Implementing technology like blockchain could prevent global civil unrest set-off by volatile commodity prices, according to blockchain business UWIN (Unleashing the Wealth in Nations)
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Bitcoin can bring financial inclusion to the unbanked in Kenya
Cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, can provide financial inclusion to the underbanked and unbanked, giving a Mwananchi (local Kenyan) the opportunity to increase their wealth, Paxful said in a statement
Senegal to focus on digitisation of payments for economic growth
By digitising 50 per cent of all national payments, Senegal’s economic growth would increase by more than US$177mn per year
EIB pledges US$78mn to four companies in Kenya and East Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will support four new projects in Kenya and the wider East-African region with loans worth US$78mn
Temenos establishes South African “Bank of the Future”
Temenos, the banking software company has announced the launch of its South African “Bank of the Future” Think-Tank