Estonia’s Rise as Europe’s Fintech Powerhouse
Estonia, a small Baltic country with a population of 1.4 million, is in the news for all the right reasons: its burgeoning fintech sector. With a market size of €15.2 billion...
Open Banking Sparking a Wave of Innovation in Financial Services
The adoption of open banking is leading to innovation across financial solutions such as account-to-account payments (A2A), personal finance management (PFM) apps, embedded finance, and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) by enabling real-time...
What’s Fueling Asia’s Drive to Develop Wholesale CBDCs?
The emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has become a central focus in the global financial space, as it offers the potential for revolutionary shifts in how the world...
eNaira: Is It Here to Stay or Are Nigerians Going to Say ‘Nay’?
Although Nigeria boasts about its digital currency launch, there are contradictory opinions about eNaira’s subsequent adoption. The eNaira has the potential to impact Nigeria’s economy positively, however, it is not...
Agritech in Africa: How Blockchain Can Help Revolutionize Agriculture
In the first part of our series on agritech in Africa, we took a look into how IT and other technology investments are helping small farmers in Africa. In the...
Agritech in Africa: Cultivating Opportunities for ICT in Agriculture
Agriculture technologies in Africa have been undergoing significant development over the years, with many tech start-ups innovating information and communications technologies to support agriculture at all levels. While some technologies...
Blockchain: a Frontline Warrior in Battling COVID-19 Pandemic
SARS-COV-2 has brought the world to a standstill. Technology and its creative uses have been playing a pivotal role in sustaining lives during the pandemic as well as combating the...
Blockchain Scores Well in the Education Sector
Blockchain has now been widely accepted as a technology offering superior capabilities when it comes to data security, transparency, and immutability. This has made it extremely relevant in industries, such...