Category: Blogs
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We Are Zone Series with Tobi Olusoga
Building The Future of Payments: A Software Engineer’s Journey of Growth and Progress Q: Can you give us an overview of your career journey as a software engineer, from your early days in coding to where you are now? ANSWER: My career has a software engineer has been a quite rewarding and eventful one. So…
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We are Zone Series with Chukwudifu Ndupu
Q: Can you tell us about your career journey and the key milestones shaping your professional growth? ANS: Certainly! I have an exciting career journey. I began in the Bank, gaining a strong foundation in banking, Relationship management and business development. After that, I joined the fintech industry, where I embraced innovation and digital payment…
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Financial Times Recognizes Zone as One of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies in 2023
We are thrilled to announce that we have earned a prestigious spot on the Financial Times’ list of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2023. This significant recognition underscores our unwavering commitment to transforming the payment landscape across the continent and beyond. As the first blockchain company in Africa and one of the few Nigerian fintechs…
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Artificial Intelligence Meets Blockchain – Advancing Financial Security Through Cutting-Edge Payments Technology
The world of finance is rapidly evolving, and at the heart of this revolution is the intersection of cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). At Zone, we have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our recent partnership with ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, is a testament to…
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Top Trends For Web3 in 2023
There has been growing talk surrounding Web 3.0 and it’s future in our homes and offices. The introduction of deep machine learning capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI), and decentralization are all part of the building blocks that help make up the larger foundations of Web 3.0. With much of the third generation of the internet still…
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CBDCs & The PossibilIty of Financial Inclusion In Africa, Pt.1
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) offer a potential solution for promoting financial inclusion in Africa. This article examines the benefits of CBDCs, including cost-effective cross-border transactions, easier access to loans, and more efficient distribution of funds for social welfare programs. By revolutionizing the current monetary system, CBDCs have the potential to create new pathways of…
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Appzone evolves to become Zone: Africa’s First Layer-1 Blockchain Infrastructure and Protocol
When Appzone was founded in 2008, we started as a custom software development company and then transitioned into Software-as-a-service; however, our overarching goal was to be an enabler of financial services. Since then, we have experienced exponential growth and have gone on to become a trusted partner of various institutions in the Banking and Financial…
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DeFi 2.0: Fully Regulated and Compatible with CBDCs
DeFi 2.0: Fully Regulated and Compatible with CBDCs With traditional finance (TradFi), service delivery relies on conventional financial institutions, which run operations and serve as financial intermediaries. By eliminating dependence on financial intermediaries and leveraging other key characteristics of Blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi) has vast potential to reduce cost, improve utility and enable access…