Tala, a digital lender, has partnered with Huma Finance to launch the world's first scalable, tokenized consumer lending platform for the global underbanked. This initiative deploys a $50 million USDC credit facility built on the Solana blockchain, aiming to expand financial access in emerging markets.

• The platform combines Tala's AI-driven credit underwriting with Huma Finance's onchain liquidity infrastructure, tokenizing consumer loans through an over collateralized lending structure.
• Shivani Siroya, founder and CEO of Tala, stated that the move translates advanced technology into practical financial access, eliminating inefficiencies and helping millions participate in the global digital economy.
• The lending model is powered by Tala's proprietary credit engine, trained on more than $7 billion in historical lending data, and is set to extend to additional blockchain networks by 2026.

Africa Logistics Properties Holdings Limited (ALPH) has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to launch the ALP Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (ALP REIT), the first US dollar-denominated issuance on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and East Africa's first industrial REIT.

• The ALP REIT will be an Income REIT (I-REIT), distributing at least 80 percent of its distributable income.
• Up to 45 million units will be issued at $1 per unit, including a Restricted Offer of up to 30 million units.
• The Restricted Offer will open on December 17, 2025, with trading on the NSE expected to begin on March 11, 2026.

Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) plans to launch Kenya's first Green, USD-denominated Income Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT), aiming to raise Sh5 billion to fund environmentally sustainable commercial towers within its Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

• The TRIFIC I-REIT will be Kenya's first USD-denominated, green, income-distributing REIT, targeting investors with an expected annual yield of above 7% from 100% USD-denominated leases.
• The offering, anticipated for January 2026 subject to regulatory approvals, will be listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
• Initial proceeds will acquire the TRIFIC North Tower, which is approximately 90% occupied by multinational service-exporting firms.
• Brenda Mbathi, TRIFIC Chief Executive Officer, highlighted the SEZ's fully integrated ecosystem as underpinning the REIT's income stability.
• This project aligns with Kenya Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, supporting globally traded services and foreign direct investment.