PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
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A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
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A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
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A link to a profile of Tigo Money, The Latin American telecom company Tigo’s mobile wallet solution.
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This is a link to PAXOS, where they explain Paxos stablecoins are subject to oversight by the New York State Department of Financial Services, meeting the high standards of consumer protection. PAXOS uses API-based blockchain technology to implement payments solutions across many different industries.
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A slide showing a graphic representation of the likely steps towards the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Argentina (in Spanish).
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An article in Spanish describing the anticipated regulation of crypto currencies in Argentina.
In this publicly available GSA report, authored by Teddy Kyung Lee, central bank digital currency (CDBDC) is defined, and contrasted with crypto. In addition to basic definitions, there is an emphasis on how CBDC wallets must be secured.
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FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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A short opinion piece arguing that Facebook’s now defunct cryptocurrency, designed for P2P payments would be a threat to both mPesa and Safaricom.
OPINION: WHY FACEBOOK’S NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS A THREAT TO MPESA AND SAFARICOM Read More »