Bridging Africa and Caribbean with FinTech
Keynote on Bridging Africa and Caribbean with FinTech delivered by Aldwyn Wayne, Founder & CEO at WiPay. On September 27th & 28th 2022 Africa Money & DeFi Summit hosted 400+ attendees from 23 countries who listened and learned from 100 speakers across a jam packed two days of keynotes, masterclass sessions, fireside chats, panels, pitches... Read Article →
Bank to the Future
Panel session on Bank to the Future featuring insights and views from Yvonne Okafor - Investment Officer at Untapped Global, Mark Akakpo - Investment Banking Associate at Absa, Meghan McCormick - Co-Founder and CEO of Oze, Michael Kimani - Head of Growth at Fonbnk and Abdul-Jaleel Hussein - COO at Affinity Africa Finance. On September...
Crypto & DeFi in Africa – Where to from here?
Panel session on Crypto & DeFi in Africa - Where to from here? featuring insights and views from Sarah Idahosa - Lead, Nigerian Community and Token Team at Mara, Daniel Kimotho - Kenya Ecosystem Lead at The Celo Foundation, Brian Dennis - Head of Exchange at Bitmama, Alice Tomdio - CFO at Yellow Card and...
Visa Pledges to Invest $1 billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation
During the U.S-Africa Business Forum, Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent. Visa’s expanded investments demonstrate the company’s long-term commitment to Africa’s growth potential and will help enable greater access to digital payments as an entry point…
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Hela.money, Africa’s Neo Crypto Banking Platform & DeFi Wallet
Hela Money, an African Crypto Neo Bank, and DeFi wallet, is bridging the gap in Africa between the traditional finance and decentralized finance ecosystem by developing an all-in-one blockchain platform that seamlessly handles financial needs such as payments, neobanking, tokenization, decentralized finance, wealth management and more. Over 400 million Africans are not only underbanked but…
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The Growth of DeFi In Africa – Why Are People Interested?
Article by Elisha Imagine a world where people in developing markets can get loans on demand, have access to high-yield investment opportunities, and move their money freely without restriction. That is the world decentralized finance (DeFi) companies in Africa envision, and they are building it. Over the past few years, several DeFi platforms have launched…
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10 ventures to showcase the exciting future of Web3, FinTech and DeFi in Africa at the upcoming Africa Money & DeFi Summit in Ghana
The Africa Money & DeFi Summit has announced the final shortlist of exciting ventures who will Pitch Live on stage in West Africa to over 400 fintech and crypto leaders, in Accra on September 27th – 28th. The West African edition of Pitch Live has attracted over 200 submissions and strives to showcase leading ventures…
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Metaverse Magna raises $3.2M at a $30M valuation to build Africa’s largest gaming DAO
Metaverse Magna (MVM), a Nestcoin gaming DAO based in Nigeria that distributes mobile games in emerging African markets and builds developer tools for Web3 gaming, has completed a seed sale token round of $3.2 million at a $30M fully diluted value. Investors included South Korean video game developer Wemade, Japan-based blockchain-focused venture capital firm Gumi Cryptos…
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Polygon announces Acentrik by Mercedes Benz Is On Polygon Mainnet
Acentrik, a strategic initiative by Mercedes-Benz, is now deployed on Polygon Mainnet as part of its enterprise release. Powered by Blockchain Technology, Acentrik is a decentralized data marketplace developed by Mercedes-Benz, using Ocean Protocol technology – facilitating data sharing and monetization for enterprises across domains. Through tokenization of data assets, secure access of data on…
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‘Hack The Mara’ hackathon is now open to African creators and developers
In the Maasai Mara, landowners, wildlife, and tourism depend on one another for survival. The impact of COVID-19 has brought tourism to a standstill, jeopardising the revenue previously realised, and threatening to bring the ecosystem down. Teams are expected to build decentralised finance solutions that can serve anyone, anywhere, no matter how remote. This includes…
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