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Banks, Corruption and Crypto: Can Bitcoin Change India?
Last December, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a warning on digital currencies noting that the bank had not yet authorized any organisation in India to use cryptocurrencies as a method of payment.
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The Future of Uganda’s Mobile Money Market: Why agent networks are key to growing the sector
With 50 percent of cash-in/cash-out agents conducting at least 30 transactions per day, Uganda is one of the world’s leading digital finance markets. But despite its growth, many challenges persist. A new report from the Helix Institute of Digital Finance analyzes the successes and struggles of the country’s agent network.
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New Heists Reveal Two Key Things About The Evolution Of Bitcoin
The bad news is that three Bitcoin thefts made headlines this week.
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MasterCard prepares for African growth
MasterCard was eyeing a slice of the expected exponential growth from the emerging African market in coming years, particularly as mobile payments surged, Aaron Oliver, the head of emerging payments in the Middle East and Africa for the multinational firm, said yesterday.
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Kenya’s Safaricom Plans to Disrupt Mobile Market with Contactless Transactions
For a successful deployment, Safaricom is expected to build an NFC infrastructure countrywide, just like it did with its mobile money agents so as its subscribers can pay for services and buy goods anywhere in the country.
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Uganda Telecom to Upgrade Mobile Money Platform
Uganda telecom, a partially state owned telecommunication service provider, has signaled it will embark on upgrading its mobile money banking platform, M-Sente, in the next two weeks to enable their customers enjoy the service flawlessly.
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PRESS RELEASE: Western Union Expands Mobile Money Transfer Network in Nigeria
New relationship with Paga gives more than 1.2 million Paga subscribers access to Western Union services.
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OPINION: Bitcoin and mobile payments: Don’t get your hopes up
Before there were cell phones, there was the dream. You know the dream, the dream of techno-optimists everywhere: Get rid of the wallet. Make money electronic. Get rid of those inconvenient technologies like cash and credit cards, and put it all on your phone. Pay by punching a key on your phone. Like in Japan! And cut out a few middlemen while we're at it. Admit it, we've all fantasized about it.
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