Vella Finance shuts down crypto operations to focus on SME banking
The fintech company decided to focus solely on banking services for small businesses, which constrains it from offering crypto services.
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DLM Trust terminates escrow trustee agreement with Patricia, citing breach of terms
Patricia had announced that DLM Trust had entered a partnership with it, a claim the company has refuted.
Worldcoin starts paying its orb operators in WLD instead of USDC
The company expects all of its operators to be paid exclusively in WLD in November.
Visa partners with VALR to issue cards in South Africa
VALR said that the partnership aims to issue cards and other digital payment solutions that will be announced in the future.
Akowe’s blockchain solution set to transform Africa’s educational sector
Akowe is leveraging blockchain to address the challenges of the safekeeping of academic certificates in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Blockchain offers Africa opportunities for environmental, social, and governance development – Standard Bank
Standard Bank Group’s Head of the Blockchain Centre of Excellence, Ian Putter says crypto will function alongside other payment rails in Africa rather than disrupt them.
Bitcoin Ekasi: A South African non-profit’s vision to create a Bitcoin circular economy
Bitcoin Ekasi hopes to create a circular economy where South Africans can get paid, purchase items and pay for services in bitcoin without first converting it to fiat.