Opinion
Africa stands at a crossroads: harness cryptocurrency’s $4-trillion potential for sovereignty and growth or risk financial instability and exclusion.
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Payments News
Broadly speaking, payments are compensation for goods or services. A person can pay with cash, gold or any number of other things, depending on what the receiving party allows. Fiat money is most commonly used for payments, although crypto payments have become more common over the years. A number of services and platforms facilitate the ability to make a payment in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. Payment gateways have increased the ability to use Bitcoin in business, even for entities that are not directly in the blockchain business.
Cryptocurrency has gained significant adoption over time, with mainstream payments players also becoming involved with the asset class. Additionally, a person can pay with Bitcoin directly in a peer-to-peer fashion.
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Yield-bearing stablecoins will force traditional banks and legacy financial institutions to offer customers real yield on their deposits.
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Consensys boss Joe Lubin has confirmed that SWIFT will leverage the Ethereum layer 2 Linea blockchain to build its crypto payments ledger.
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ETHZilla’s CEO says the Ethereum treasury company plans to work with layer-2 protocols to generate a higher yield than it could get from staking.
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A purpose-built blockchain stack offers stablecoins a higher tier of infrastructure with speed, reliability and compliance, helping to unlock their full potential in global finance.
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Stripe’s new “Open Issuance” tool will enable companies to easily build and launch their own stablecoins, as well as manage the token’s reserves.
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Visa has launched a stablecoin pilot using USDC and EURC to enable real-time cross-border payouts, aiming to modernize treasury operations.
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“It’s a treasurer’s dream,” said QNB’s Kamel Moris, highlighting how the bank’s shift to JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain enables near-instant, 24/7 payments.
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Swift is teaming up with Consensys and over 30 unspecified institutions to build a blockchain-based settlement system for 24/7 real-time cross-border payments.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose applauded the progress, while continuing to support the creation of an Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve.
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Stablecoin payments firm RedotPay said it became a fintech unicorn after a $47 million round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Galaxy Ventures and Vertex Ventures.
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Stablecoins feature 24/7, near-instant cross-border settlement, but retail consumers are waiting for guarantees against fraud and disputes.
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While crypto focuses on US and EU markets, real adoption is happening in Argentina, Nigeria and the Philippines, where digital assets solve survival needs.
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Real-time stablecoin payroll is moving from Web3 startups to mainstream enterprises, fueled by regulatory clarity and growing global demand.
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Fnality raised $136 million in a round led by Bank of America, Citi and WisdomTree to expand its blockchain settlement network.
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