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XRP (XRP) price is up 3% in the past 24 hours and 15.5% from its Nov. 21 low to $2.10 on Monday. This sets it up for further gains backed by several fundamental, onchain and technical factors.Key takeaways:XRP’s new all-time highs are in play, backed by increasing institutional demand and bullish trader sentiment.XRP price technicals, namely the symmetrical triangle, project a 27% rise to $2.65.Investors pour into XRP investment productsInstitutional demand for XRP investment products has not waned, according to data from CoinShares.Related: XRP sentiment plummets, which could set token up for rally: SantimentXRP exchange-traded products (ETPs) posted inflows totaling…
Since joining Crypto Valley VC (CV VC), a Swiss-based venture capital firm that backs blockchain-based startups, as Head of Investment for Africa in November 2024, Jarryd Kennedy has been at the centre of the firm’s push to spot businesses using blockchain technology to solve everyday problems across fintech, payments, and data infrastructure on the continent. Kennedy’s career before CV VC began in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and private equity across London, New York, and South Africa. His experience gives him a dealmaker’s discipline and a technology-first lens, helping him identify use cases where blockchain reduces friction, improves trust…
Blink, the Amazon-owned company known for its affordable smart home security cameras, just announced a big upgrade to its camera software. Do you ever wish your cameras were a bit more descriptive with alerts and notifications? If so, you’ll be happy to hear about these new features. While I love my Blink cameras, especially after upgrading to the Sync Module XR for extended range beyond Wi-Fi, these affordable little cameras are still missing a few features that other big-name brands offer. And while the software improves with each new camera release, like the new 2K+ lineup, things could always be…
Jerry Yang Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) initiative is pleased to announce that Jerry Yang – Co-Founder of Yahoo!, Founding Partner of AME Cloud Ventures, and Board Director of Alibaba Group – will join the judging panel at the 7th ABH Summit & Grand Finale on December 12-13, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda. As a leading figure in global technology and entrepreneurship, Jerry Yang offers extensive experience and insights in developing and expanding transformative companies. His involvement highlights ABH’s dedication to connecting African entrepreneurs with international expertise and mentorship. “Africa’s entrepreneurs are shaping the future of innovation…
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The Nigerian Senate’s fresh move to amend the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act to ‘accommodate fintech’ barely five years after President Muhammadu Buhari signed BOFIA 2020 into law raises uncomfortable questions about whether the celebrated legislation of November 2020 was truly as comprehensive as its architects claimed. Senator Adetokunbo Abiru’s assertion that fintech companies now pose systemic risks equal to or greater than traditional banks suggests that the 2020 Act, despite its much-touted provisions on financial technology regulation, failed to anticipate or adequately address the explosive growth of Nigeria’s digital finance ecosystem. Senator Tokunbo Abiru The fintech provisions that…
Explainable AI isn’t just a challenge for data scientists. It’s also a design challenge and a core pillar of trustworthy, effective AI products. Victor Yocco offers practical guidance and design patterns for building explainability into real products.In my last piece, we established a foundational truth: for users to adopt and rely on AI, they must trust it. We talked about trust being a multifaceted construct, built on perceptions of an AI’s Ability, Benevolence, Integrity, and Predictability. But what happens when an AI, in its silent, algorithmic wisdom, makes a decision that leaves a user confused, frustrated, or even hurt? A…
Dr. Dorothy Nyambi, president and CEO of MEDA** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **Five35 Ventures, a pan-African, female-focused, early-stage venture capital fund, has secured an anchor investment from the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, managed by MEDA.Five35’s sixteen-company portfolio spans fintech, agriculture, health, logistics, and climate innovation.“From the outset, our goal has been to build an investment firm defined by integrity, rigour, and results,” said Hema Vallabh, founding partner at Five35 Ventures. “We take a measured approach, backing ventures that demonstrate both traction and transparency, and holding ourselves to the…
Across Africa, the conversation around infrastructure is often focused on budgets, failures, and slow delivery. But in a continent where more than 1 billion people rely on municipal systems that are difficult to monitor and even harder to maintain, a deeper question is emerging: how can cities fix what they cannot see? For South African University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) mechanical engineering student Keyuren Maharaj, that question became a turning point. Frustrated by daily service-delivery breakdowns in his own community, from sewage spills to broken streetlights, polluted rivers, leaking pipes, and dangerous roads, he started experimenting with a small digital tool…