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Ex-CEO of Google Africa: Bitcoin a ‘Gift’ That Will Change Humanity
18.10.2019
Ex-CEO of Google Africa and WeWork South Africa GM Stafford Masie has argued that Bitcoin will revolutionize global trade
Coindirect Launches OTC Brokerage Headquartered in South Africa
30.9.2019
Cryptocurrency clearinghouse Coindirect has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) brokerage in South Africa to allow cryptocurrency traders to make large volume transactions (of liquidity pool), by operating with international platforms, which would enable instant Bitcoin (BTC)-payment confirmation...
International Crypto Exchange Luno Adds Bitcoin Cash Trading
29.9.2019
Luno exchange has added bitcoin cash trading to the platform following feedback from its client base. BCH is now only the third cryptocurrency available for trading on the exchange, in addition to BTC and ETH, but more options could be on the way once Luno determines that they are credible enough....
Crypto Exchange Coindirect Launches OTC Brokerage in South Africa
28.9.2019
Crypto exchange Coindirect launches an over-the-counter brokerage in South Africa
South Africa: The Next Frontier for Crypto Exchanges
26.9.2019
How the fast-growing South Africa could become the continent’s crypto leader?
South African Crypto Exchange Hits Milestone 3M Wallets, $5M Volume
10.9.2019
Major South Africa’s crypto exchange Luno continues growing, having operated more than $5 million worth of crypto in August
AltCoinTrader Cuts Trading Fees by 50% to Tap the Growing Crypto Industry of South Africa
5.9.2019
According to the crypto exchange, AltCoinTrader, South Africa has six primary stock exchanges; one is AltCoinTrader. AltcoinTrader cryptocurrency exchange offers trading digital coins against South African Rand only. The Cryptocurrency trading house, AltCoinTrader announced that it would reduce...
Cross Border Payment Fintech Firm Chipper Cash Expands to Nigeria
5.9.2019
Fintech had come a long way since the days of PayPal when the payments company emerged as a novelty of sorts and took the world by storm. However, over the next decade, very few Fintech companies came along. All that changed around half a decade ago when Fintech made a remarkable comeback due...
FinTech Ecosystem in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services
4.9.2019
Johannesburg, South Africa: Africa’s financial services landscape continues its dynamic evolution as the rapid growth of FinTech on the continent drives both the disruption and leapfrogging of legacy systems and further accelerates the digital transformation of financial services. Digital...
AlphaCode of South Africa Invests $1.5 Million in Three Domestic Fintech Startups
4.9.2019
The growth in technological innovation and the easy availability of cheap internet has made it possible for Fintech to grow at a breakneck pace over the past few years. The Fintech industry has become one of the biggest disruptors in the financial sector over the past half a decade and it...
Safcoin Crypto Goes Pink to Lend Support to CANSA For Cancer Awareness
30.8.2019
CANSA, the Cancer Association of South Africa, and Safcoin, the African digital currency, have come together to launch the first-ever drive, titled Crypto Pink Friday, for raising cervical cancer and breast cancer awareness as August is considered women’s month. In addition to this awareness drive...
Africa’s Biggest Bank Standard Bank Signs Fintech Deal to Target Small Shops
27.8.2019
Over the past half a decade or so, the Fintech Industry has grown at a remarkably high pace, and now it is rapidly growing in almost all continents. Africa may have been late to get into this revolution, but now a range of Fintech firms have come about that provide a wide range of services...
Electroneum Partners NG0- WONDER Foundation; A Step to Uplift the Developing Regions Out of Poverty
18.8.2019
Electroneum, the first mobile crypto, is all set to go further and further in its vision towards mass adoption of the crypto in the developing place. Recently it has announced its plans to work with another high caliber, UK based platform called- the WONDER Foundation. The prime focus of this...
Electroneum Price Analysis: Even With South Africa Success, ETN Price Drop Is Still A Concern!
13.8.2019
After opening the gates for South Africa, many of the people in the region are topping up with the data and ETN airtime. Well, this seems to be a good start for the Electroneum in that region. Thousands of people in South Africa ???????? are topping up their airtime and data with ETN. ????????Get...
South African Payment Gateway Drops BTC Over Fees and Network Congestion
13.7.2019
On July 12, South African payment gateway service Payfast announced the company is dropping bitcoin core (BTC) payments due to network congestion and high fees. Payfast emphasized that BTC has a number of limitations and design flaws which makes it an “impractical substitute for cash.”...
Crypto Ponzi Scheme Says It Has ‘No Cash to Pay out’ to Upset Investors
8.7.2019
Hundreds of locals who used to eagerly gather outside the Bitcoin Wallet office in Ladysmith, South Africa are now mobbing the office to demand their money back
Is Bitcoin Really Selling for $76,000 in Zimbabwe?
2.7.2019
Zimbabwean and South African crypto traders are facing soaring premiums on their bitcoin
Sygnia Cuts Try with Consulting Giant Deloitte Over Reputational Issues
26.6.2019
The biggest consultancy firms in the world are now going through a lot of turmoil for having been mixed up in unsavory episodes over the past few years, and that is no different when it comes to their operations in South Africa. One of the biggest scandals to have hit South Africa in recent years...
Riddell Travel Will Help You Arrange Your African Tour With BCH
21.6.2019
Traveling is getting easier with the wider spread of cryptocurrencies. They can often prove more convenient than fiat money in cross-border payments, transfers and transactions. If you plan to visit the African continent, you can now use the services of a travel agency called Riddell Travel...
How Blockchain Could Help Rural South Africa Turn Sunshine Into Income
16.6.2019
Solar has lit up remote communities. The next step is to link these communities to an energy market.
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The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from carbon-based energy production. Technological development in...