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FATF Flags Africa’s Crypto AML Gaps, Urges Urgent Action on Travel Rule Compliance
FATF warns many countries, including African nations, are failing to enforce crypto AML rules—especially the…
Posted inAfrica Economy Press Release
Kenya Becomes Africa’s Second-Highest IMF Debtor with $3.02 Billion Outstanding
Kenya now owes $3.02B to the IMF, ranking second in Africa and sixth globally, amid…
Nigeria, Kenya Drops Out Of Top Ten In 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index.
The latest Chainalysis global crypto adoption index report shows that Nigeria and Kenya has dropped from top…
Snapshot on Africa Economic Performance By The Beginning of Q4 2022; So Far .
Nigeria As of the first quarter of 2022, Nigeria’s public debt rose to N41.6 trillion…
Flutterwave Series Of Woes Continue, As Kenyan Court Freezes More Millions.
A Kenyan high Court has frozen another Sh400.6 million ($3.3 Million) in three bank accounts and…
Nigeria Bitcoin P2P Volume In First Half Of 2022 Nears $400 Million. Kenya, Ghana Records Growth.
The latest released from the peer-to-peer crypto exchange platform Paxful, Nigeria’s bitcoin traded volumes in…
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Kenya Becomes First in Africa to Make Coding a Subject in Primary and Secondary Schools.
Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, in the past week announced the addition of coding as a subject…
Posted inBlockchain Fintech NEWS
Kenyan 2022 Election Voting System Replicates Bitcoin Blockchain.
Kenyans held national elections on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, and the voting system closely mirrored…
Viral Kenya’s Driving Championship Meme Exploited As NFT Draws Copyright Board Hammer.
Kenya Copyright Board has issued a public advisory on memes following the exploitation of Rally…
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Kenyans Has Largest Ratio Of Citizens Who Owns Crypto In Africa: United Nations.
Recent data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) claims that Kenya…
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Kenya Freezes Nigeria Fintech Start-up Accounts Including Flutterwaves, Over $57 Million Money Laundering Allegations.
Kenyan Court has frozen 56 bank accounts holding a whopping Sh7 billion ($56.7 Million) suspected…
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Nigeria and Kenya Central Banks Condemns Crypto, Promotes Central Bank Digital Currencies.
Top Central Bank executives from Nigerian and Kenyan central said that cryptocurrencies are too volatile…
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Kenya Is The Only African Country On The New Moneygram Crypto-to-Cash Service Launch.
MoneyGram, the global money transfer company known for peer-to-peer payments, is launching an on- and…
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Kenya Leads In Crypto Trade In East Africa.
Finder’s 2022 Cryptocurrency Adoption Index ranks Kenya 12th for cryptocurrency ownership out of 27 countries surveyed globally.…
Posted inNEWS
Kenyan Blockchain Firm Partners NEAR Foundation For Regenerative Financing In Kenya
Kenya-based blockchain community Sankore has partnered with Swiss nonprofit NEAR Foundation to launch a regional…
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UN Mission In Kenya Applauds Local Based Blockchain Initiative For Poverty Reduction.
The United Nations (UN) mission in Kenya recently praised a local blockchain-based community inclusion currency…
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Central Bank of Kenya Plans Central Bank Digital Currency
The Central Bank of Kenya on Thursday released a communication titled a "Discussion Paper on…
Posted inNEWS
Fintech Helps Churches In Kenya To Receive Donations & Offerings.
A Kenya-based fintech startup that helps churches and non-profit organisations receive donations through multiple payment channels, has…