PAYPAL SUSPENDS CRYPTO SALES IN THE UK UNTIL 2024
A link to a Reuters’ press release from August 16, 2023, on PayPal’s decision to suspend cryptocurrency sales in the UK.
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FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCES “NOVEL ACTIVITES SUPERVISION PROGRAM” (CRYPTO, NEO-BANKS, DLT, BANKING-AS-A-SERVICE)
A short post announcing the US Federal Reserve’s plans to supervise crypto, neo-banks, banking-as-a-service, and other emerging areas more closely.
AREAS OF INTEREST FOR FINTECH REGULATION
A slide showing the developments in fintech that attract regulatory interest.
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FINTECH UNICORNS IN AFRICA
A list and description of fintechs in Africa, many of which are involved with mobile wallets and money transfer.
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PAYPAL ISSUING ITS OWN STABLECOIN IS MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN CRYPTO
A brief article explaining how PayPal issuing its own stablecoin legitimizes payments moving on chain is another step towards mass adoption.
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THE RISE OF SOCIAL COMMERCE
This slide shows the rise of social commerce, or payments through social media, in terms of the e-commerce value chain, games as an example, and the shoppable content value chain. This was adopted from a publicly available Linkedin post.
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THE RISE OF SOCIAL COMMERCE
This brief, adapted from a publicly available Linkedin post by Panagiotis Kriaris, discusses how social media has changed the way we communicate and interact, and has begun to change the way we shop online, on-site, and often through digital wallets.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS
This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.
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FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023
This slide shows the percentage of the population in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who can be considered financially included through traditional banks and/or mobile money.
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MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
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