Remittances


Finance

Latin American Exchange Bitso Brings Crypto Remittance Service to Colombia

The company launched a similar business in Mexico in 2021.

Bandera de Colombia. (Flavia Carpio/Unsplash)

Policy

At Davos, Crypto Is No Longer on the Outside

Cryptocurrencies have taken a prominent role at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, despite the mainstream finance world’s apparent contempt for the sector.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (right) and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke on a panel about remittances at the World Economic Forum's media village. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Las remesas mexicanas son las más grandes del continente; las empresas cripto quieren una parte

Bitso, Coinbase y Circle han lanzado nuevos servicios que aprovechan el flujo constante de dinero entre México y los Estados Unidos, y se enfrentan a jugadores establecidos como Western Union. Este artículo forma parte de Payments Week de CoinDesk.

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Finance

Six of 10 Salvadorans Quit Using the Chivo Wallet After Getting the Bitcoin Incentive, Study Finds

“Most users who used Chivo after spending the $30 bonus do not engage with the app intensively,” the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research reported.

Un cajero automático Chivo en San Salvador, El Salvador (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Videos

How This Taiwanese Fintech Company Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan's conservative outlook and strict regulatory environment has limited the country from being a regional financial hub like neighbors Hong Kong and Singapore. Wayne Huang, CEO of Taipei-based TradeTech fintech, discusses how his firm plans to ​step in to build bridges between countries for business remittances via stablecoins. Plus, insights into the larger crypto environment in Taiwan, the impact of China's crypto crackdown, and concerns of US regulations.

Recent Videos

Opinion

Should Western Union Worry About Stablecoins?

For now, stablecoins are used mostly in the speculative crypto economy. Will that change?

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Opinion

A Western Union deveria se preocupar com stablecoins?

Por enquanto, as stablecoins são usadas principalmente na Cripto especulativa. Isso vai mudar?

(Alistair MacRobert/Unsplash)

Opinion

Western Union devrait-elle s’inquiéter des Stablecoins ?

Pour l’instant, les pièces stables sont principalement utilisées dans la Crypto économie spéculative. Est-ce que cela va changer ?

(Alistair MacRobert/Unsplash)

Opinion

Western Union dovrebbe preoccuparsi delle stablecoin?

Per ora, le stablecoin vengono utilizzate principalmente nell’economia speculativa Cripto . La situazione cambierà?

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Opinion

Стоит ли Western Union беспокоиться о стейблкоинах?

На данный момент стейблкоины используются в основном в спекулятивной Криптo . Изменится ли это?

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