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Nedbank Partners with Crypto.com to Explore Blockchain Payments Across Africa

Nedbank Group said on Thursday it had entered a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to explore blockchain-based payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, in a move aimed at modernising cross-border financial transactions on the continent. The South African bank said the collaboration would combine its banking infrastructure with Crypto.com’s digital asset platform to develop systems...

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