The South African Reserve Bank’s Project Khokha has won an award for being the “best distributed ledger initiative” from the Central Banking publication. Project Khokha is a...
U.S. blockchain development company Hashcash Consultants announced that it is engaging in collaboration with local financial institutions in Nigeria to integrate blockchain solutions in the country’s...
Blockchain startup DENT Wireless on announced September 4 that is launching a new mobile top-up service in Ghana available on five mobile operators. DENT Wireless Enters Ghana...
The blockchain-powered mobile banking platform Humaniq is now active in 21 African countries where it offers low-cost mobile banking to the underbanked and unbanked populations. Its...
The government of Benin Republic has introduced new levies on telecommunications operators with two taxes relating to the use of telecom services by consumers. New “Social...
Global eTrade Services (GeTS) Asia and the Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) have announced a partnership that will see Kenya leverage a new open trade blockchain...
Kora, a new Nigerian blockchain startup, is utilising the blockchain to enable cross-border money transfers in Africa. Dickson Nsofor, founder and CEO of Kora, was moved...
Earlier this month, Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan had several of her social media accounts hacked. Interestingly, the cyber criminals asked for a ransom payment in bitcoin (BTC)...
In the past decade, communication has been greatly eased through online platforms such as Skype, WhatsApp, and Telegram, among others. With improved Internet connectivity, it has...
Blockchain project Cardano has identified Nigeria as another African country with high potential for its smart contract solutions after it has entered Ethiopia and Rwanda earlier...
