The Yellow Card report highlights Kenya’s Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Bill as the most progressive digital asset legislation in Africa.

• 54 million digital asset users exist across Africa, with Nigeria leading in stablecoin adoption.
• Edline Murungi praised Kenya’s dual-regulator model, which distinguishes stablecoins from speculative assets.
• The VASP Bill includes fit-and-proper tests, capital requirements, and consumer protections aimed at promoting a secure digital asset environment.

Women entrepreneurs in Kenya are pushing for economic growth despite only having 7% access to formal funding, as revealed in a recent forum in Nairobi.

• Only 7% of women-owned micro, small and medium enterprises have formal access to finance.
• Susan Situma, director of Programs at Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, emphasized the importance of understanding business environments for funding.
• The forum highlighted the need for strategic networking and digital innovation, with Sheena Raikundalia advocating for solving real problems to attract investment.

CFAO Mobility Kenya and Almasi Financial Services Limited have launched a partnership that provides customers with 90% Sharia-compliant financing for commercial vehicles, payable over 60 months.

• Financing covers a range of vehicle models, including Mercedes-Benz Trucks & Buses, Hino, and Sinotruk.
• Joshua Anya, Deputy Managing Director of CFAO Mobility Kenya, emphasized the initiative's role in promoting entrepreneurial access to vehicles.
• The partnership aims to address challenges in Kenya's commercial vehicle market and promotes financial inclusion for transport entrepreneurs.