An organization that supports the development of the Stellar network for cross-border payments.
Africa’s creator economy has a payment problem. These startups want to fix it.
The creator economy in Francophone Africa is projected to grow from $3-5.1 billion in 2025 to $29.84 billion by 2032. Many African creators are excluded from direct monetization programs on platforms like YouTube due to banking and eligibility issues.
JoonaPay wants to fix how businesses in Francophone West Africa handle money
JoonaPay aims to solve the fragmentation issue in financial operations for businesses in Francophone West Africa. The startup has engaged over 10 pilot projects and has a payment volume pipeline exceeding 1 billion euros.
Kenanga Group Launches Malaysia’s First Tokenised Money Market Funds on Stellar Network
Kenanga Group and Stellar Development Foundation introduced Myrra, a token platform for asset tokenization. The first deployment on Myrra is the tokenization of Kenanga Money Market Fund and Kenanga Islamic Money Market Fund.
Kenya’s HoneyCoin raises $4.9 million to expand stablecoin cross-border payments into new markets
HoneyCoin raised $4.9 million in seed funding led by Flourish Ventures. The startup aims to capture a slice of Africa's $329 billion cross-border payments market.
