--- title: Wakandi updates | blockchain description: blockchain | Our vision is to be the global leader in creating equal financial opportunities. Follow us on our journey. --- Blog # Latest from Wakandi We are here with a clear purpose: be the global leader in creating equal financial opportunities. Follow us on our journey [Newsroom](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/newsroom?hsLang=en), [blockchain](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/blockchain), [Africa](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/africa?hsLang=en), [Wakandi](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/wakandi?hsLang=en) ##### [Our CEO Espen talks about banking the unbanked in a podcast with Fintechpodden](https://blog.wakandi.com/blog/our-ceo-espen-talks-about-banking-the-unbanked-in-a-podcast-with-fintechpodden?hsLang=en) As Wakandi moves ahead on its way to offer cashless experience in Africa, we feel excited about the recognition we receive from the industry. Recently, our CEO of Wakandi Group AS, Espen Kvelland was... Oct 28, 2020 8:09:50 AM [Newsroom](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/newsroom?hsLang=en), [blockchain](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/blockchain), [Wakandi](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/wakandi?hsLang=en), [Tanzania](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/tanzania?hsLang=en), [Microfinance](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/microfinance?hsLang=en), [Finance](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/finance?hsLang=en), [IFGs](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/ifgs?hsLang=en) ##### [Wakandi onboards Kagera Microfinance as a pilot customer in Tanzania](https://blog.wakandi.com/blog/wakandi-onboards-kagera-microfinance-as-a-pilot-customer-in-tanzania?hsLang=en) Wakandi Group welcomes Kagera Microfinance Co. Ltd. (KMFL) to offer its innovative platform in Bukoba, Tanzania. As it happens, Kagera Microfinance aims to leverage Wakandi’s Credit Association... Oct 1, 2020 9:06:45 AM [Insights](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/insights?hsLang=en), [blockchain](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/blockchain), [Africa](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/africa?hsLang=en), [Wakandi](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/wakandi?hsLang=en), [IFGs](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/ifgs?hsLang=en) ##### [Informal Financial Groups (IFGs) in Africa: Banking the unbanked](https://blog.wakandi.com/blog/informal-financial-groups-ifgs-in-africa-banking-the-unbanked?hsLang=en) Access to banking and financial services have improved significantly over the past few years. But still, there is a large proportion of the population which remains unbanked. In Africa, a massive 370... Sep 28, 2020 8:05:22 AM [blockchain conference](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/blockchain-conference?hsLang=en), [Newsroom](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/newsroom?hsLang=en), [blockchain](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/blockchain), [Africa](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/africa?hsLang=en), [Wakandi](https://blog.wakandi.com/tag/wakandi?hsLang=en) ##### [Wakandi organized Blockchain Conference 2020 in association with Hegnar Media](https://blog.wakandi.com/blog/wakandi-organized-blockchain-conference-2020-in-association-with-hegnar-media?hsLang=en) What began as an underlying technology for Bitcoin, blockchain is now spreading across multiple industries! A lot of things are happening in the blockchain space with more milestones are being... Feb 14, 2020 9:09:52 AM