This episode of The New Money Podcast features Chris Maurice, Co-Founder and CEO of Yellow Card, Africa’s leading stablecoin payments infrastructure provider. Chris shares his journey from selling Bitcoin out of Taco Bells in the U.S. to building a pan-African fintech powerhouse that operates in over 20 countries. He unpacks how Yellow Card solved the hardest problem in emerging markets - moving money across borders - by building their own market-making and liquidity infrastructure from scratch. The conversation dives into the rise of stablecoins in the Global South, why traditional finance failed to serve African businesses, and how Yellow Card is abstracting away banking and regulatory complexity with a Stripe-quality API. Chris discusses why Nigeria leads the world in stablecoin adoption, the regulatory revolution happening across the continent, and how stablecoins are not the future - they’re the present.
Key Chapters
00:00 The Rise of Stablecoins in Nigeria
05:04 Chris's Journey into the Crypto World
09:47 Understanding the African Market and Its Challenges
15:05 Liquidity and Market Making in Stablecoins
20:06 Navigating Regulatory Landscapes in Africa
24:50 The Future of Stablecoins and Banking
30:11 Traveling for Business: Bridging Markets
35:02 Quickfire Insights on Fintech and Crypro Trends
*This is NOT financial, tax, or legal advice*
Music by Marcelo Cataldo - http://www.marcelocataldo.com