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M‑pesa Partners With ADI Foundation to Bring Blockchain to 60M Users Across Africa
15.1.2026
M‑pesa Africa has partnered with the ADI Foundation to integrate ADI Chain, a sovereign‑grade Layer 2 blockchain, across its mobile money operations in eight African countries, potentially reaching 60 million users. Bridging Traditional Mobile Money and Web3 M-pesa Africa and the ADI Foundation...
Safaricom M-Pesa receives Ethiopian mobile money license, ending state monopoly
11.5.2023
The Kenya-based company already has 3 million mobile phone users in Ethiopia and plans to make it the 10th country where the payment service will be available
Bitcoin and Stablecoins Will Bring Crypto Mass Adoption to Africa, Experts Say
20.3.2023
The sentiment permeated talks and fireside chats at the 2023 Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa
Report: IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks
29.7.2022
The global lending institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Kenyan central bank that its proposed digital shilling must “do no harm” to existing private sector digital money. The lender insisted the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) must “not...
Will the Next M-Pesa Be a Blockchain App?
10.12.2020
A contest for inclusive fintech shows the potential for crypto-related tech to help the world's poor, but also how much it still needs to develop