Chilli Markets has introduced a multi-asset trading platform offering access to more than 100 financial instruments across forex, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices and individual shares, alongside a five-tier account structure with minimum deposits ranging from $250 to $250,000. The offering segments clients into Basic, Silver, Gold, Platinum and VIP accounts, with different deposit thresholds, leverage limits
Kora has launched One Rail, a new payment infrastructure layer that allows African merchants to integrate stablecoins into their existing payment systems, as the fintech expands beyond traditional fiat transactions to address cross-border settlement and liquidity challenges. The platform enables businesses to collect, hold, convert and settle stablecoins alongside conventional currencies through Kora’s existing APIs
Bitget Wallet has integrated with the Arc blockchain at its mainnet launch, connecting its 100 million users to a network designed for stablecoin payments, foreign exchange and capital markets. The integration gives users access to Arc through Bitget Wallet’s consumer app, including onchain token swaps and cross chain transfers. The wallet’s enterprise API platform, Bitget
Kredete has acquired stablecoin infrastructure company Gravv as the fintech moves to bring more of the technology powering its global money movement operations in house. The acquisition gives Kredete control over infrastructure connecting banks, blockchain networks and local payment rails, covering areas including stablecoin settlement, multi currency accounts, foreign exchange, liquidity, routing and reconciliation. Gravv
Nigeria’s fragmented artisan economy is getting another digital marketplace as Squegy launches a platform designed to connect customers with plumbers, electricians, carpenters, cleaners, painters, technicians and other skilled service providers. The platform is targeting a familiar problem for Nigerian households and businesses: finding a reliable artisan often depends on personal referrals, WhatsApp groups, neighbourhood recommendations
INFINOX Global is taking its newly launched global brand identity to Forex Expo Dubai 2026, with Group Chief Marketing Officer Elena Moiseeva and Regional Manager Chibuike Obiagwu representing the company’s global and African market strategy at the two day industry event. The expo, scheduled for September 22 and 23 at the Dubai World Trade Centre,
CMC Markets has launched a new ChatGPT integration that allows UK CFD clients to access and explore supported account and market information through conversational prompts. The integration connects supported CMC CFD accounts to ChatGPT, allowing clients to retrieve and summarise information including account balances, positions, pending orders, available products, pricing and historical market data. The
Nigerian fintech Nomba has secured a US$3 million debt facility as it looks to more than double its monthly cross border payment volumes from US$480 million to US$1 billion, with expansion into more African markets starting with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The facility, obtained through CardinalStone Finance Company Limited, will provide Nomba with
Mastercard has partnered with Busha to make cryptocurrency transfers simpler and more trusted for eligible users in Nigeria, introducing verified aliases that allow users to send and receive digital assets without relying on lengthy blockchain wallet addresses. The partnership brings Mastercard Crypto Credential to Busha, making the Nigerian digital asset exchange one of the first
A $25,000 tuition payment to New York University became the experience that pushed Louis Otaesiri to rethink how people make foreign exchange decisions. After using a peer to peer currency exchange between Nigerians in the US and Nigeria, Otaesiri discovered that paying through a commercial bank at the official Central Bank of Nigeria rate would