Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
For years, traditional financial institutions in different parts of the world have been attempting to narrow the financial exclusion gap by extending their services to the unbanked population. Yet for many reasons, these institutions still cannot ava...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Financial inclusion, accessible services and the unbanked are standard talking points in many conversations about crypto. But, the details may remain somewhat fuzzy — the people who talk about crypto are generally those already inside the financial s...
by COINS NEWS - 1 year ago
The posts on r/cryptocurrency over the last few days show how angry people are with crypto.com cutting the card rewards. Many here held CRO from days of the forced MCO>CRO conversion. I see posts asking for another crypto debit card solution and t...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
I know this discussion on banking the unbanked has been from around now but lemme push it further. It has been over just a decade since DeFi was first introduced to the world with the creation of Bitcoin. Of course, most of us first saw it as a PONZI...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
I'm not wealthy by any means, but I live in a first world country and fees have completely prevented me from wanting to send/use/trade on DeFi. I can only imagine how it must feel to be new to crypto and have to spend $60 just do do a trade for $...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
I first heard of bitcoin four years ago, did not pay it much attention. did not "get it". I am a (locally) unbanked expat now. I quickly went down the path of Western union ATMS Bitcoin from US exchange to local exchange Strike to local ex...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
While the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to tout the e-naira’s credentials as a tool for fostering financial inclusion, some experts agree that this central bank digital currency (CBDC) is presently not doing this.
The CBDC’s C...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The year 2020 may well go down as the year when blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, in particular, gained mainstream recognition. The restrictions on movement, as well as the widespread fear of catching a virus, forced many to look for altern...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
El Salvador has a population of 6.5 million people. The traditional banking system only serves 2 million people. 4.5 million Salvadorans have no bank account. They were completely left out by the banking system. Not having a bank account means these...
More / Etherum Reddit - 2 years ago
The unbanked population— people without access to banks— is 1.7 billion people worldwide. DeFi may be able to help these people, and a huge development would be giving these people easy access to loans through DeFi. Since these people don’t have any...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 2 years ago
Payment Provider Powering Real-World Digital Asset Transactability
There is no denying that cryptocurrencies are one of the most significant technological advancements in recent years that can disrupt the centralized finance ecosystem globally.
With...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
I have been in BTC for a while. A couple years ago a bank reported me to “Early warning” Fintec tracking as a Bitcoin user. My account was cancelled and they would not tell me why. Fast forward to Jan 2020. I open a business account. Feb 2020 Covid...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
The remarks from the crypto-sceptic Senator come just a day after she wrote to the Treasury Secretary calling for more action against ‘growing threats’ in the crypto sector
Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury J...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared to have softened her stance on the crypto industry in recent remarks. Senator and former United States presidential candidate Elizabe...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 2 years ago
The popular global fintech blockchain platform Ternio is undergoing a transformation, starting with its name. Having rebranded itself to “Unbanked”, the platform is consolidating its enterprise and consumer financial offerings including t...