Browsing: Emerging Markets

Key takeaways: South Korean conglomerate Shinhan Financial Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Visa to use the American…

Argentina has long been a laboratory for crypto adoption born out of necessity. New data from a16z crypto and Artemis…

Key takeaways: Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that would require foreign-issued stablecoins to obtain regulatory…

Colombia has become one of Latin America’s most active crypto markets, and the driver is unusually specific: a weakening peso.…

In Africa, the two global payment platforms, Visa and Mastercard, have long fought over card fees, merchant networks and loyalty…

The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius has issued new guidance notes setting out how it will regulate stablecoins, formally opening…

Latin America has quietly become one of the biggest stablecoin markets on earth. Inflation, weak currencies and expensive remittances have…

Key takeaways: Polygon, a blockchain scaling platform focused on stablecoin payments, says foreign exchange volume linked to its network in…

In April, two crypto entrepreneurs were snatched off a street in Buenos Aires. Their captors held them for hours before…

Key takeaways: Brazil’s central bank has ordered virtual asset service providers to hold certain crypto transfers for up to 24…