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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Crypto in schools

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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Visa & Yellow Card Partner to Launch Stablecoin Payment Corridor: How USDT/USDC Will Reshape Africa’s Remittance Economy

Lagos, Nigeria – In a watershed moment for African fintech, payments giant Visa has partnered with crypto platform Yellow Card to create the continent’s first regulated stablecoin payment corridor, enabling near-instant cross-border transfers across 20 African nations using USDT and USDC. The system, set to go live in Q4 2024, could slash remittance costs by…

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Sandbox

Kenya’s Crypto Space: New Competition Proposed Rules Target Exchanges, DeFi in Sweeping Draft Regulations

Nairobi, Kenya – The Kenyan government has unveiled its most comprehensive cryptocurrency regulatory framework to date through the Kenya Competition (Digital Asset Markets) Rules, 2024. These draft rules – currently open for public comment – represent a seismic shift in how crypto businesses must operate, with stringent requirements that could force half of existing platforms…

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