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BridgeCard，由Owumi Festus和Tunde Adewole共同创立，是一款金融科技应用，整合用户的金融账户，实现无缝交易。入选Y Combinator的S22批次，筹集了44万美元，用于提升平台和用户基础。

a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024 program is set to kick off this week in London, marking the beginning of an intensive 10-week journey for 25 promising early-stage startups in the crypto space, the company said in a blog post.
The startups were selected from a highly

埃塞俄比亚推出其国家数字支付战略和EthioPay系统，以增强数字金融并促进在AfCFTA框架下的贸易。该倡议旨在促进金融包容性，减少服务不足群体的障碍。

YellowCard has received a Virtual Asset Provider license in Botswana, marking a significant milestone as the first licensed crypto exchange in Africa. This follows a $40 million Series B fundraiser, indicating strong growth and future potential in the region's cryptocurrency market.

South African payments infrastructure startup, Stitch, has secured $55 million in a Series B funding round. This brings its total capital raised to $107 million in under four years.
The new funds will support the expansion of its in-person payment solutions, enhance its online payments platform, an

Smile Identity, one of the leading providers of digital identity verification solutions for Africa, has announced that it has secured $20 million in Series B funding.
The round was Co-led by:
Costanoa and
Norrsken22
with additional new investments from:
Commerce

Nigeria's fintech firms Accelerex and ITEX have integrated with Zone's regulated blockchain payment infrastructure, enhancing transaction efficiency, security, and compliance while addressing challenges like fraud and delays in the country's POS ecosystem.

Months after launching a global search for its first Chief Executive Officer, nonprofit Bitcoin development fund Btrust has officially appointed Abubakar Nur Khalil, a Nigerian Bitcoin Core contributor and advocate for open-source development, as CEO.
The November 2025 appointment follows a

Empowa, a Mozambican startup, secured ₳1,835,000 from the Cardano community to create RWA tokens aimed at affordable housing. Collaborating with Kenya's NSE, the project targets the informal market facing mortgage challenges.

Luno, the cryptocurrency exchange with South African roots, has officially relaunched in Kenya, marking a key milestone in its continued expansion across the continent.
According to a press release by Luno shared with BitKE, the re-launch provides Kenyan users with a simple, secure, and fully

WeChat has integrated the digital yuan into its payment options, enhancing the appeal and adoption of China's central bank digital currency (CBDC). This allows users to pay through WeChat for various services, boosting efficiency for merchants without needing separate integrations.

WorldCoin, a cryptocurrency project linked to Sam Altman, will restart operations in Kenya after police dropped their investigation into alleged data violations. The company expressed gratitude for the DCI's decision and plans to enhance compliance with local regulations while focusing on its mission to connect people to the global economy.