# Recognition: Arrel newsroom, digital assets in Africa

URL: https://arreltech.com/newsroom/recognition

> Circle grant, Stellar Community Fund awards, SA FinTech Awards finalist, Sodot partnership and Stellar South Africa spotlight for Arrel, digital asset infrastructure for Africa.

# Grants, awards and partner announcements.

Recognition of Arrel and DAPL from grantors, partners and the Stellar ecosystem. Grants are listed as grants, not investments.

**5** stories on record

**2025 to 2026** events and milestones

**5** linked original sources

- [**Fintech Association of South Africa** Finalist *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/sa-fintech-awards-2026-finalist)
- [**Circle** Grant recipient *2026*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/circle-grant-recipients-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)
- [**Stellar Community Fund** Award recipient *2025*](https://arreltech.com/newsroom/stellar-community-fund-awards)

## 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)   [![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 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

[![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)

## Media enquiries, press kit and facts.

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[**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)