The United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA) and TD Markets have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate blockchain education and real-world stablecoin adoption across South Africa.
The collaboration will roll out through a two-phase national programme designed to move cryptocurrency beyond speculation and into everyday economic activity, enabling South Africans to transact, save and do business using ZARC, a Rand-backed stablecoin.
The first phase will focus on education, delivering four months of structured digital financial training through UABA’s Patriot Education programme. Weekly online sessions and workshops will provide practical, hands-on guidance for students, entrepreneurs, freelancers, merchants and community members.
Training will cover how stablecoins work, how ZARC maintains parity with the Rand, how digital wallets enable low-cost, instant payments, and how businesses can safely and compliantly accept stablecoin payments. Participants will also be supported to open TD Markets wallets and take part in live demonstrations. “Education is the fod inclusive financial infrastructure across the continent.
Following the education phase, the partnership will move into a five-month activation programme focused on embedding ZARC into real economic environments.
Trained brand ambassadors will support merchant onboarding, customer registrations and first transactions, while documenting real-world use cases to demonstrate how stablecoins function in everyday commerce.
The programme targets more than 150 retail locations accepting ZARC, with sustained transaction activity across participating communities.
TD Markets, a South African financial services platform specialising in crypto and digital assets, will provide the infrastructure, wallets and stablecoin liquidity powering the initiative. UABA will lead education delivery, ecosystem development, market research and on-the-ground execution.
“South Africa is ready for digital finance that works in real life, not just on trading screens,” said a TD Markets spokeperson. “This partnership allows us to test, prove and scale stablecoin payments in environments where people already transact every day.”
The partners view the South African rollout as a blueprint for expansion across African markets where mobile usage is high, banking costs remain restrictive, and small businesses need faster, more affordable settlement options.
The initiative aligns with UABA’s broader mandate to promote blockchain adoption, financial inclusion and skills development.
