OPay Halts $304M US IPO After Regulatory Inquiry
Chinese-backed fintech OPay has withdrawn its planned $304 million IPO from the New York Stock Exchange after a regulatory inquiry from an unnamed foreign...
South Africa Proposes New Crypto Asset Regulations
South Africa's National Treasury has unveiled draft Capital Flow Management Regulations that would bring crypto assets into the country's exchange control framework for the...
UK Regulator Consults on DeFi & Crypto Law Updates
The UK's financial watchdog has opened a round of consultations on how it should handle decentralized finance (DeFi), alongside updates to its existing cryptocurrency...
Cardano Seeks EU Exemption for DeFi and Staking
The Cardano Foundation has asked the European Union to keep decentralized finance (DeFi) and staking out of expanded licensing rules under the MiCA framework....
Airtel Money IPO excludes Nigeria’s SmartCash unit
Airtel Money, the mobile money arm of Airtel Africa, began full trading on the London Stock Exchange on October 14, 2026, under the ticker...
Russia Bans P2P Crypto Trading & Self-Custody Wallets
Russia has moved to eliminate peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading and block individuals from withdrawing digital assets to self-custody wallets. The Bank of Russia announced the...
BingX EU secures MiCAR license for 29 EEA crypto services
BingX EU has secured a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) license from Austria's Financial Market Authority, clearing the exchange's EU entity, MEGE zweite GmbH,...
Treasury’s Crypto Rule Rollback: Privacy Win or Trap?
The U.S. Treasury Department has rolled back two controversial cryptocurrency surveillance proposals, a move privacy advocates are calling a major win. The Financial Crimes...
Standard Bank Eyes 4.99% OPay Stake Before NYSE Listing
South Africa's Standard Bank Group is moving to buy a stake of up to 4.99% in Nigerian-focused fintech OPay, with the investment capped at...
UK Banks Get Quantum-Resistant Infrastructure from Zumo
UK financial institutions are set to receive new quantum-resistant infrastructure. Digital asset platform Zumo and the Quantum Chain project announced a collaboration to develop...