Mastercard digital payments introduce the Crypto Credential service, aiming to streamline and secure cryptocurrency transactions within the European Union and Latin American markets. ...

With the power of blockchain technology, African financial services have significantly improved. For instance, Bitpesa, Yellow Card, and Fluttewave operate across several African...

The pivotal 15 questions CBDCs must answer to pave the way for their widespread adoption. These 15 questions span five domains: design, technology,...

The US SEC accused Kraken of operating as an unregistered exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. The first Kraken lawsuit occurred around Q3...

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (ETH), is raising concerns about the current state of Central Bank Digital Currencies development. CBDCs were initially met with...

Stablecoins remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa can be up to 20 times cheaper than standard money transfers.

Deputy prime minister Olavo Correia stated that Cape Verde wants to achieve 60% of digital public services by 2026. Cape Verde's Central Bank...

Africa is a strong contender for developing technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrency owing to the continent's growing mobile tech adoption rates. Considering the turbulent global financial markets, expensive remittance costs, and restricted banking access, blockchain technology in Africa offers alternatives to tackle their day-to-day issues.

The country’s central bank launched a survey to garner opinions on the feasibility of a CBDC The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe opened an...

Hong-Kong based Red Date technology proposed a system called UDPN that will make stablecoins and  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) interoperable To allow...

The UK government opened a public consultation on cryptocurrency regulation The Bank of England simultaneously released a consultation paper on "Britcoin" There could...

At the beginning of February 2023, commercial banks in cities and towns could not swap old currency notes with newly designed naira notes ...

Nigeria, commonly known for its rapid growth in Africa's digital economy, was the first African country to roll out a CBDC, the eNaira....

The Bank of England is working with His Majesty's Treasury to explore the feasibility of a CBDC A recent post on LinkedIn revealed...

In November 2017, Morocco's Central Bank, the Bank of Al-Maghrib (BAM), released an official notice banning the use and distribution of any digital...

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the governor outlined South Africa's plans to roll out a CBDC The apex bank...