
Article by Steve Kaaru
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24 September, 2024
Nigeria’s SEC vows to crack down on unlicensed exchanges
The securities regulator’s warning comes days after licensing Nigeria’s first two exchanges amid a court order to freeze $330,000 from...
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23 September, 2024
Nigeria turns to blockchain to tackle land fraud
Elsewhere, the UAE has issued a license to Finstreet, a new digital exchange that offers blockchain-powered solutions, including tokenization and...
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20 September, 2024
Nigerian think tank, Soramitsu partner on blockchain study
NISER will provide local context and analysis for Soramitsu, while the Japanese firm will offer technical expertise and expand NISER’s...
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20 September, 2024
BIS Project Agora selects 41 firms to tokenize deposits
The 41 include Visa, Swift, Citi, JPMorgan, UBS, and Mastercard; meanwhile, the Qatar Financial Centre has selected 24 participants for...
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19 September, 2024
BRICS payment platforms gaining traction: Sergey Lavrov
BRICS members are increasingly turning to BRICS Pay, BRICS Bridge and bilateral payment platforms to reduce the influence of the...
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18 September, 2024
India BaaS blockchain focuses on ‘trust and transparency’
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also unveiled a national blockchain framework to enable citizens to create trusted...
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