More Than A Game: How North Korea Might Exploit New Video Games for Crypto
January 21st, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on how North Korean hackers are likely to include new play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games within their illicit cyber-enabled financial schemes: Pyongyang has demonstrated growing interest and capability in exploiting new financial technology to obtain valuable foreign currency needed for its weapons development programs. Given the rising popularity in trading cryptocurrency, North […]
Read more »Andreessen Horowitz’s First African Startup Bet: A Mobile Games Company
January 21st, 2022
Via Quartz, a report on how a platform of choice for game studios seeking users and monetization in Africa has received the backing of popular Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Google, and legendary American rapper Nas: A South African startup’s ambition to be the platform of choice for game studios seeking users and monetization […]
Read more »Transforming Zambia Into Africa’s Low-Tax Start Up Hub
January 19th, 2022
Via Rest of World, a report on efforts to transform Zambia into Africa’s low-tax startup hub: Flutterwave and Chipper Cash, two of Africa’s most valuable tech companies, are part of a new group leading efforts to turn Zambia into a business haven for the continent’s startups, according to startup founders involved in the plans. The Zambia […]
Read more »The New Iraq, Signs Of Hope Amid The Rubble And Reconstruction
January 17th, 2022
Via WorldCrunch, an article on some glimmers of hope for Iraq as the country tries to rebuild following four decades of war and embargoes: With a vast office located at the top of a tower fiercely guarded by the army and a bell to call the staff, Khalid Hamza Abbas is obviously a powerful character, […]
Read more »Telenor Dumps Myanmar Fintech Leader Wave Money
January 17th, 2022
Via the Asia Times, an article on Telenor’s agreement to sell leading digital pay platform to local-led consortium as foreign investors stampede for the exits: The Telenor Group has agreed to sell its majority share in digital financial service provider Wave Money to a consortium led by Myanmar tycoon Serge Pun’s Yoma Strategic, the latest […]
Read more »India, Vietnam, and Philippines to Drive Emerging Asia Growth in 2022
January 14th, 2022
Via Emerging World, a look at Fitch’s 2022 Asia Pacific forecasts: We recently viewed the latest Asia Pacific forecast put out by Fitch. On a broad level, they see regional growth to slow, weighed down by China. In ‘21, Emerging Asia grew above 7%, but it hovers around 5.7% in the Fitch forecast for ‘22. But […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.