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Nayib Bukele meets Elon Musk at Tesla to discuss AI, future of humanity
21.9.2024
President Bukele visits Tesla to discuss the future of AI, Bitcoin, and El Salvador's emerging role in tech innovation with Elon Musk
Stables Money onboards Coins.ph's Philippine peso stablecoin
29.8.2024
Stables Money already has a chunk of the $35 billion Philippine remittance market and will upgrade service with the new stablecoin
Zimbabwe Central Bank Denies Forced Remittance Conversion Claims
17.8.2024
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has denied claims that it intends to force recipients of U.S. dollar-denominated remittances to convert their funds into local currency. The central bank clarified that it has no plans to review its diaspora remittances policy. According to the RBZ, the market...
Nigeria’s SEC boss says crypto can aid 38M unbanked
28.6.2024
Agama noted that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can greatly lower remittance costs, making it easier and cheaper for Nigerians abroad to send money home
Stablecoins to make up 10% of money in the next decade or so: Circle CEO
20.6.2024
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire revealed four of the biggest reasons he’s “more optimistic” about crypto and stablecoins than ever before
Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market
14.5.2024
Philippines' central bank has given its approval to digital currency exchange Coins.ph to pilot a Philippine Peso backed stablecoin called PHPC, the company said last week
Chinese Firms Can Now Make Digital Yuan Housing Fund Payments
4.12.2023
Chinese firms can now use the digital yuan to pay into employee housing funds, as the nation’s banks look for new CBDC applications. Per the Guangzhou Daily (via the Guangzhou government’s website), the Guangzhou Housing Provident Fund Management Center has “launched digital yuan remittance...
Ripple Partners With Onafriq to Enable Faster Cross Border Payments to Africa
14.11.2023
Ripple and the Africa-focused payment fintech startup Onafriq recently said they are collaborating to enable crypto-based cross-border payments between Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the U.K., and Australia. Using Ripple’s platform helps Onafriq achieve its goal of making...
Japan’s SBI Group and Ripple Join to Provide International Remittance Services in Three Countries
6.9.2023
SBI Remit, a subsidiary of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group, has partnered with SBI Ripple Asia to introduce Ripple’s XRP-enabled international remittance solution to bank accounts in the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The company’s expansion to Southeast Asian markets aims...
SBI expands Ripple remittance tech to banks in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines
6.9.2023
SBI Remit will use XRP as a bridge currency to enable faster and more cost-effective remittances to several Southeast Asian countries
Latam Insights: Worldcoin Breaks Records in Argentina, Circle Brings USDC to Chile
4.9.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Worldcoin reaches record verifications in Argentina, Circle partners with Mercado Pago to bring USDC to Chile, and Binance launches a Latam-focused remittance...
Binance Launches ‘Send Cash’ Remittance Services in Latam
1.9.2023
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volumes traded, has announced the launch of “Send Cash,” a Latam-focused remittance service. The newly launched tool will allow users in nine countries in the region to send crypto to bank accounts of friends or family in Argentina...
Digital Dollar Project completes CBDC retail remittance pilot with Western Union
3.8.2023
The project simulated transfers to customers of BDO Unibank in the Philippines with improved settlement time, cost and transparency
Stable coin remittance success: Shinhan & SCB TechX on Hedera
31.7.2023
Shinhan Bank, Taiwan, and SCB TechX’s leading financial institution have achieved an impressive demonstration of technological innovation and financial collaboration by publicly completing a PoC pilot on the open-source Hedera network for stablecoin remittances. Let’s explore...
Cryptocurrency Remittance Solution Introduced in Latin America by Island Pay and Circle
26.7.2023
Island Pay, a fintech company based in the Bahamas, has launched a crypto remittance solution to address the extreme high costs associated with traditional cross border payment systems, Bloomberg reported.
The fintech firm has announced a digital wallet called "CiNKO," for users in Latin America...
Ripple Expects Business to Pick Up in the US After Landmark Ruling
19.7.2023
Ripple, a cryptocurrency and remittance services company, expects to start offering its services to U.S.-based businesses after the recent ruling that determines the XRP token is not “necessarily a security” on its face. Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s CLO, stated the company hopes...
South Korean Shinhan Bank completes stablecoin remittance pilot with Asian partners
18.7.2023
The bank used the Hedera network to settle payments in South Korean, Thai and Taiwanese currencies in real time in its second stablecoin pilot project
Twitter Gains Money Transmitter Licenses in Three States, Takes Steps Towards Becoming an All-in-One ‘Everything App’
6.7.2023
Twitter made an announcement on July 5, revealing that it has been granted money transmitter licenses by three states: Missouri, Michigan, and New Hampshire. These licenses are a part of Twitter’s endeavor to secure money transmitter licenses in all 50 U.S. states. With these recent...
Australia marks first FX transaction using a CBDC as eAUD pilot continues
18.5.2023
The Australian digital dollar was used in a trade for a U.S. dollar stablecoin using an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain
Kenya considers tax on crypto, NFT transfers and online influencers
5.5.2023
A bill introduced in Kenya could see a tax added to cryptocurrency and NFT transfers and has been met with a mixed reaction online