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Bitso Says 5% of U.S.-Mexico Remittances Made in Crypto + More News
28.11.2019
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The CEO of Mexican cryptocurrency exchange Bitso claims that some 5% of remittances sent from the United States...
Lebanese Bitcoiners Show How to Talk About Crypto At Thanksgiving
27.11.2019
Amid civil unrest, bitcoin is helping some Lebanese get by. Emphasis on the word “helping.” Traditional social ties are as important as technology
This Tiny Crypto Startup Has Lessons for Libra’s ‘Unbanked’ Dreams
18.11.2019
If Facebook’s Libra project truly aims to serve the globe’s 1.7 billion unbanked, Hong Kong-based Bitspark might offer some insights
Venezuela Becomes ‘Dollarized’ as Citizens Seek Refuge in Alternative Solutions
12.11.2019
Venezuela has been suffering from rapid inflation as the purchasing power of the sovereign bolivar has become near worthless. Over the last few weeks, Venezuelans have been dealing with blackouts throughout major cities, making credit card readers useless. Additionally, citizens are dependent...
Remittances Partnership to Use Cambodia Central Bank’s Blockchain System
21.10.2019
The National Bank of Cambodia, the country’s central bank, signed an MoU on cross-border payments and remittances with Malaysia’s largest bank
Venezuelan Migrants Are Using Bitcoin for Remittances, But There’s a Catch
17.10.2019
For many of these bitcoin users, crypto payments are merely a last resort and fiat transfers are still generally easier
How Cryptocurrencies Can Mitigate Some of Brexit’s Negative Effects
21.9.2019
Brexit, the European divorce saga that has been going on for years, has created a lot of headaches for politicians and ordinary people on both sides of the Channel. The process of Britain leaving the European Union is now heading towards another one of its deadlines while London and Brussels...
Mastercard, R3 to Develop a Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Platform
11.9.2019
The card giant is to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border payments platform in partnership with enterprise-focused blockchain firm R3
Venezuelan Official Says Remittance Platform for Petro is Ready to Use
28.8.2019
A Venezuelan crypto official encourages citizens to use a Petro-friendly remittances platform
Ripple Partnership Provides New Payment Rail for UK Remittance Firm
22.8.2019
Ripple's newest partnership will enable UK remittance firm, Xendpay, to move money to Southeast Asia in real time
PwC Says Diaspora Remittances to Nigeria Could Hit $34.89 Billion
21.8.2019
As everyone knows, there are many nations which have a huge diaspora spread across the world and most of the people who live abroad send money back to their native country. One such country is Nigeria. Hundreds of thousands of professionals from the African nation now work in different countries...
Philippines’ UnionBank Launches Stablecoin, Conducts the Country’s First Bank Blockchain Transaction
30.7.2019
The group ran its first transaction between three rural banks in an effort to improve its remittance offerings
XRP, Libra and Visa to Fight It Out for Cross-Border Remittance Crown
30.6.2019
Given Facebook’s 2 billion strong user base, will banks become more amenable to cryptocurrency adoption as a way of maintaining their relevance in international money transfer?
PR: Telcoin Partners With Vimo – Leading Vietnamese Mobile Wallet
29.6.2019
Singapore and Hanoi, Vietnam — Telcoin Pte. Ltd., a fintech startup leveraging blockchain technology to facilitate high-speed, low-cost international remittances, today announced a partnership with Vimo Technology JSC, operator of leading Vietnamese digital wallet Vimo.
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Ripple to Invest Up to $50M in MoneyGram Following New Partnership
17.6.2019
Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has entered a strategic partnership with MoneyGram, one of the largest payments firms in the world
Why There’s Still Hope for Bitcoin Remittance Companies
2.1.2017
Bitspark's George Harrap lists his takeaways from three years of running a bitcoin-based remittance startup