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Zimbabwean Blockchain Startups Launch Service to Help Migrants Efficiently Move Funds Across Borders

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Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hailed what they’ve described as the “first cross-chain collaboration between the two…

Kripto izmenjave omogočajo Rusom, da se izognejo sankcijam, Poročilo trdi

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Večje kripto borze niso preprečile sankcioniranim ruskim bankam in trgovcem transakcije, glede na poročilo forenzike blockchain. Vsaj dve uveljavljeni platformi za trgovanje s kovanci Rusom še naprej dovoljujeta uporabo svojih bančnih kartic v poslih enakovrednih, the analysis…

Poročilo IMF o prevzemu bitcoina v Salvadorju: Preprečena tveganja, vendar je potrebna preglednost

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Glede na nedavno izjavo o misiji, ki jo je objavil Mednarodni denarni sklad (IMF), Salvador je sprejel bitcoin kot zakonito plačilno sredstvo in se je doslej izogibal tveganjem. The IMF states that the risks have not materialized due to the limited use…

Fintechs Accounted for Over 30% of Tracked Kenyan Tech Startups in 2022 — Study

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As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% oz 93 out of the 308 tracked tech startups, a Disrupt Africa study recently found. Poleg tega, the study findings show that the fintech sub-sector alone accounted for 3,100 oz 27% od…

Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US

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Ime, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the hands of Mexican and US users that might…

Nakazila v države z nizkimi in srednjimi dohodki v 2022 Zgoraj 5% do $626 Milijarda — zadnje poročilo Svetovne banke

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Despite the headwinds that have dominated the year, remittances to low and middle-income countries in 2022 still grew by 5% do $626 milijarde, the World Bank Migration and Development Brief has said. Afrika, where the cost of sending $200 averaged 7.8%…

Kenijska centralna banka je finančnim institucijam ukazala, naj prenehajo poslovati z dvema nigerijskima fintech podjetjema

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In a letter addressed to the CEOs of financial institutions, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has said financial institutions operating in the country must cease and desist from dealing with two Nigerian fintechs, Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. The letter reiterates…

Zakaj se migranti obračajo na kripto: Ključ do doseganja cilja ZN za zmanjšanje stroškov nakazil na manj kot 3% avtor 2030

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The cost incurred by African migrants or expatriates when sending funds via the so-called formal corridors remains way above the UN target of less than three percent, the latest data from the World Bank has shown. Po drugi strani, the…

Poročilo: Nigerian Central Bank Incentive Scheme Failed to Halt Naira Depreciation

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Centralna banka Nigerije (CBN)’s attempt to incentivize the country’s forex market through the so-called “Naira for Dollar” scheme has failed. This is evidenced by the local currency’s plunge of more than 25% since the launch of the incentive scheme…