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Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub
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14 August, 2025

Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub

Visa partnered with Airport Authority Hong Kong and Shanghai Commercial Bank for the pilot, introducing a card-based system targeting freight...
Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs
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14 August, 2025

Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs

Vietnam’s per capita cashless payments hit $11.3 trillion (26x the country’s GDP) and are now only second to China as...
China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning
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14 August, 2025

China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning

The Ministry of State Security says that companies scanning irises and collecting other biometric data with ‘crypto’ incentives pose a...
Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue
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13 August, 2025

Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue

Ethiopia made $200m from miners in the past year, but their power demand has become unsustainable; miners set to consume...
Australia mobile payments up; NIST sets digital ID guidelines
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13 August, 2025

Australia mobile payments up; NIST sets digital ID guidelines

While a quarter of Aussies make all their payments via mobile wallets, a new study found that 75% are not...
Congo partners with Singaporean firm for digital ID
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13 August, 2025

Congo partners with Singaporean firm for digital ID

The Democratic Republic of Congo had initially partnered with a French firm for a $1.2B digital ID project, but the...

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