Article by Steve Kaaru
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1 July, 2025
Stablecoins explode in Africa, but will regulators catch up?
A recent report found that 9.3% of Sub-Saharan Africans use stablecoins, the highest share globally, but limiting regulations poses the...
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30 June, 2025
Kenya scraps 3% digital asset tax following industry uproar
Kenyan lawmakers first proposed halving the 3% tax, but concerted efforts from dozens of local VASPs have resulted in the...
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27 June, 2025
Yellow Card teams up with Visa for stablecoin payments
The two will launch stablecoin payment services in at least one African country and expand the service next year as...
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26 June, 2025
$2.5 quadrillion clearing giant DTCC explores stablecoin
DTCC, the Wall Street back-office that handles over $10T daily, is the latest to weigh stablecoins and says it’s monitoring...
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26 June, 2025
Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has announced a draft policy with a clear vision for implementing its...
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20 June, 2025
Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization
Elsewhere, Africa’s second-smallest nation, São Tomé and Príncipe, is piloting a national digital ID system based on the World Bank-backed...
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