Visa is expanding its use of stablecoins for settlement in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) through a new partnership with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow. In an announcement Thursday, Visa said it partnered with Aquanow “to settle transactions using approved stablecoins such as USDC, reducing costs, operational friction, and settlement times.” The company said the move came amid strong demand from banks and payment companies for faster, cheaper cross-border payments. The move aims to leverage stablecoins to digitize the back end of money movement and to enable 24/7 settlement. Godfrey Sullivan, Visa’s head of product and solutions for the CEMEA region, said the integration will allow institutions in the region “to experience faster and simpler settlements.” Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, November 17th, 2025] VALR has partnered with Mukuru to expand USD stablecoin infrastructure in South Africa, further strengthening financial access on the continent through regulated crypto solutions VALR, the largest crypto exchange in Africa by trade volume, has partnered with Mukuru, a leading financial services platform serving over 17 […]

Crypto laws are popping up across Africa as countries race to offer favorable conditions to the crypto industry and balance consumer safety concerns. Yesterday, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, the country’s central bank, said that crypto regulations will be in place by the end of 2025. This follows draft guidelines the bank published last year. By introducing a strong legal footing for crypto investors and companies, Ghana will join nine other countries on the continent that have laws in place for digital assets. In general, crypto adoption is growing in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Grassroots adoption and retail activity make it the third-fastest-growing region for crypto. Read more

Crypto laws are popping up across Africa as countries race to offer favorable conditions to the crypto industry and balance consumer safety concerns. Yesterday, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, the country’s central bank, said that crypto regulations will be in place by the end of 2025. This follows draft guidelines the bank published last year. By introducing a strong legal footing for crypto investors and companies, Ghana will join nine other countries on the continent that have laws in place for digital assets. In general, crypto adoption is growing in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Grassroots adoption and retail activity make it the third-fastest-growing region for crypto. Read more

Africa stands at a crossroads: harness cryptocurrency’s $4-trillion potential for sovereignty and growth or risk financial instability and exclusion. Opinion by: Ure Utah, technical advisor to Nigeria’s minister of innovation With the value of digital currencies surging close to $4 trillion, the world is rushing to cash in. While Elon Musk’s Dogecoin (DOGE) and the US president’s Official Trump (TRUMP) coin grab headlines, Africa sits at the frontline of this worldwide financial upheaval. This is a crucial point. Unless African leaders act to regulate or harness crypto, what happens next will determine whether the continent’s 1.55 billion inhabitants build greater sovereignty over their future or usher in a new era of financial instability. Read more

Africa has its first Bitcoin treasury company, but its utility goes far deeper than publicly-listed stocks tied to BTC holdings on a balance sheet. Bitcoin treasury companies are in vogue, and Africa has its first trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. While the launch of Africa Bitcoin Corporation promises to attract billions of South African rand from capital markets, its founders believe Bitcoin’s impact on the continent remains in grassroots, retail adoption. South Africa’s Altvest Capital grabbed headlines as it rebranded to Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), the first publicly-listed company actively building a Bitcoin (BTC)-based treasury on the continent. The company has a long-term goal to raise $210 million to buy Bitcoin using preferential share offerings and structured debt notes in the mould of the UK’s Smarter Web Company. Altvest announced its pivot into Bitcoin in February. Read more

Geneva, Switzerland – September 10, 2025 – UQUID, a leading Web3 shopping infrastructure, has published a research report, providing a detailed analysis of the transactions on the TRON network processed through the UQUID platform. The report highlights TRON’s accelerating adoption in stablecoin payments, everyday purchases, and its growing role as a preferred network in emerging […] The post UQUID Report Identifies TRON as Core Infrastructure for E-Commerce Payments Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Kenya’s proposed 1.5% crypto transaction tax could disrupt Africa’s digital integration. As Kenya advances a 1.5% tax on every crypto transaction, the nation risks undermining its fintech leadership, driving startups and talent abroad. Opinion by: Chebet Kipingor, business operations manager at Busha As Kenya pushes forward with a revised 1.5% crypto transaction tax, it risks losing more than revenue — it could forfeit its regional fintech leadership, drive startups across borders, and fracture Africa’s digital economy before it can unify. Parliament is debating implementing the Digital Asset Tax (DAT) on every cryptocurrency transaction. While the intention to broaden the tax base is valid, the policy’s current form could deliver unintended consequences for Kenya and financial inclusion efforts across the continent. With over 450 million unbanked individuals in Africa, digital assets offer a real chance to leapfrog traditional infrastructure and extend financial services to underserved populations. This tax ...

The platform allows investors in Africa to access global real estate and stock markets through tokenized fractional shares using stablecoins. Xend Finance, a decentralized finance project backed by Binance and Google, is launching a platform in Africa to offer tokenized access to global real estate and stock markets. Partners in the launch include Risevest, a digital wealth management platform that offers individual and institutional investors exposure to global markets. The company recently acquired a broker-dealer license in the United States. According to a May 30 announcement, the new platform will allow users to invest in international real estate and stock markets by purchasing fractional shares via tokenization. The entry barrier is low, starting at $5 when investors use stablecoins such as USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC). Read more

Father-son team Kain and Laban Roomes are using XRP Ledger to track and dispense medicines in Uganda and are listing the startup in Canada. Its been a long road for entrepreneur Laban Roomes and his footballer-turned-crypto founder son Kain, but their XRP Healthcare startup is in the process of going public on the Canadian stock exchange. They co-founded the Dubai-incorporated company with the goal of modernizing healthcare in Africa by combining crypto infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and real-world services. It operates a digital healthcare platform as well as a chain of pharmacies in Uganda using the XRP Ledger to track pharmaceutical supplies and patient outcomes. In the West, we take reliable pharmacies and access to medication for granted, says Laban. In parts of Uganda, that just isnt the case. This is about changing that and starting on the ground, not in the metaverse. Read more