APIs allow data to be shared between different applications. Without APIs, different technologies wouldn’t be able to talk to one another, leaving integrations between different platforms and applications more difficult, if not impossible.
The largest American fast-food chain McDonald's (MCD) is now accepting Bitcoin-as-payment through Lightning Network, a layer-two payment protocol that is designed to make Bitcoin (BTC) transactions more scalable, at all of its restaurants in El Salvador.
Around the world, inflation and costly, slow transactions have been the norm in traditional financial systems for decades. That is, until the emergence of cryptocurrencies.
Recently, Portfolio Manager John Paulson said that cryptocurrency is a "worthless bubble." Rob Charles, Crypto expert and Founder of Goldfingr, the first-ever all-inclusive global investment platform, believes that the statement is not only short-sided, but also incorrect.
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
Last week OPay, a payments-focused fintech with operations centred on Nigeria, raised US$400mn in a Series C funding round, attaining a US$2bn valuation. OPay has thus joined the rarified ranks of African unicorns. In this note, we take a brief look at Opay’s operations and
The West is often seen as the de facto capital for global technology, far overshadowing emerging regions such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Visa (V), one of the largest payment technology companies, jumped into the non-fungible token (NFT) craze by purchasing CryptoPunk 7610 for $150,000 in Ethereum (ETH).