Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Why Yellow Card shuttered its retail business
Plus: 🇿🇦 USD stablecoins can undermine African monetary sovereignty — SARB Governor
Nov 13, 2025
Yellow Card
20 storiesStablecoin
Why Yellow Card shuttered its retail business
Yellow Card told Mariblock that the decision was driven by strong, growing demand for stablecoin-fiat payment services.
Nov 12, 2025
Stablecoin
Ripple brings stablecoin RLUSD to Africa in partnership with Chipper Cash, VALR, Yellow Card
Ripple described Africa as a “natural next step” for RLUSD, citing increasing demand among businesses worldwide.
Sep 4, 2025
Stablecoin
Visa expands stablecoin strategy into Africa with Yellow Card partnership
Both firms plan to explore opportunities to drive stablecoin adoption in treasury management and cross-border payments across markets where Yellow Card is regulated.
Jun 24, 2025
Regulation
Bank of Ghana warns against Yellow Pay, Yellow Card responds
BoG claims Yellow Pay is offering digital payment services, crypto trading, and stablecoin-based remittances without proper licensing.
Jun 16, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Circle teams up with Flutterwave, Yellow Card to power stablecoin payments
Plus: 🇬🇭 Bank of Ghana plans crypto regulations by September; 🇿🇦 Binance tightens rules for South African users
Apr 29, 2025
Stablecoin
Circle launches stablecoin payment system in partnership with Flutterwave and Yellow Card
African crypto firm Yellow Card and fintechs Flutterwave and Onafriq are among the Circle Payment Network’s inaugural partners
Apr 24, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Crypto is now a security in Nigeria — what you need to know
Plus: 🌍 Tether teams up with Quidax on blockchain education in Africa 🇿🇦 Yellow Card appoints new South Africa country manager
Apr 10, 2025
Stablecoin
CNGN’s developers seeking listing on Yellow Card and Roqqu
However, both exchanges are reluctant to list the cNGN just yet because of a lack of demand and clear use cases.
Apr 8, 2025
Talent
Yellow Card appoints new South Africa country manager
Kamogelo Mosime, a former associate at GEMP Group, takes charge of the South African arm of the firm’s operations.
Apr 4, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 America now has a Bitcoin reserve. Will Africa follow?
Plus: 🌍 Hedera makes undisclosed ‘strategic investment’ in stablecoin payments firm, Ivorypay. 🌍 Swiss fintech Centi expands African presence with Yellow Card partnership. 🌍 Ethereum layer-2 chain, Lisk, announces completion of first cohort of incubator.
Mar 10, 2025
Cross-border payments
Swiss fintech Centi expands African presence with Yellow Card partnership
The partnership will help streamline crossborder payments into 20 African countries through stablecoins.
Mar 7, 2025
Stablecoin
MiniPay wins web3 award at Africa Tech Summit
The stablecoin wallet platform won against the likes of Yellow Card and ICP Hub nominated in the same web3 category.
Feb 14, 2025
Regulation
South Africa’s FSCA licensed 248 crypto firms in 2024
Pan-African exchange, Yellow Card, also secured an FSCA-issued financial service provider license late in the year
Jan 8, 2025
Stablecoin
Coinbase taps Yellow Card as on- and off-ramp partner for African expansion
Starting in February, Coinbase users in 20 African countries can buy USDC directly from the Coinbase Wallet App.
Jan 12, 2024
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Bitmama X Payday: When Web3 acquires Web2
Plus: 🇿🇦 South Africa could license up to 36 crypto firms this month. 🌍 Yellow Card integrates Block’s open-source protocol for cross-border payments.
Dec 11, 2023
Cross-border payments
Yellow Card integrates Block’s open-source protocol for cross-border payments
TBD said that cross-border transactions were only the first use case it considered for the tbDEX protocol.
Dec 5, 2023
Regulation
More African countries should consider crypto regulations — Yellow Card CEO
Chris Maurice said these regulations should encourage innovation so that economies do not remain stagnant.
Aug 1, 2023
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 DeFi lending is becoming a thing in Africa and that’s a big deal
Plus: Busha launches a crypto payment service; Chat with Yellow Card CEO; Patrica loses funds in a security breach; Crypto vs. the IMF
May 29, 2023
FIELD NOTES
Cross-border payments
FIELD NOTESInstitutional involvement could help crypto remittances take off in Africa, Yellow Card CEO says
Yellow Card recently partnered with Jack Dorsey’s Block to facilitate crypto-based remittances in 16 African countries. CEO Chris Maurice sat with our lead editor Oluwaseun Adeyanju to discuss the partnership and why Block’s involvement could be what helps crypto remittances scale on the continent.
May 25, 2023