Visa fintech accelerator

Visa Launches 4th Africa Fintech Accelerator: Will This Program Shape Next Generation Payments?

Nairobi, Kenya – Global payments giant Visa has unveiled its fourth cohort of the Africa Fintech Accelerator, selecting 12 startups from over 1,200 applicants across the continent for a intensive 12-week program that includes up to $2 million in funding and direct integration opportunities with Visa’s global network. This year’s program focuses squarely on real-world asset tokenization, cross-border payments,…

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Chainup

ChainUp Launches Africa Tokenization Webinar Series: Could This Be a Blueprint for $50B Market Opportunity?

Blockchain infrastructure giant ChainUp has announced a comprehensive webinar series targeting African businesses, investors, and regulators on tokenization strategies—a move that comes as Africa’s tokenized asset market is projected to reach $50 billion by 2030. The “Tokenize Africa 2025” initiative, running from September to November, aims to equip participants with practical frameworks for converting real-world assets…

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Bitget tokenized

Bitget Launches Tokenized Stocks & RWAs in Kenya: Does this Introduce New Risks?

Nairobi, Kenya – Global crypto exchange Bitget has rolled out tokenized stock trading and real-world asset (RWA) investments for Kenyan users, marking one of Africa’s most significant expansions of blockchain-based traditional investment access. The move allows local traders to buy fractional shares of Apple, Tesla, and Amazon—along with tokenized gold, real estate, and government bonds—with as…

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Honeycoin team

Honeycoin Raises $4.9M In Funding With Aim of Transforming Africa’s Stablecoin Payments.

Lagos, Nigeria – Kenya based fintech innovator Honeycoin has closed a $4.5 million Series B funding round to scale its stablecoin payment infrastructure across the continent, in a deal that signals growing institutional confidence in crypto-powered remittances and trade finance. The round—led by Pantera Capital with participation from Standard Bank and Flutterwave—values the based startup at…

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Stable coins

IMF Sounds Alarm on Stablecoin Volatility: New Data Reveals $14.8B “Hot Money” Crisis in Emerging Markets

IMF Sounds Alarm on Stablecoin Volatility: New Data Reveals $14.8B “Hot Money” Crisis in Emerging Markets Washington, D.C. – An IMF working paper has exposed an underbelly of stablecoin adoption, revealing how $14.8 billion in volatile digital dollar flows are destabilizing emerging markets—with African economies bearing the brunt of the turbulence. The July 2025 study, based…

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