SA in race to roll out Africa’s 2nd central bank digital currency
CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD AFRICA STORY AGENCY SOUTH African Central Bank has given local lenders the green light to begin processing
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Ghana plays catch up in bid to launch Africa’s second digital currency
WHO will be next? Ghana, like South Africa is now piloting a digital currency, taking the country a step closer to rolling out central bank-backed e-money, after Nigeria launched the continent’s first digital currency, the eNaira in October 2021.
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Uganda’s central bank weighs issuance of digital currency
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDA’S central bank is considering whether to issue a digital currency and has not banned cryptocurrencies, but has
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Nigeria’s digital currency: what the eNaira is for and why it’s not perfect
NIGERIA recently became the first African country to introduce a digital currency. It joins the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean
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Kenyans lead the world in peer to peer crypto trade
CONRAD ONYANGO INTERNET-SAVVY Kenyans are leading the world when it comes to using digital currency platforms where individuals trade amongst
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