Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The uncertainty that prevails in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market is partly to blame for the plunge in cross-border remittances into the country, an official with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
Covid-19 Another Contributing...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Stellar, the blockchain network dedicated to facilitating cheap cross-border financial transactions, is set to enable two more remittance channels between Europe and Africa.
According to an announcement released October 25, the Stellar Development Fo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Flutterwave is teaming up Tempo Payments to use USDC on Stellar to target Africa’s enormous remittances market. The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The path to mass cryptocurrency adoption passes through remittances, but it may not happen any time soon. Cryptocurrency adoption has been growing for a number of reas...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Moneygram, one of the leaders in the cross-border payments and remittances market, has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation to use the Stellar blockchain for settlements. The company will use the native version of USD coin (USDC), a popu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to findings from the Continental Migration Report 2021, remittances to African countries are projected to decrease from the $44 billion recorded in 2020 to $41 billion.
The Covid Effect
As expected, the Covid-19 pandemic is identified as o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Zimbabwean minister of finance, Mthuli Ncube, has once again talked up the potential advantages of using cryptocurrencies. In new comments made shortly after visiting the DMCC Crypto Centre in Dubai, Ncube raises the possibility that the country...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to a report, the value of annual dollar remittances by Nigerians working abroad has surged to $34 billion, a figure that easily surpasses the previous record-high of $25 billion. Still, a large portion of the funds doesn’t seem to be...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Reduced remittance costs could prove significant in justifying El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (C...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), diaspora remittances inflows to the country surged to $1.75 billion in the first six months of 2021. This figure represents a nearly 20% increase from the $1.46 billion recorded in th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin remittances to El Salvador jumped more than fourfold in May from the previous year, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Last week, El Salvador passed a bill making bitcoin legal tender in the country alongside the U....