Remittances


Finanza

Stellar Foundation Invests $15M in AirTM to Boost Financial Services in Latin America

The investment extends the Stellar network's reach into Latin America and aims to improve digital payments across the region.

Mexico City

Finanza

Egypt's Largest Bank Joins Ripple Network for Cross-Border Payments

Egypt is in the top five nations globally in terms of remittance flows from ex-pat communities.

Cairo, Egypt

Mercati

SBI Ripple Asia Launches Cambodia's First Cross-Border Remittance Service Using Blockchain

The service uses RippleNet to create a payments corridor between banks in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Finanza

Soccer Player Ifunanyachi Achara the Latest Sports Pro to Take Salary in Bitcoin

The Nigeria-born Toronto FC forward sends some of his bitcoin home to help his family avoid surging inflation rates in Africa’s largest economy.

MLS player Ifunanyachi Achara,

Mercati

Stellar Development Foundation Invests $750K in Nigeria Remittance Platform

The investment, made through SDF's Enterprise Fund, will provide Cowrie with resources to continue expanding its operations in emerging markets, including Africa.

Nigerian naira banknotes

Politiche

Nigeria Is Now Rewarding Citizens for Using Licensed Money Senders, Not Crypto

The "Naira 4 Dollar Scheme" is a bid to funnel remittances through official channels. Meanwhile, peer-to-peer bitcoin remains popular.

Nigerian naira banknotes

Finanza

Ripple Tech to Power New Malaysia-Bangladesh Remittance Corridor

Malaysia's Mobile Money and Bangladesh's bKash will leverage RippleNet for wallet-to-wallet transactions.

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Mercati

Crypto Remittances Prove Their Worth in Latin America

Crypto remittances are growing in Latin America, particularly in the wake of other remittance platforms shutting off access to some markets.

Dollar bills in the cash drawer of a bakery shop Caracas, Venezuela. (Matias Delacroix/Getty Images)

Politiche

Western Union Suspends US Dollar Transfers to Cuba

The move follows the latest sanction from the Trump administration.

Cuba graffiti

Finanza

Ripple Affiliate Coins.ph Joins New Remittance Network Reaching Unbanked Filipinos

The blockchain firm is part of an 11,000 strong network of cash-out counters launched by UnionBank of the Philippines.

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