MiniPay wins web3 award at Africa Tech Summit
The stablecoin wallet platform won against the likes of Yellow Card and ICP Hub nominated in the same web3 category.
Blockchain in Africa
StarkWare launches $4M fund for African blockchain projects
The fund looks to empower six to eight African blockchain startups yearly through grants, venture investments and accelerators.
Ethereum ecosystem support program gives out $13 million in Q3
At least five African companies benefitted from the latest batch of the ecosystem grant allocation from Ethereum.
Verda Ventures partners with Opera to launch $40 million MiniPay fund
The fund will support Web3 startups to build products around Opera’s MiniPay wallet.
CV VC hires former KPMG and Deutsche Bank employee to lead African investments
Jarryd Kennedy is expected to lead the venture capital firm’s fundraising for an Africa-focused investment fund.
Kenya’s stock exchange eyes tokenized securities with Hedera Council membership
The Nairobi Securities Exchange is looking to accelerate the tokenization of securities, targeting tech-savvy investors in Kenya's capital markets.
Baxi, FairMoney, and KongaPay join Zone’s decentralized payment network
These fintechs follow the steps of other notable Nigerian tradfi banks in implementing Zone’s blockchain-based payments processing network