Yellow Card Gets First Crypto License to Plug Botswana Banks Gap

Yellow Card Financial Chief Executive Officer Chris Maurice

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Yellow Card Financial Inc., a pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, has secured a license for trading in Botswana, the first company on the continent to do so.

The Polychain-backed crypto exchange’s operating license may open up greater channels for expansion and access to payment partners, banking and clients across the continent, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Chris Maurice said in a statement.