
Africa
South Africa intensifies digitalization ahead of G20 Summit
African leaders have continued to urge South Africa to champion the continent’s digital transformation as it hosts the G20 Leaders’...
African blockchain startups outpaced VC landscape in 2024: report
Meanwhile, African leaders are calling for blockchain to be among the technologies in focus at the first G20 Leaders’ Summit...
EU, UN push digitalization initiatives in Caribbean, Africa
In the Caribbean and Latin America, the EU has funded an initiative by the UNDP to digitize justice systems across...
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...
Digital ID for people with disabilities advance in S. Korea, Thailand
Elsewhere, Malawi will launch a national digital ID system before the end of 2026, eyeing two million enrollments.
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...