Nigerian blockchain fintech startup Zone raises $8.5M Seed Zone, a Nigerian blockchain fintech has secured $8.5 million in a seed round led by Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital.
BD Insider 225: Wasoko and Chipper Cash are shifting gears Inside: Chipper Cash scale back from US and UK, Wasoko exits Zanzibar and crypto fees hike in Nigeria.
South Africa grants regulatory nod to 59 crypto firms South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority has reportedly granted crypto asset service provider licenses to 59 crypto firms as of March 12, 2024.
Massive internet outage hit Africa as key subsea cables suffer damage A wave of internet outages hit West, East, and Central Africa on Thursday, with major providers like MainOne and Seacom confirming damage to subsea cables as the culprit.
Nigeria demands top 100 users' data from Binance Following accusations by Nigeria's central bank that Binance processed $26 billion in mostly unidentifiable transactions, local authorities are now seeking data on the platform's top 100 users in the country.
Detained Binance executives in Nigeria identified after two weeks The two Binance executives detained by the Nigerian government have been identified as Tigran Gambaryan, who leads their criminal investigations team, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, the company's regional manager for Africa.
Breaking: Flutterwave COO, Bode Abifarin, steps down Following a six-year tenure at Flutterwave, Bode Abifarin, the former COO, has stepped down to focus on her passion for empowering future generations of entrepreneurs.