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Rwanda Develops CBDC to Avoid Falling Behind, Central Bank Deputy Governor Says

4.6.2024
Rwanda is contemplating launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) because it does not want to be left behind and to prevent any hindrances to trade between the African country and its major trading partners. According to a deputy governor with the National Bank of Rwanda, the country should...

Rwanda’s CBDC Taking Shape? Central Bank Explores Tokenized Retail CBDC

9.5.2024
The National Bank of Rwanda is assessing possible opportunities for a CBDC, adopting latest innovative technologies. The post Rwanda’s CBDC Taking Shape? Central Bank Explores Tokenized Retail CBDC appeared first on Cryptonews

Rwandan central bank proceeds with ambitious retail CBDC project

8.5.2024
The African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy

Nigerian Fintech Flutterwave Obtains Two Licenses From Rwandan Central Bank

19.3.2023
Flutterwave, the Nigerian fintech giant, recently said it had obtained two licenses from the National Bank of Rwanda, which allow it to offer its services to more than 13 million people living and working in Rwanda. According to Flutterwave’s representative in the country, the two licenses...

Rwanda Government Orders Banks to Stop Facilitating Crypto-Related Transactions

14.2.2023
According to the National Bank of Rwanda, the country’s regulated financial services providers are now prohibited from facilitating crypto-related transactions. In her Jan. 31 letter justifying the decision, the acting governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye cites the unregulated status of most crypto...

Rwanda May Not Reach Decision on CBDC Issuance Until End of 2022 — Central Bank Official

3.3.2022
The Rwandan central bank may not know whether it can issue a digital currency until December 2022, when it completes a study that looks at the benefits and risks that come with such a currency, the bank’s deputy governor has said. The Investigation Phase The deputy governor of the Rwandan...

Save the Children Senior Advisor: We Chose ADA Because Its Backed by the Cardano Foundation

10.8.2021
In July 2021, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Save the Children in Rwanda announced it partnered with the Cardano Foundation on a project that allows well-wishers to make donations in the form of cryptocurrencies. Save the Children Meets ADA At the time, it was revealed that Save...

Rwanda-Based NGO Partners With Cardano Foundation to Launch ADA Crypto Charity Platform

14.7.2021
Save the Children in Rwanda recently became the latest member of the NGO community to endorse cryptocurrencies after it announced the establishment of a partnership agreement with the Cardano Foundation. ADA Donations According to a statement released by parties to the project, this arrangement...

Rwanda Central Bank Joins CBDC Bandwagon After Announcing Digital Currency Research

23.6.2021
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has become the latest African central bank to join the digital currency movement after an employee confirmed the institution is studying the possibilities of issuing its own digital currency. CBDC Implications on Financial Stability According to the employee, John...

Rwanda Blockchain School to Launch in 2020 for Devs, Professionals

27.12.2019
The Africa Blockchain Institute will launch in Rwanda in 2020, offering five core courses for developers, professionals and policymakers

Rwanda’s Plan Momentum Rise to Become Financial Hub in Africa

5.11.2019
Over the past few years, the African country of Rwanda has made a conscious effort to become one of the key financial hubs in the region, and it seems that its plans are finally taking shape. It has emerged that the Rwandan Government’s highly ambitious projects, Kigali International Financial...