Tether, Shiga Team Up to Launch Self-Custodial Digital Asset Products in Africa
Tether and Shiga are teaming up to launch self-custodial digital asset products in Africa, targeting high remittance costs across the continent. The partnership revolves around two new products: ENTA and Pulse.
ENTA is designed for individual users, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses, while Pulse targets banks and fintech companies that want to construct their own digital-asset services. Both products are built on Tether's open-source Wallet Development Kit and support USDT, Bitcoin, and Tether Gold.
The launch aims to bring self-custody to markets where people and businesses face real challenges protecting savings and moving money across borders. Shiga is currently in the process of finalizing its application for a Digital Asset Intermediary license in Nigeria, which would permit it to offer regulated dealing, broking, and custody services for digital assets.
Tether has cited World Bank data showing that remittance costs to Sub-Saharan Africa averaged 8.46% in the third quarter of 2025, making it the most expensive region among those tracked by the institution. The new products may help ease some of these difficulties tied to transferring dollar-denominated value internationally.