DLocal bags $150 million in funding and recruits JPMorgan executive as COO

Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal has bagged $150 million in funding and recruited JPMorgan’s global head of fintech as chief operating officer. Alkeon Capital led the round alongside BOND, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global. It follows a $200 million round in September and puts a valuation on the Uruguayan-based ccompany of $5 billion. […]

Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 Post Event Report

Bitcoin Events 7th annual Blockchain Africa Conference was hosted virtually for the first time, on the 18 and 19  March 2021.   The conference is the definitive blockchain and cryptocurrency event on the African continent, and introduced  attendees to some of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. These experts  analysed and debated […]