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Kenya partners with Visa to boost tourism
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19 September, 2025

Kenya partners with Visa to boost tourism

Visa will provide Kenya access to its global analytics platform that maps tourist activity, travel patterns, consumer behavior, and regional...
Hong Kong eases banking laws as UBS pilots tokenization
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19 September, 2025

Hong Kong eases banking laws as UBS pilots tokenization

While the HKMA plans to relax Basel Committee standards to ease capital mandates, UBS is launching a pilot exploring automated...
Sub-Saharan Africa records 52% growth in digital asset volume
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16 September, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa records 52% growth in digital asset volume

Sub-Saharan Africa ranked third after APAC and Latin America in year-over-year growth in ‘crypto’ volume, with Nigeria and South Africa...
PNG’s digital ID stalls; Switzerland slated for e-ID voting
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12 September, 2025

PNG’s digital ID stalls; Switzerland slated for e-ID voting

The Minister for Administration came under fire from legislators for a delay in the National Identification and biometrics rollout in...
Kazakhstan proposes digital asset fund, launches AI Ministry
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11 September, 2025

Kazakhstan proposes digital asset fund, launches AI Ministry

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has established the new Ministry of AI and Digital Development, as he called on Kazakhstan to embrace...
Turkey’s CBDC phase 2 underway; AI’s economic impact examined
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11 September, 2025

Turkey’s CBDC phase 2 underway; AI’s economic impact examined

Turkey launched phase 2 of its CBDC pilot last year and now seeks banks and payment institutions to explore new...

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