Wayne Wu | VALR

@VALRdotcom APAC BD Lead | Institutional Payment | Cross Border Remittance | Africa | Stablecoins | MM | HFT | KOL Partnership | Affiliate | Formerly @Gate

[Wayne Wu | VALR @WayneWu_io]

Big milestone! Africa @VALRdotcom 🤝 @HyperliquidX 🔥

[Hyperliquid @HyperliquidX]

VALR, Africa's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is using Hyperliquid as the onchain infrastructure layer to bring perpetuals to its users.

This marks the first time a centralized exchange has integrated Hyperliquid directly. By building on Hyperliquid, VALR can focus on the experience and interface its users trust. Users benefit from Hyperliquid's deep liquidity and onchain transparency, while never having to leave the VALR platform.

[Wayne Wu | VALR @WayneWu_io]

@UnityHub23 @VALRdotcom Great to connect! 🇸🇬

[Wayne Wu | VALR @WayneWu_io]

TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 🇸🇬

Great connecting with partners across payments, stablecoins, cross-border transfers, and remittances. @VALRdotcom

Excited to explore new partnerships and build the next generation of Africa - APAC and global payment rails. 🚀

#TOKEN2049 #Stablecoins #Payments #Remittance #Institutional #VALR

[BSCN @BSCNews]

South African Banking Giant Opens The Crypto Door

First National Bank has launched a crypto investing service for its customers across South Africa.

The bank, part of the country's second largest banking group by assets, partnered with licensed exchange VALR.

Customers can now trade bitcoin:native, $ETH, ripple:native, $SOL and $USDT directly through FNB's existing share trading platform.

Trading is available around the clock, and investments start from as little as R10.

FNB says the launch responds to rising customer demand, with more crypto options planned.

[MALATJI (2026) 🇿🇦 @m_a_l_a_t_j_i]

BREAKING: The institutionalisation of digital assets in South Africa just took a giant leap. @FNBSA has officially launched #crypto trading directly on its banking platform, partnering with local exchange @VALRdotcom.

Clients can now trade assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana for as little as R10. To ensure strict security and compliance with exchange control laws, the trading environment is entirely ringfenced, meaning crypto assets cannot be transferred in or out of the FNB ecosystem.

From an academic and strategic lens, this is a fascinating pivot. As regulatory and tax frameworks finally become clearer, legacy banks are moving from scepticism to full-scale adoption. Furthermore, FNB's commitment to rolling out educational learning modules alongside this feature highlights the critical need for digital financial literacy when navigating these volatile assets.

[Global Crypto @GlobalCryptoTV]

FNB just opened crypto trading to ~9 million South African customers.

Through a partnership with VALR, FNB clients can now buy & sell BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and USDT directly in the bank’s investment platform, starting from just R10, 24/7.
https://t.co/PvWPaW9s6T

[Sam Price @CryptoLifer33]

9 million South Africans just got crypto inside their everyday bank app.

FNB rolled out BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and USDT with VALR. Live 24/7 from low minimums.

This is how the next wave gets onboarded. Quiet bank distribution, not another hype launch.

The rails keep spreading.

[Moneyweb News @Moneyweb]

FNB customers can now buy bitcoin, ethereum, XRP, SOL and USDT through the bank’s app, with trades starting at just R10 and available around the clock.

#Moneyweb #FNB

https://t.co/H0NqjDYr3i

[CryptoMoney @cryptomoney_x]

BREAKING: 🇿🇦 FNB, South Africa’s second-largest bank, launches crypto trading for nearly 9 million customers.

The bank partnered with South African exchange VALR to offer $BTC, $ETH, $XRP, $SOL and $USDT trading from as little as 10 South African rand, available 24/7.

[Bitcoin Archive @BitcoinArchive]

JUST IN: South Africa’s 2nd-largest bank FNB to launch Bitcoin trading for 9M clients.

[BitKE @BitcoinKE]

INSTITUTIONAL 🇿🇦 | South African Bank, FNB, Partners with VALR to Offer Crypto Trading Through Banking App

South Africa’s First National Bank (@FNBSA) has partnered with local cryptocurrency platform, @VALRdotcom, to allow customers to trade #Bitcoin, #Ethereum, $XRP, #Solana, and $USDT directly through the bank’s app.

The service will provide 24/7 trading with customers able to fund their crypto purchases from their FNB accounts through existing share-investment products. The digital assets will remain ring-fenced within FNB’s infrastructure, meaning customers will not be able to transfer them to external wallets.

Details: https://t.co/6B6GUp0zWL

#CryptoSA #InstitutionalCrypto #InstitutionalBitcoin #CryptoSouthAfrica

[Crypto India @CryptooIndia]

🔥 JUST IN: 🇿🇦 South Africa’s second-largest bank FNB launches crypto trading.

Customers can now trade BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and USDT 24/7.

[Wayne Wu | VALR @WayneWu_io]

We love to see Africa @VALRdotcom x @FNBSA

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇿🇦 South Africa's First National Bank launches crypto trading for nearly 9 million customers.

The following cryptocurrencies can now be traded:

• XRP
• USDT
• Solana
• Bitcoin
• Ethereum

[Wayne Wu | VALR @WayneWu_io]

Great partnership @VALRdotcom x Bank @FNBSA 👏

[Wu Blockchain @WuBlockchain]

South Africa’s Second-Largest Bank FNB Launches Crypto Trading With VALR

First National Bank (FNB), part of South Africa’s second-largest banking group by assets, has launched a crypto investing service allowing customers to trade BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and USDT through its existing share-trading platform in partnership with licensed local exchange VALR. Trading is available 24/7 from as little as R10, with FNB saying the service responds to growing customer demand and that additional crypto investment options are planned.

[𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP @BankXRP]

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) just rolled out crypto trading directly in their banking app for nearly 9 million clients.

Available assets:
• $XRP 🏁
• $BTC
• $ETH
• $SOL
• $USDT

Real bank adoption. Real utility. #XRP leading the charge in global finance.

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

THE BLOCK: South African bank FNB has launched crypto trading through its investment platform in partnership with VALR.

Customers can trade bitcoin:native , ethereum:native , ripple:native , solana:So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112, and USDT, though crypto cannot be transferred into or out of the platform.

[BusinessTech @BusinessTechSA]

FNB has begun offering cryptocurrency trading on its investment platform as laws and regulations governing the asset class become clearer.
https://t.co/bxJv5jKhWL

[VALR @VALRdotcom]

We are pleased to announce VALR’s Co-Founder & CPO, Badi Sudhakaran @bkssays will be speaking on “From Adoption to Trust: Building a Safe and Scalable Digital Asset Ecosystem in Africa,” at the Blockchain Africa Conference @BitcoinEventsCo on Thursday, 15 October in Gauteng, South Africa.

Will you be attending?

[AMk.Crypto 🧢 @leeky_k_crypt]

BREAKING: FNB LETS SOUTH AFRICANS BUY CRYPTO FROM R10 THROUGH VALR

FNB, one of South Africa's largest banks, now lets clients buy BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and USDT, starting at just R10 (South African rand).

Purchases run through the VALR exchange.

BTC is up 8.1% over 30 days but still down 2.3% so far this year.

[Ivyn Sambo @IvynSambo]

One of my friends once told me that banks will hate on Crypto as it’s decentralised until they find out how to regulate it, centralise it and make profits from it.

[dolapolai (Dolapo Olayiwola) @dolapolai]

Probably one of the biggest developments in Africa’s blockchain ecosystem this year. One of South Africa’s Big Four banks has finally integrated crypto investment into its platform.
Insane move.

Very soon, I think we’ll see similar implementations across several banks, even here in Nigeria. Two years tops. Congratulations, @farzamehsani and the entire VALR team.