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- 28 Sept 2021
Yellow Card Secures $15m Funding
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, has announced a US$15m Series A that the company says will be used to ramp up hiring and continue its expansion across the continent. The round was…
- 2 Jun 2023
Yellow Card, Tether Partner to Drive Stablecoin Education and Adoption Among the African Youth
Yellow Card, a leading pan-African fintech and cryptocurrency exchange, and Tether, the world's largest stablecoin provider, are pleased to announce the successful completion of Phase 1 of their…
- 13 Jan 2019
FG Introduces eYellow Card to Curb Touting at Airports
The federal government has said that it introduced E-Yellow card in order to stop touts from hawking and selling fake cards to passengers at international airports in the country. The…
- 3 Oct 2023
Stablecoins to Revolutionise Africa's Economic Landscape
In an era where financial empowerment is paramount, Africa is witnessing a remarkable surge in the adoption of stablecoins, poised to reshape the continent's economic landscape. Cryptocurrency, once…
- 24 Aug 2025
Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption with $22Bn in Transactions
Nigeria has emerged as the largest stablecoin market in Africa, with nearly $22 billion in transactions recorded between July 2023 and June 2024. This was stated in the latest report released by…
- 26 May 2022
Regulation Still Hinders Africa’s Quest to Mainstream Crypto Adoption
Cryptocurrencies continue to gain traction in Africa, fuelled by growing interest from governments that are contemplating the viability of cryptocurrencies as legal tenders. However, experts warn the…
- 19 Mar 2026
Binance is Missing from Ghana’s Crypto Sandbox
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has given the nod to 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in its new regulatory sandbox programme, its first major step in support of crypto after…
- 10 Mar 2012
Nigeria – SA: Market Leaders as Foes
In 2005 while on my very first visit to South Africa, I noticed two South Africa nations. While the one is welcoming, friendly and easily shares views with distant visitors, the other is visibly…
- 21 Oct 2025
WHO, EU Partner to Advance Digitized Health Systems in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have announced a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital…
- 23 Oct 2014
Wiko Unveils Stylish Rainbow for ‘Wiko Generation’
In line with its lower-end predecessors, Bloom, Lenny, Sunset, Fizz and Goa, Wiko’s relatively new offering, ‘Rainbow’ is just as colourful and packs a bit more punch. This is the classic device…
- 17 Apr 2014
Verve Dangles Rewards to Card Holders
Verve International, Nigeria’s leading payment card brand, has announced the launch of ‘Verve Rewards’, a loyalty programme that rewards Verve card holders every time they make purchases, online or…
- 10 Aug 2017
New Nokia 3310: A Phone That Speaks for Itself
Since late May 2017 when HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced the availability of a classic reimagined – the Nokia 3310, has a product that sells itself, it received massive market…
- 11 Mar 2022
Univasa Develops Payment Solution for Lagos Taxi Riders
Univasa, an indigenous ride-hailing company in Nigeria, has announced the launch of its Verify and Pay solution, an innovative digital payment system designed to reshape and ease the payment system…
- 17 Mar 2014
Nokia Kicks Off Asha Ice Campaign to Engage Customers
Nokia has announced the launch of ‘The Asha Collection By You’, a competition-based campaign that offer users of the Asha Ice range of phones to show off their unique fashion style and get the chance…
- 25 Mar 2021
FG’s Crackdown on Bitcoin Echoes Global Crypto Conundrum
The backlash against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on cryptocurrencies echoes a dilemma facing governments around the world: how to regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without…
- 18 Feb 2017
Market Volatility Returns In Full Force
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on the Sterling bears were granted the permission to attack the GBP/USD on Friday following the unexpected decline in January’s retail sales which…
- 7 Sept 2017
Financial Markets Gripped By Geopolitics
In this write-up, Lukman Otunuga, research analyst at FXTM, comments on the ongoing geopolitical risks affecting markets. Financial markets were firmly gripped by geopolitical risks on Tuesday, as…
- 4 Jul 2013
Nokia Expands Classically Designed Mobile Phones
Nokia has expanded its range of classically designed mobile phones with the launch of three new, high-performing handsets. The Nokia 207, Nokia 208 and Nokia 208 Dual SIM combine the familiar ‘candy…
- 20 Dec 2018
Naira Unfazed By US Rate Hike; Dollar weakens
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, The Naira remained flat against the Dollar today despite the Federal Reserve surprising markets with a hawkish US interest rate increase yesterday…
- 16 Jan 2018
Bitcoin Hammered by Crackdown Fears
By Lukman Otunuga Bitcoin was the talk across financial markets for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday, after prices tumbled sharply to their weakest level since early December at $11,192. Market…