Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

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Yellow Card CEO Sees Africa Boosting Global Stablecoin Adoption
Yellow Card CEO Sees Africa Boosting Global Stablecoin Adoption
November 18, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Yellow Card’s CEO says African countries are among the world’s top stablecoin adopters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa
Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa
September 26, 2025  |  Digital Identity

Mastercard and Smile ID plan to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across Africa to enable enterprises to onboard new customers faster. Get...

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PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce
PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce
September 24, 2025  |  Investments

PayPal is investing $100 million to support digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Visa and Onafriq Expand Digital Wallet Capabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo
Visa and Onafriq Expand Digital Wallet Capabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo
September 11, 2025  |  Mobile Wallets

Visa and African digital payments network Onafriq partnered to launch the payments-as-a-service platform Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Get the Full...

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Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa
Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa
June 18, 2025  |  Partnerships

Visa has partnered with licensed stablecoin payments orchestrator Yellow Card to explore stablecoin use cases and opportunities across the African markets in which Yellow Card is...

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TerraPay and Wave to Promote Cross-Border Remittances in West Africa
TerraPay and Wave to Promote Cross-Border Remittances in West Africa
May 29, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Money movement company TerraPay launched a partnership with Wave Mobile Money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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PayPal Launches X-Border Payment Collaboration With TerraPay
PayPal Launches X-Border Payment Collaboration With TerraPay
April 15, 2025  |  Partnerships

PayPal and TerraPay are teaming to promote cross-border payments in the Middle East and Africa (MENA). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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African FinTech Nala Plans $120 Million Fundraise for X-Border Payments
African FinTech Nala Plans $120 Million Fundraise for X-Border Payments
February 27, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payments startup Nala is attempting to raise $120 million in its next funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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FICO and TransUnion Team to Improve Credit Access in Kenya
FICO and TransUnion Team to Improve Credit Access in Kenya
February 18, 2025  |  Partnerships

FICO and TransUnion Kenya partnered to broaden access to credit in Kenya. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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