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  "id": 11421139,
  "title": "Absa becomes Africa’s first bank to offer crypto custody, targets $1.5 billion market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/absa-becomes-africas-first-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-targets-1-5",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/02/absa-becomes-africas-first-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-targets-1-5-billion-market/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Absa Group Ltd. has become the first bank in Africa to offer institutional digital-asset custody services as it moves to tap South Africa’s crypto market, where assets held by the three largest licensed service providers were valued at about $1.5 billion at the end of 2024. The post Absa becomes Africa’s first bank to offer crypto custody, targets $1.5 billion market appeared first on…",
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        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Absa becomes first African bank to offer digital-asset custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/absa-becomes-first-african-bank-to-offer-digital-asset-custody",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:04:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Absa becomes first African bank to offer digital asset custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/absa-becomes-first-african-bank-to-offer-digital-asset-custody-11421159",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:03:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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