# Newsroom: Arrel, digital asset infrastructure for Africa URL: https://arreltech.com/newsroom > Arrel's newsroom: Circle grant, Stellar Community Fund awards, Sodot partnership, Blockchain Africa and Chainalysis speaking, and company news, each linked to its source. # Arrel, on the record. Grants, partnerships, conference programmes and company news about Arrel, each linked to its original source. **23** stories on record **2023 to 2026** events and milestones **26** linked original sources - [**Africa Stablecoin Summit** Scheduled panellist *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/nicholas-allen-africa-stablecoin-summit-2026) - [**Sybrin** Speaker *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/payments-in-motion-kenya-2026) - [**Moneyweb** Interview *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/moneyweb-crypto-podcast-banking-in-africa) - [**Blockchain Africa Conference** Speaker *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/nicholas-allen-blockchain-africa-2026) - [**Sybrin** Speaker *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/payments-in-motion-ghana-2026) - [**Sybrin** Roadshow *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-ghana-kenya-roadshow-2026) - [**Fintech Association of South Africa** Finalist *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/sa-fintech-awards-2026-finalist) - [**FinTech Summit Africa** Panellist *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/fintech-summit-africa-2026) - [**Converge Africa** Participant *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-converge-africa-2026) - [**UABA** Featured speaker *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-techcon-2026) - [**Circle** Grant recipient *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/circle-grant-recipients-2026) - [**Arrel** Exhibiting sponsor *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-africa-fintech-forum-2026) - [**Sodot** Partner announcement *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-chooses-sodot-key-security) - [**Stellar South Africa** Featured *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stellar-south-africa-spotlights-arrel) - [**EIN Presswire** Press release *2025*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/remittance-providers-modular-apis) - [**EIN Presswire** Industry brief *2025*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stablecoin-adoption-africa-brief) - [**24-7 Press Release** Press release *2025*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-processed-over-3-5bn) - [**Qwoted event listing** Speaker *2025*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-fintech-summit-africa-2025) - [**Stellar Community Fund** Award recipient *2025*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stellar-community-fund-awards) - [**Blockchain Africa Conference** Speaker *2024*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-blockchain-africa-2024) - [**Jevon Coffin-Grey** Attendee *2024*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-token2049-2024) - [**Chainalysis** Speaker *2023*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-chainalysis-nodes-2023) - [**Arrel** Attendee *2023*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-cv-summit-africa-2023) [![Circle names DAPL among its first 2026 grant recipients](https://arreltech.com/images/news/circle-grant-recipients-2026.webp) Image: Circle Recognition Grant recipient 18 March 2026 Circle names DAPL among its first 2026 grant recipients Circle's announcement of its first named grant recipients of 2026 lists DAPL, Arrel's Digital Asset Platform, among the selected projects. Read the story](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/circle-grant-recipients-2026) [![Arrel selects Sodot MPC for institutional key security](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-chooses-sodot-key-security.webp) Image: Sodot Partnership Partner announcement 4 February 2026 Arrel selects Sodot MPC for institutional key security](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-chooses-sodot-key-security) [![Nicholas Allen speaks at Blockchain Africa 2026](https://arreltech.com/images/news/nicholas-allen-blockchain-africa-2026.webp) Image: Blockchain Africa Conference / Bitcoin Events Event Speaker 15 October 2026 Nicholas Allen speaks at Blockchain Africa 2026](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/nicholas-allen-blockchain-africa-2026) ## Every story, from 2023 to today. Search the newsroom ## 2026 [ Event Scheduled panellist 13 November 2026 Nicholas Allen joins the reserve assurance panel at the Africa Stablecoin Summit 2026 Arrel CEO Nicholas Allen is scheduled to speak on the "Building Trust: Stablecoin Reserve Assurance" panel at the second Africa Stablecoin Summit, at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town. Source: Africa Stablecoin Summit](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/nicholas-allen-africa-stablecoin-summit-2026) [![Arrel takes its virtual-asset control layer to Kenyan banks in Nairobi](https://arreltech.com/images/news/payments-in-motion-kenya-2026.jpg) Image: Sybrin Event Speaker 29 October 2026 Arrel takes its virtual-asset control layer to Kenyan banks in Nairobi Arrel CEO Nicholas Allen presented to Kenyan banks at Sybrin's Payments in Motion: Kenya 2026 in Nairobi, showing how one control layer brings stablecoin settlement under bank policy. Source: Sybrin](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/payments-in-motion-kenya-2026) [ Media Interview 23 October 2026 Nicholas Allen on Moneyweb Crypto: what banking in Africa will look like in five years On the Moneyweb Crypto podcast, Arrel CEO Nicholas Allen discussed how stablecoins could make cross-border payments faster and cheaper while staying invisible to bank customers. Source: Moneyweb](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/moneyweb-crypto-podcast-banking-in-africa) [![Nicholas Allen speaks at Blockchain Africa 2026](https://arreltech.com/images/news/nicholas-allen-blockchain-africa-2026.webp) Image: Blockchain Africa Conference / Bitcoin Events Event Speaker 15 October 2026 Nicholas Allen speaks at Blockchain Africa 2026 Arrel CEO Nicholas Allen gave a 20-minute talk, "And, Not Or: Building an African Digital-Asset Strategy That Compounds", at the 12th Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg. Source: Blockchain Africa Conference](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/nicholas-allen-blockchain-africa-2026) [![Arrel shows Ghanaian banks how to build bankable digital-asset infrastructure](https://arreltech.com/images/news/payments-in-motion-ghana-2026.jpg) Image: Sybrin Event Speaker 1 October 2026 Arrel shows Ghanaian banks how to build bankable digital-asset infrastructure At Sybrin's Payments in Motion: Ghana 2026 in Accra, Arrel CEO Nicholas Allen presented to banks, regulators and payments specialists and gave a live demonstration of DAPL. Source: Sybrin](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/payments-in-motion-ghana-2026) [ Company news Roadshow October 2026 Arrel's October roadshow takes its control layer to Ghana and Kenya In October 2026 Arrel took its bank-grade digital-asset control layer to banks in Accra and Nairobi, and spoke at Blockchain Africa in Johannesburg in between. Source: Sybrin](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-ghana-kenya-roadshow-2026) [ Recognition Finalist 17 September 2026 Arrel named a finalist in the SA FinTech Awards 2026 The Fintech Association of South Africa lists Arrel as one of three finalists for the Digital Assets / Crypto Award at the SA FinTech Awards 2026. Winners are announced on 26 November. Source: Fintech Association of South Africa](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/sa-fintech-awards-2026-finalist) [ Event Panellist 24 June 2026 Nicholas Allen on the stablecoins panel at FinTech Summit Africa 2026 Arrel CEO Nicholas Allen spoke on the stablecoins panel at FinTech Summit Africa 2026 in Sandton on 24 June, alongside Dale Russell, Dexter Blackstock and Chanal Subramoney. Source: FinTech Summit Africa](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/fintech-summit-africa-2026) [![Arrel at Converge Africa 2026 in Cape Town](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-at-converge-africa-2026.webp) Image: Converge Africa Event Participant May 2026 Arrel at Converge Africa 2026 in Cape Town Converge Africa's organisers thanked Arrel for contributing to floor conversations on payments, cross-border trade and scaling across African markets. Source: Converge Africa on LinkedIn](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-converge-africa-2026) [![Jevon Coffin-Grey featured as a TechCon 2026 speaker](https://arreltech.com/images/news/jevon-coffin-grey-techcon-2026.webp) Image: UABA / TechCon Event Featured speaker March to April 2026 Jevon Coffin-Grey featured as a TechCon 2026 speaker The United Africa Blockchain Association introduced Arrel co-founder and CTO Jevon Coffin-Grey as a TechCon 2026 speaker. Arrel later published its own recap. Source: UABA on LinkedIn](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-techcon-2026) [![Circle names DAPL among its first 2026 grant recipients](https://arreltech.com/images/news/circle-grant-recipients-2026.webp) Image: Circle Recognition Grant recipient 18 March 2026 Circle names DAPL among its first 2026 grant recipients Circle's announcement of its first named grant recipients of 2026 lists DAPL, Arrel's Digital Asset Platform, among the selected projects. Source: Circle](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/circle-grant-recipients-2026) [![Arrel at Africa Fintech Forum 2026](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-at-africa-fintech-forum-2026.webp) Image: Arrel Event Exhibiting sponsor March 2026 Arrel at Africa Fintech Forum 2026 Arrel joined Africa Fintech Forum 2026 as an exhibiting sponsor, bringing the question of infrastructure at scale to the conversation. Source: Arrel on LinkedIn](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-africa-fintech-forum-2026) [![Arrel selects Sodot MPC for institutional key security](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-chooses-sodot-key-security.webp) Image: Sodot Partnership Partner announcement 4 February 2026 Arrel selects Sodot MPC for institutional key security Sodot's own announcement describes how Arrel selected its MPC infrastructure to secure cryptographic keys across Arrel's institutional digital asset platform. Source: Sodot](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-chooses-sodot-key-security) [![Stellar South Africa spotlights Arrel](https://arreltech.com/images/news/stellar-south-africa-spotlights-arrel.webp) Image: Stellar South Africa Ecosystem spotlight Featured 2026 Stellar South Africa spotlights Arrel Stellar South Africa published a spotlight on how Arrel uses the Stellar blockchain to build secure, scalable solutions for financial institutions. Source: Stellar South Africa on LinkedIn](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stellar-south-africa-spotlights-arrel) ## 2025 [ Company news Press release 23 December 2025 Arrel outlines modular APIs for remittance providers Arrel described how its modular APIs address cost, pre-funding and scale in remittances, giving operators configurable access to liquidity, compliance and treasury. Source: EIN Presswire](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/remittance-providers-modular-apis) [ Company news Industry brief 4 December 2025 Arrel publishes a brief on stablecoin adoption across African markets Arrel distributed an industry brief on stablecoin adoption and infrastructure trends across African markets. Source: EIN Presswire](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stablecoin-adoption-africa-brief) [![Arrel's infrastructure passes $3.5bn processed](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-processed-over-3-5bn.webp) Image: Arrel Company news Press release 18 November 2025 Arrel's infrastructure passes $3.5bn processed Arrel announced from Port Louis that its digital asset infrastructure had processed over $3.5bn, with institutions running compliant stablecoin payments through one integration. Source: 24-7 Press Release](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-processed-over-3-5bn) [ Event Speaker June 2025 Jevon Coffin-Grey at FinTech Summit Africa 2025 FinTech Summit Africa 2025 in Sandton, Johannesburg, listed Arrel co-founder and CTO Jevon Coffin-Grey among its speakers. Source: Qwoted event listing](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-fintech-summit-africa-2025) [![Two Stellar Community Fund awards for Arrel](https://arreltech.com/images/news/stellar-community-fund-awards.webp) Image: Stellar Community Fund Recognition Award recipient 2024 and 2025 Two Stellar Community Fund awards for Arrel Stellar Community Fund records show two awards to Arrel. Its later project submission cites $150,000 in cumulative SCF awards for wallet and payment-link work. Source: Stellar Community Fund](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stellar-community-fund-awards) ## 2024 [ Event Speaker 20 November 2024 Jevon Coffin-Grey gives two sessions at Blockchain Africa 2024 The organiser's post-event record lists Jevon Coffin-Grey in two sessions: institutional crypto custody, and exchange control regulation in South Africa. Source: Blockchain Africa Conference](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-blockchain-africa-2024) [![Arrel at TOKEN2049 in Dubai and Singapore](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-at-token2049-2024.webp) Image: Arrel Event Attendee April and September 2024 Arrel at TOKEN2049 in Dubai and Singapore Arrel's team attended TOKEN2049 in Dubai in April 2024 and in Singapore in September 2024, meeting the industry around institutional digital assets. Source: Jevon Coffin-Grey on LinkedIn](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-token2049-2024) ## 2023 [ Event Speaker 11 September 2023 Jevon Coffin-Grey on the Chainalysis South Africa Nodes agenda Chainalysis's agenda for its South Africa Nodes event listed Jevon Coffin-Grey, Arrel co-founder and CTO, among the speakers. Source: Chainalysis](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/jevon-coffin-grey-chainalysis-nodes-2023) [![Arrel at CV Summit Africa in Cape Town](https://arreltech.com/images/news/arrel-at-cv-summit-africa-2023.webp) Image: Arrel Event Attendee 2023 Arrel at CV Summit Africa in Cape Town Nicholas Allen, Graeme Tennant and Shaun Ritson represented Arrel at CV Summit Africa in Cape Town in 2023. Source: Arrel on LinkedIn](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/arrel-at-cv-summit-africa-2023) ## Find Arrel across the ecosystem. Directory profiles and ecosystem listings that describe the same company: Arrel Technology LTD, Port Louis, the builder of DAPL. [All profiles](https://arreltech.com/company/ecosystem) [**Circle Alliance** Ecosystem directory](https://partners.circle.com/partner/arrel) [**Lumen Loop** Stellar ecosystem](https://lumenloop.com/projects/arrel) [**United Africa Blockchain Association** Association](https://www.uaba.io/) [**Crunchbase** Company database](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/arrel-technology) [**Dealroom** Company database](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/arreltech) [**CB Insights** Company database](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/arrel) ## Media enquiries, press kit and facts. For interviews, comment on digital assets in Africa or approved assets, write to . [**Press kit** Boilerplate, fact sheet, leadership bios and logos.](https://arreltech.com/press) [**Events** Where Arrel has spoken, exhibited and taken part.](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/events) [**Recognition** Grants, awards and partner announcements.](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/recognition)