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 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 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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Digital payment

South African Banks Accelerate Cashless Transition with Strategic ATM Network Reductions

Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa’s leading financial institutions have initiated a large-scale rationalization of their ATM networks as digital payment adoption reaches record levels, according to operational plans filed with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). The coordinated three-year reduction strategy will see 4,200 ATMs (38% of the national fleet) decommissioned by 2027, fundamentally reshaping…

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Africa Pioneers Crypto-Powered Education: How Digital Currencies Are Disrupting Learning Payments

Nairobi, Kenya – Africa has emerged as the global leader in cryptocurrency adoption for education payments, with 37% of all crypto transactions on the continent now linked to learning-related expenses, according to a new Chainalysis report. From university tuition to coding bootcamps, African students and institutions are leveraging digital assets to overcome financial barriers—creating a $2.1 billion crypto education economy…

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