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Pan-African cryptocurrency Yellow Card surpasses one million customers across 16 African countries
company reached one million customers in March and is showing no signs of slowing down .
Since launching in Nigeria in 2019 , Yellow Card has dedicated its efforts to providing financial inclusion and freedom for all Africans . The company expanded into four new African territories in the last year alone , increasing its total country presence to 16 .
John Colson , Chief Marketing Officer at Yellow Card , said this achievement no doubt strengthens the company ’ s brand on the continent and trust among current and future users . It also inspires investor confidence , especially at a time when Yellow Card seeks to expand into more regions .
“ Reaching the one million goal is fantastic . It was a massive goal that we set for ourselves , and the team rallied to make it happen . Although it was not an easy journey , it has been a very rewarding one ,” Colson said .
Yellow Card Financial , one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency companies on the continent , recently celebrated exceeding one million customers in only three years . The pioneering pan-African
Peter Mureu , Marketing Director , Yellow Card , said every decision made has been for the benefit of their customers , reaching far and wide across the continent . “ Every strategic decision we ’ ve made has always been customer centric ,” he said .
MainOne to host African Peering and Interconnection Forum 2023 in Ghana
Following a successful bid process , MainOne , an Equinix xcompany has been announced as the host of the 12th edition of The African Peering and Interconnection Forum ( AfPIF ) taking place in Accra , Ghana in 2023 .
Speaking at this year ’ s event in Kigali , Emmanuel Kwarteng , Country Manager , MainOne Ghana , applauded Ghana ’ s selection to host AfPiF 2023 and stated that : “ Ghana ’ s strategic location , ease of access , and budding telecommunications industry makes it the best location to host Africa ’ s technical community of Infrastructure providers , Internet service providers ( ISPs ), Internet exchange points ( IXPs ), mobile network operators ( MNOs ), content providers , large enterprise networks , policymakers , and regulators .
He spoke on MainOne ’ s drive to increase peering and interconnection within the West African sub-region with its certified data centres in Ghana , Nigeria and Cote d ’ Ivoire , and how the peering event in Accra will enhance this effort and push towards the region ’ s target of keeping 80 % of local content local .
Kwarteng said in addition to serving as an avenue to broaden the interconnection landscape in Ghana , the event will also drive investment opportunities and employment in the country while enabling the digital infrastructure that will support the Government of Ghana ’ s digitalisation agenda .
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