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Rwandan Central Bank Issues Warning Against “Pyramid Schemes, Network Marketing Programs and Scam Coins”

John Rwangombwa, Governor National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), has issued a notice alerting Rwandan citizens, “to the existence of investments scam(s)…operating in Rwanda (through locally-registered businesses or from abroad through online platforms).” The warning also states that pyramid, multi-level marketing and fake initial coin offering… Read More

Overstock Subsidieary Medici Land Governance Signs MOU with Rwanda

Overstock. (NASDAQ:OSTK) subsidiary Medici Land Governance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) and the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) to utilize their blockchain based land management tech. This is the second MOU that Medici has signed… Read More

Rwanda Says it Will Use Blockchain to Track “Conflict Metal” Tantalum

Rwandan government minister and CEO of the Rwandan Mining, Petroleum and Gas Board, Francis Gatare, says he has struck a deal with enterprise-blockchain developer Circulor to start tracking the country’s tantalum supply using Circulor’s version of Hyperledger Fabric. According to Gatare: “Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas… Read More

Blockbonds and I&M Bank Rwanda Announce “Cost Free” Banking App SPENN

Norwegian Fintech Blockbonds has partnered with I&M Bank Rwanda on SPENN – a mobile banking app for both individuals and businesses. SPENN is said to be 100% “cost free” – including money transfers, cost free payments in stores and cost free cash out and deposit… Read More

Ecobank: African Fintech Predicted to Grow Exponentially by 2020

Millions of Africans now have access to financial systems thanks to cashless systems using digital technology; consequently, more and more people are seeing the benefits of mobile banking, according to Ecobank, a leading independent pan-African banking group. Ecobank, the main sponsor at the Africa Tech summit… Read More

Systems Integrator Convergencium Announces Partnership With Global Insurtech Agile Financial Technologies

Convergencium, a Rwanda-based systems integrator and consulting organization, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with insurtech and investment technology company Agile Financial Technologies in order to sell, implement and support Agile Financial’s products and services in Rwanda and other countries in Sub-Saharan… Read More

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