Fintechs
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Bitcoin
Fintechs Accounted for Over 30% of Tracked Kenyan Tech Startups in 2022 Study – Fintech Bitcoin News
As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% or 93 out of the 308 tracked tech startups, a Disrupt…
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Regulation
Fintechs Beware: Crypto’s Regulatory Reckoning Is Coming – Fin Tech
Since the start of the century, the finance industry has been drifting away from traditional banking, trading, and asset management…
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Bitcoin
US Tennis Player Serena Williams’ VC Firm Leads Ugandan Fintech’s $12.3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Round – Fintech Bitcoin News
The Uganda-based digital lending fintech startup, Numida, has said it will start offering its services to micro, small, and medium-sized…
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Bitcoin
Speculators and Crypto Traders Blamed for Naira’s Plunge, Kenyan Institutions Told to End Dealings With Nigerian Fintechs, CAR Token Sale off to Slow Start – Africa Bitcoin News
In this week’s Africa news highlights, the Nigerian central bank blames speculators for causing the local currency’s plunge to a…
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Bitcoin
Kenya Central Bank Orders Financial Institutions to Stop Dealing With Two Nigerian Fintechs – Regulation Bitcoin News
In a letter addressed to the CEOs of financial institutions, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has said financial institutions…
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Bitcoin
IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
The global lending institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Kenyan central bank that its proposed digital shilling…
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DEFI
Portage Hopes to Raise $1B For Late-Stage FinTechs
FinTech fund Portage is putting together a structured equity fund focusing on backing late-stage financial technology startups. As Reuters reported…
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Bitcoin
Nigerian Central Bank Governor Says Fintechs and Cryptos Change the Way Financial Systems Function – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
The Nigerian central bank governor and bitcoin critic, Godwin Emefiele, recently remarked that the rise of fintechs and cryptocurrencies among…
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Altcoins
African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long? – PYMNTS.com
African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long? PYMNTS.com
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Regulation
RBI to FinTechs: Non-Banks Can’t Reload Funds
FinTechs were alerted that non-bank issuers of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) cant load cards and digital wallets with funds through…
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