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Cambodia’s Bakong Tourists app boosts regional payment options

20.8.2024
The Cambodian central bank’s Soramitsu-backed digital payment system is continuing to expand

Tanzania Seeks to Shore up Local Currency With Directive Mandating Tourists to Use Shillings

17.7.2024
Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources has mandated that all fees in the tourism sector must be paid in local currency, aligning with a government directive for local transactions to use the country’s shillings. This requirement applies to Tourism Business Licence fees, filming...

China and Singapore Team Up to Allow Tourists to Spend Digital Yuan

10.12.2023
Singapore and China have teamed up on a pilot to allow tourists in both countries to spend China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan. “This will enhance convenience for travelers when making purchases during their overseas travel,” Singapore’s central bank...

Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa: Bitcoin Adoption Fueled El Salvador’s ‘Rebirth’

17.10.2023
The Salvadoran vice president, Felix Ulloa, has given his opinion about the relationship between the “rebirth” of the country and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in a recent interview. For Ulloa, bitcoin has been an important factor, alongside others, in this revamp of...

China Debuts Digital Yuan Interconnection With Hong Kong Payment System During 19th Asian Games

10.10.2023
The Chinese digital yuan, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), now features an interconnection with the Hong Kong payment system, allowing tourists coming to mainland China to purchase and top up a digital yuan wallet. The system, created by the Digital Currency Research Institute...

Digital Yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard VISA top-ups for tourists

25.9.2023
The Digital Yuan app now allows tourists to top-up e-CNY wallets with Mastercard & VISA payment with 'recharge first and use later' option

Iran Looking to Replace Dollar With Dinar in $10 Billion Trade With Iraq

10.7.2023
Iran’s government considers employing the Iraqi dinar in bilateral trade with Iraq in a bid to further curtail the dominance of the U.S. dollar. The annual turnover between the two neighboring nations exceeds $10 billion with millions of pilgrims and health tourists crossing the border each year....

Bali Government Cracks Down on Crypto Payments by Foreign Tourists

30.5.2023
The government of Bali, Indonesia, is cracking down on the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment by foreign tourists. “Strict actions range from deportation, administrative sanctions, criminal penalties, closure of business premises, and other tough sanctions,” said the governor...

Bali Tightens Regulations: Stricter Measures Implemented to Restrict Foreign Tourists from Using Cryptocurrency as Payment

29.5.2023
The popular Indonesian tourist island Bali will tighten rules around payments to make it harder for foreign tourists to pay with crypto. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Bali Governor Wayan Koster indicated that the tighter rules on payments are part of a wider crackdown on what he called...

Tourists are unhappy with crypto payments ban in Bali

29.5.2023
The community expressed a range of opinions, with some individuals stating that the ban is reasonable, while others went as far as reconsidering their vacation plans

‘Dealt with firmly’ — Bali governor issues warning to tourists using crypto

29.5.2023
Cryptocurrency trading is legal in Indonesia, but the use of crypto in payments carries hefty penalties including jail time

Bitcoin bear market 70% dip kills BTC 'tourists' as metric screams buy

14.12.2022
Bitcoin risk-return is now presenting a macro buying opportunity, says Philip Swift as data shows a move from capitulation to accumulation

Latam Based Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches QR Payment Service for Tourists in Argentina

12.11.2022
Bitso, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has launched a QR payments program geared towards travelers in Argentina. The service proposal seeks to ease the way in which travelers and tourists make payments in the country, using Bitso’s interoperable QR payment technology...

Did Sponsoring Stadiums Bring New Crypto Traders, or Tourists?

3.11.2022
By some metrics, Crypto.com and FTX’s stadium sponsorship campaigns were a remarkable success. Whether they succeeded in onboarding a new generation of crypto traders remains to be seen

Erdogan Suggests Turkish-Russian Payment System, Local Media Reports

24.9.2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reportedly pushing for Turkey and Russia to establish a new payment system between them. The initiative comes amid U.S. pressure against the use of the Russian Mir cards in Turkey. Some Turkish banks have been working with them to facilitate payments...

Bitcoin, Surf & My Crackdown on Gangs Bringing More Tourists than Ever to El Salvador, Says Bukele

9.8.2022
International tourism is on the increase in El Salvador. And the country’s leader, President Nayib Bukele, says that his policies – including bitcoin (BTC) adoption – are the chief reasons why more holiday-goers are choosing to visit the Central American nation.... Read More: Bitcoin, Surf &...