UMAR SEBYALA

Sound money, Cryptocurrency and DLT enthusiast

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

The biggest oversight in the cryptocurrency space is myopia

[NALA @NALAmoney]

The World Cup is almost here, and Africa is ready to make its mark 🌍⚽

This year, we’re celebrating every African nation representing the continent on football’s biggest stage: 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, and 🇨🇲 Cameroon.

First up in our series: Ghana 🇬🇭 A nation with a rich football legacy, unforgettable World Cup moments, and a passionate fanbase that never stops believing.

Join us as we spotlight each team, their journey, and the pride they bring to Africa.

👇 Tell us in the comments:

Which team are you backing, and who do you think will lift the World Cup trophy this year?

#NALALovesGhana #TheNextBillion #All4Victory

[Benjamin Fernandes 🇹🇿 @Benji_Fernandes]

I’m excited to announce that NALA has secured a $50M facility from LIQUIDITY and MUFG-backed Mars Growth Capital 🚀

Over the past year, demand for faster, compliant global stablecoin payments infrastructure has accelerated significantly across the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

As we’ve scaled, we’ve continued investing deeply in regulation, infrastructure, and gross profit margins:
- 17 regulatory approvals and licenses globally, making NALA one of the most licensed fintechs at our stage. (we just got a new license yesterday!)
- Nearly 50% of capital from our last fundraise still in the bank
- Consumer business reached 64% gross profit margins last month
- Rafiki, our B2B infrastructure business, reached 80% gross profit margins
- Signed some of the largest banks and global remittance companies, including MoneyGram who are live customers. (some major new ones will be announced soon!)

This facility gives us the ability to continue scaling our global payments infrastructure with long-term alignment and flexibility as demand continues to grow.

The next era of payments will be real-time, programmable, and borderless.

I’ve never been more excited about where NALA will be in the next 24 months.

we've got some big plans and we’re just getting started.

Building Payments for #TheNextBillion ⚡️

[NALA @NALAmoney]

A huge moment for the team at NALA.

Securing a $50M facility from LIQUIDITY and MUFG-backed Mars Growth Capital gives us additional firepower to scale the infrastructure powering the future of global payments.

As adoption of stablecoin-powered payments accelerates worldwide, we remain focused on building compliant, reliable, and seamless money movement for consumers and businesses everywhere.

We’re just getting started 🌍⚡️

Building Payments for #TheNextBillion

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

@ValIyare @NALAmoney Actually, Nala has the most competitive rates around for anyone sending money from the US, UK and EU to Africa. Perhaps consider checking them out one of these days to see what I mean.

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

If you are sending money to Africa or Asia, @NALAmoney got you covered!
#thenextbillion

[NALA @NALAmoney]

Last week, we hosted a Mixer at our London office, inviting our customers from across the UK to come join us for food, drinks, exclusive updates to our product and services, the opportunity to share feedback face to face and a chance to meet our team. 🚀

Are we going to see you at the next one?

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

Happy 17th birthday, #Bitcoin !

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

@gothburz This is hilarious! 😄

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

@MMCrypto Gold👌🏽 ...Pun intended

[Africa DAO @CeloAfricaDao]

What are you building on @minipay today?

[marek.celo.eth 🦇🌳 @marek_]

Looking to meet up at @EFDevcon this week? Catch me at one of my talks 🙌

[Africa DAO @CeloAfricaDao]

Another strong partnership locked in!

Excited to welcome @BlockchainNW onboard as a community partner for the HackersDAO MiniPay Hackathon 🚀
Let’s build, test, and scale Africa’s Web3 future together

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

@Pheo_Nicks @Celo_Ghana Hello, perhaps if you gave me more context about the need you seek to address, I can be of better help with pointing you to the right people.

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

@0xshpd @Ethprofit Light nodes through ZK SNARKS is an idea worth exploring.

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

That's what's up!

[cKash App @cKashApp]

Live Demo-ing cKash at #Shanhaiwoo in Singapore

Showcasing instant payments, QR transactions, and how cKash is shaping the future of borderless, self-custodial finance in Africa

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

I attended my 1st @CML_LDN event yesterday at the @reedsmithll London office. The theme was hiring and getting hired in web3 and it was well delivered by a great panel of folks working on talent placement in the industry. Key take away, It's a good time to be building in web3.

[Mento (fx/acc) @MentoLabs]

🎤 What does "Onchain FX mean"?

Hear from @MarkusMento during the @Wormhole Ecosystem Call, hosted by @robinson & @rachit↓

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

Salute!

[CeLatam 🧩 @CeLatamOrg]

🧵 Meet the Builders #2

We’re back with our weekly spotlight on Web3 community builders across LatAm and beyond.

This week, we sat down with @NdukaAnthonyA from @CeloAfricaDao & @cKashApp.

Let’s dive into his journey 👇

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

It's governance time people, the @CeloCouncil needs your support to secure funding for the reminder of the year.
Lock up some $CELO and vote for the proposal on Celo Mondo.
Every vote counts.

[Kydo @0xkydo]

https://t.co/3ogQNlIaOx

[UMAR SEBYALA @umar_sebyala]

Shipping 💯

[Africa DAO @CeloAfricaDao]

✨We are thrilled to shine a spotlight on the teams that have completed our Season II incubator program. These visionary projects are driving real impact across the continent:

- @Strimz_HQ - Crypto payroll and subscriptions made easy❇️

- @questpanda_xyz - A content creation platform where you can create quests, post your content, submit proof, and earn USD rewards from top brands.

- @3wbClub - community finance platform powering Africa’s 3-wheeler economy

- @GetSyarpa -enables fast ,secure,and borderless currency exchange and payments between crypto and fiat,connecting Africa to the world.

- @sovseas - is a platform that empowers decentralized communities by streamlining on-chain governance—offering intuitive tools for proposal creation, voting, and implementation.

Each of these teams has demonstrated the creativity, resilience, and community focus that defines Celo.
From mentorship sessions with industry experts to hands‑on technical support, we’re proud to have fueled your journeys.

🚀 To our Top 5 incubator grads: your breakthroughs inspire us, and we can’t wait to see how you continue to build with Celo and uplift Africa’s Web3 future. Here’s to the next chapter!