Africa’s foreign exchange market in 2025 was shaped by selective recoveries rather than broad-based strength, with only a ...

Stablecoins are gaining traction across Africa as inflation, high remittance fees, and limited banking access drive adoption.

Africa’s ambition to reduce reliance on the US dollar for cross-border trade is still far from bearing fruit, but more countries are now adopting local currency payment systems. Some nations are using ...

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The US Genius Act brings issuers under US regulatory oversight. It guarantees that US dollar-denominated stablecoins will be ...

For more than a decade, the idea of a truly integrated African market has hovered somewhere between political aspiration and economic inevitability. With the African Continental Free Trade Area ...

PAPSS payment system allows trade settlement in local currencies Experts says move aims of lowering trade costs South Africa using G20 presidency to advance local payments US President Trump warns ...