
Nigeria
Nigeria’s Roqqu exchange secures regulatory nod in South Africa
Roqqu, with 1.4 million users, will allow users to withdraw and deposit South African rand, tapping into one of Africa’s...
Nigerian stablecoin payments startup Lazerpay shuts down
Lazerpay’s funding attempts failed, with one of its investors’ funds held up in the FTX collapse, and despite November layoffs,...
Nigerian fintech giant Flutterwave loses $6.4M in hack, and traders are feeling the heat
Flutterwave has attempted to cover up the hack despite a court petition to freeze accounts, with digital asset traders crying...
Cash shortage sparks 63% spike in eNaira transactions
Nigeria’s cash shortage amid the botched note replacement program has been a big win for eNaira, with e-wallets now at...
Nigeria’s president-elect pledges to champion blockchain in revenue collection, banking
Bola Tinubu takes over from Muhammad Buhari who banned banks from servicing VASPs, and says he’ll do better and push...
FATF adds Nigeria, South Africa to dirty money grey list
FATF says Africa’s two largest economies must do better to fight money laundering, with both countries decrying the listing as...