How Stablecoins Are Powering Africa’s Payment Revolution
📣 Calling all stablecoin builders in Africa
Stablecoins are no longer just a theory in Africa, they’re powering real-world payments, liquidity, and financial infrastructure across the continent.
In Episode 4 of the Stablecoin Builder Series, we turn our focus to Africa’s emerging stablecoin ecosystem, where innovation meets necessity. From cross-border B2B payments to stablecoin-based treasury operations and FX management, the continent is at the forefront of stablecoin adoption.
Join us for a practical, expert-led discussion with African fintech and payment leaders who are actively building with stablecoins.
🎤 Panel + Q&A:
Featuring:
Ryan Zega, Head of Structured Finance, Aptos Labs
Mouloukou Sanoh, Co-Founder & CEO of Mansa
Jack Chong, Co-founder & CEO of Checker
Jude Anumudu, Founder of Web3 Global Conference & Ambassador at Stablecoin Standard
Moderated by:
Lauren Buchholz, Growth & Partnerships, Utila
Whether you’re building in Africa or just looking to learn from it, this session will give you a front-row seat to one of the most dynamic stablecoin environments in the world.
🎙️ About Aptos Labs:
Aptos Labs is a premier Web3 studio of engineers, researchers, strategists, designers, and dreamers building on Aptos, the Layer 1 blockchain built with safety and user experience in mind, enabling developers to build scalable, future-proof applications. We are committed to developing products and applications on the Aptos blockchain that redefine the Web3 user experience.
🎙️ Abour Checker:
Checker is the global liquidity network for stablecoins. We enable Financial Institutions (FIs) to scale globally with our network of deep stablecoin and fiat liquidity worldwide. Checker is built on 60+ years of expertise across traditional finance and digital assets institutions. We are backed by investors, operators, and former execs from Framework Ventures. Aquanow Trading, QED, Remitly, Circle, Tala, Ebanx, Onafriq, Meta, Clearco, etc.
🎙️ About Mansa:
MANSA builds financial infrastructure that enables real-time settlement in global payment systems. We provide instant, short-term liquidity to regulated payment companies, allowing them to settle cross-border transactions without pre-funding accounts or relying on slow correspondent banking rails.
🎙️ About Daya:
Daya is the fastest way for African businesses to bank in USD. Daya offers instant virtual USD accounts, secure stablecoin wallets, global payments, and programmable payouts - all in one platform. Built by operators and backed by top fintech investors, Daya powers the next generation of cross-border financial infrastructure.
🎙️ About Stablecoin Standard:
Stablecoin Standard is the global industry body for stablecoins. Since 2022, our objective has been to give the industry a shared voice; we engage with external stakeholders to promote the adoption of stablecoins through advocacy, advisory services and adoption initiatives. Stablecoin Standard is the font of knowledge for the stablecoin industry, engaging & connecting innovators, policymakers and corporates.
🛠️ About Utila:
Utila is the leading digital asset infrastructure platform for fintechs and enterprises. Utila enables organizations of all sizes to securely manage and build on digital assets. Trusted by leading African fintechs and payments firms, Utila processes over $20B monthly and has secured $200B+ in transactions - growing rapidly.