Bantu in the press.
A timeline of independent press coverage about the Bantu Blockchain Foundation and the projects building on it. 37 articles across 6 years — from the public launch in late 2020 through the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace rollout. Sorted newest first.
- Jul 14, 2025Web3Africa
How Regulated Stablecoins Like cNGN Are Reshaping Africa's Digital Economy
Deep dive into how cNGN — minted natively on the Bantu blockchain — cracked Nigeria's regulatory hurdles and is now positioned as the blueprint for all future African stablecoins.
Read on Web3Africa →web3africa.news - Jul 11, 2025Leadership NG
Interstellar To Address $5bn Currency Barrier In Africa With Blockchain Solution
Covers Interstellar's PAPSS African Currency Marketplace built on the Bantu blockchain, eliminating dollar dependency for intra-African trade across 19 countries.
Read on Leadership NG →leadership.ng - Jul 8, 2025ThisDay Live
SiBAN Celebrates Interstellar's Contribution to Africa's Blockchain Ecosystem
ThisDay's coverage of SiBAN's endorsement of Interstellar and the Bantu blockchain network powering the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace.
Read on ThisDay Live →thisdaylive.com - Jul 2, 2025Techpression
PAPSS launches blockchain platform to wean Africa off dollar, boost local currencies
Reports how the Bantu blockchain underlies PAPSS's new currency marketplace, enabling African businesses to skip the dollar entirely in cross-border settlements.
Read on Techpression →techpression.com - Jul 1, 2025TechCabal
Stablecoins could be key in PAPSS' new blockchain platform for cross-border settlements
TechCabal's analysis of the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace, including how cNGN on Bantu could spark a wave of national stablecoins across Africa.
Read on TechCabal →techcabal.com - Jul 1, 2025Mariblock
PAPSS rolls out blockchain platform for African fiat exchange
Detailed account of the PAPSS platform launch on Bantu blockchain, noting companies like Kenya Airways, Continental RE, and Dangote Group already using it for fund repatriation.
Read on Mariblock →mariblock.com - Jun 27, 2025CoinTrust
Afreximbank's Payment Arm PAPSS Unveils Blockchain-Driven Currency Marketplace
Coverage of the June 26 Afreximbank Annual Meeting launch where PAPSS officially unveiled the Bantu blockchain-powered currency marketplace with Huawei, Dangote Group, and Qatar Airways already onboarded.
Read on CoinTrust →cointrust.com - Feb 10, 2025Techpoint Africa
Stablecoins in Nigeria: The promise and challenges of the newly launched cNGN
Analysis of cNGN's launch on the Bantu blockchain (holding the largest share of early circulation), and the naira volatility challenges it faces.
Read on Techpoint Africa →techpoint.africa - Feb 2025Today Africa
Nigeria launches its first compliant stablecoin, cNGN
Reports on cNGN going live after delays, with Bantu blockchain as the primary issuance network for Nigeria's first regulated stablecoin.
Read on Today Africa →todayafrica.co
- Dec 2024Blockchain Africa Conference
Blockchain Africa Conference 2024: Ready for Business
Full conference recap noting Ernest Mbenkum's keynote address on PAPSS and the Africa Currency Marketplace built on the Bantu blockchain infrastructure.
Read on Blockchain Africa Conference →blockchainafrica.co - Nov 2024FF News
Blockchain Africa Conference 2024: Set to Showcase Latest Developments in African Blockchain and Crypto Innovation
Preview of the 10th Blockchain Africa Conference featuring Bantu Blockchain / Interstellar as a keynote on PAPSS and the Africa Currency Marketplace.
Read on FF News →ffnews.com - Nov 2024U.Today
Blockchain Africa Conference 2024: Set to Showcase Latest Developments
Press release covering the 10th Blockchain Africa Conference and the keynote on how PAPSS and the Bantu blockchain can save Africa $5 billion annually in trade costs.
Read on U.Today →u.today - Mar 22, 2024Techpoint Africa
How the Zone blockchain works
While profiling Zone's blockchain, the article notes Bantu blockchain (founded 2020) as one of only two blockchain networks built by Africans.
Read on Techpoint Africa →techpoint.africa - Jan 5, 2024Ledger Insights
Nigerian banks, PSPs involved in sandbox stablecoin initiative
Enterprise blockchain publication breaks the story that cNGN's primary issuance will be on the Bantu blockchain, with Interstellar and Convexity confirmed as consortium partners.
Read on Ledger Insights →ledgerinsights.com - 2024CoinGeek
Nigeria's first local stablecoin launches
Covers the official cNGN launch, noting the Bantu blockchain held the lion's share of the initial 4,400 tokens in circulation across six blockchain networks.
Read on CoinGeek →coingeek.com
- May 2, 2022Techpoint Africa
Here are the confirmed speakers for the Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit
Preview of TABS 2022, listing Chimezie Chuta (Blockchain Nigeria User Group and Bantu Blockchain advisor) as a speaker alongside other African Web3 leaders.
Read on Techpoint Africa →techpoint.africa - Mar 28, 2022Techpoint Africa
Roqqu + Bantu Unlocking New Possibilities in Finance Through Blockchain
West Africa's biggest crypto exchange (1.3M+ users) announces a partnership with Bantu Blockchain to launch remittance services on the network and list XBN.
Read on Techpoint Africa →techpoint.africa - Mar 26, 2022Nairametrics
Roqqu + Bantu unlocking new possibilities in finance through blockchain
Nairametrics coverage of the Roqqu–Bantu partnership listing XBN and building global remittance products on the Bantu blockchain network.
Read on Nairametrics →nairametrics.com - Mar 25, 2022BusinessDay NG
Visa, Bantu collaborate to foster financial inclusion in Africa
Reports the Visa–Bantu deal, highlighting the plan to expand BantuPay Visa cards across Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, DRC, Rwanda, and six more countries.
Read on BusinessDay NG →businessday.ng - Mar 22, 2022CoinTelegraph
Visa, Bantu collaborate to foster financial inclusion in Africa, other economies
Announces the landmark Visa–Bantu Blockchain partnership connecting Visa digital asset-linked cards to XBN tokens, with Bantu joining Visa's Fast Track Program as the first Africa-led blockchain.
Read on CoinTelegraph →cointelegraph.com - Mar 22, 2022Nairametrics
Visa partners with Bantu to educate and promote financial inclusion
Coverage of the Visa–Bantu collaboration, including the $1 billion XBN airdrop plan for universities across Africa and HBCUs in the US.
Read on Nairametrics →nairametrics.com - Mar 21, 2022NewsFile
Visa Collaborates with the Bantu Blockchain Foundation to Educate and Foster Financial Inclusion
Official press release for the Visa–Bantu collaboration, detailing Bantu joining Visa's Fast Track Programme as the first Africa-led blockchain infrastructure.
Read on NewsFile →newsreleases.submitpressrelease123.com - Feb 7, 2022CoinTelegraph
Blockchain Africa Conference 2022: 'Ready for Business?' returns, announces speakers
Preview of the 8th Blockchain Africa Conference listing Ernest Mbenkum (Interstellar & Bantu Blockchain) among keynote speakers alongside executives from Binance, AZA Finance, and Standard Bank.
Read on CoinTelegraph →cointelegraph.com - Jan 31, 2022BusinessDay NG
P-Square, Yemi Alade, Grace Charis & Mr. Leo unveiled as first Bantu Blockchain brand ambassadors
Covers the Bantu Xpansion Lagos event where Afrobeats and music stars P-Square, Yemi Alade, Mr. Leo, and Grace Charis were unveiled as Bantu Blockchain ambassadors.
Read on BusinessDay NG →businessday.ng - Jan 25, 2022BusinessDay NG
Africa-led blockchain ecosystem, Bantu, expands across Africa
Reports on the Bantu Xpansion initiative launched in Ghana (January 15, 2022) and then Lagos, marking Bantu's formal Pan-African expansion phase.
Read on BusinessDay NG →businessday.ng - Jan 25, 2022Vanguard Nigeria
African blockchain ecosystem, Bantu, expands across Africa
Vanguard's coverage of Bantu's expansion across Africa, with Ernest Mbenkum describing the initiative as the beginning of Africa's economic evolution through blockchain.
Read on Vanguard Nigeria →vanguardngr.com - Jan 24, 2022The Nation Nigeria
Blockchain foundation expands across Africa
Reports the Bantu Xpansion programme's Ghana launch and its intent to build a grassroots blockchain movement across the continent.
Read on The Nation Nigeria →thenationonlineng.net
- Dec 31, 2021Bantu Blockchain (Medium)
Bantu in 2021 — The Year in Review
Year-end retrospective: XBN listed on Bittrex and FMFW, 400%+ price increase, BantuPay wallet approaching 100,000 users, expansion into Cameroon, and the first gaming dApp on Bantu.
Read on Bantu Blockchain (Medium) →bantublockchain.medium.com - Nov 2021IssueWire
Bantu Blockchain Community Hangout Series takes Abuja Nigeria by storm
Covers the Abuja community hangout where Convexity's CHATS aid distribution solution on Bantu was demoed, and Sterling Bank's digital banking head discussed their Interstellar / Bantu partnership.
Read on IssueWire →issuewire.com - Oct 4, 2021TechCabal
Interstellar Inc. Enters Strategic Partnership with Interswitch Group
Reports on Interstellar (the company behind Bantu Blockchain) partnering with Africa's leading payments unicorn Interswitch to develop blockchain-powered infrastructure including a Pan-African Payment Ecosystem.
Read on TechCabal →techcabal.com - Sep 2021Techpoint Africa
CBN looks to Barbados to design the eNaira, why not Nigeria?
Explores why Nigeria passed over Bantu Blockchain — described as an Africa-led team capable of building CBDC infrastructure — in favor of Barbadian firm Bitt Inc. for the eNaira.
Read on Techpoint Africa →techpoint.africa - Jul 27, 2021GlobeNewswire
Africa's leading blockchain infrastructure seeks to spearhead the tokenization of African natural resources
Official Bantu press release announcing XBN's Bittrex Global listing, articulating Bantu's vision to tokenize Africa's natural resources and unlock liquidity in emerging economies.
Read on GlobeNewswire →globenewswire.com - Jul 26, 2021Nairametrics
Bantu Blockchain utility token (XBN) to list on Bittrex Global on 27th July
Breaks the news of XBN's first centralized exchange listing on Bittrex Global, with details on institutional partners Sterling Bank, Interstellar, SystemSpecs, and Convexity building on Bantu.
Read on Nairametrics →nairametrics.com - Jul 26, 2021SA Shares News
Breaking: Bantu Blockchain utility token (XBN) to list on Bittrex Global
South African finance news site reports on XBN's Bittrex Global debut and the institutional ecosystem being built by Sterling Bank, Convexity's CHATS, and SystemSpecs on Bantu.
Read on SA Shares News →news.sashares.co.za - Jun 23, 2021BlockBuild Africa
The Bantu Foundation Develops Scalable Blockchain Infrastructure To Empower Africans
Africa-focused blockchain publication profiles Bantu's founding partners (Sterling Bank, Interstellar, Convexity, SystemSpecs) and its approach of building user tools before developer tools.
Read on BlockBuild Africa →blockbuild.africa