Unbanked News

More Attempts to Bring E-Commerce to World’s Two Billion Unbanked

SEP 15, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Centra, Monaco and TenX attempt to bridge the gap between traditional financial systems and the unbanked.

16028 | 11

Venezuelans Rely on Bitcoin to Survive, Disregard Fiat Completely

MAR 19, 2017 | Joseph Young

For many Venezuelans, bitcoin isn’t just a financial network or an investment method. In fact for most, bitcoin is an important survivability tool that allows r...

623 | 8

Ethereum-Based Humaniq To Deliver Banking 4.0 to 2 Bln Unbanked

FEB 23, 2017 | Nick Ayton

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging m...

2342 | 3

New Class Of Bitcoin Users Emerges: Unbanked on Mobile Using It To Pay

FEB 10, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Catering to a new class of Bitcoin users: Paxful CEO.

193 | 2

Russia Considers Allowing Use of Cryptocurrency in the Unbanked Region of Crimea

FEB 01, 2017 | Alicia Naumoff

Russian Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev suggested allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for residents of Crimea.

85 | 2

Bitcoin is a Huge Beacon of Hope and Must be Easily Accessible

JAN 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Despite the popularity of Bitcoin, the complexity of acquisition and usage has remained a disadvantage for the cryptocurrency.

46 | 2

Blockchain Startup Uses GUI With Symbols Instead of Text to Connect Unbanked to Global Economy

DEC 16, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Alex Fork of Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the global economy with just a smartphone, tells about its business model. ...

192

Circle Terminates Bitcoin Trading, Focuses on Next Generation Platform

DEC 07, 2016 | Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

220 | 1

Stellar Launches SWIFT-like Blockchain-Backed Money Transfer Network

DEC 06, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The non-for-profit Stellar network has launched a Blockchain-backed money transfer to compete with SWIFT.

368 | 1

Incas, Gold and Bitcoin. Story of InkaPay, South American Blockchain Platform for People

NOV 06, 2016 | Guest Author

Founders of a South American Blockchain platform InkaPay tell Cointelegraph about how it was launched and how it penetrates to the the areas where many unbanked...

270

With 70% Population Unbanked, Future of Bitcoin in Ghana is Bright

OCT 11, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

With its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.

175 | 3

With Its Unbanked Majority, Bolivia Can Gain Much From Adopting Bitcoin

SEP 29, 2016 | Adam Dubove

Bitcoin has all the potential to enhance economic opportunities in Bolivia as the fastest-growing South American economy.

178 | 1

100 Zimbabwean Women Farmers Will Learn Power of Bitcoin

SEP 28, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Zimbabwean women farmers will be given Bitcoins which they can redeem for goods at selected suppliers.

55 | 2

Blockchain Makes Microfinance Accounting Foray in Burma Led by Infoteria and Tech Bureau of Japan

JUN 28, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

A successful private Blockchain experiment in Burma might change the way microfinance works in developing nations.

100

Bitcoin Blockchain is the Last Economic Fortress, Provides the Unbanked with Jobs

JUN 26, 2016 | Kokkinos Marinos

Bitcoin could be used as a means for economic liberty, since it is easy to use, secure and reliable for merchants. It is not only used as a world currency, but ...

67

More Attempts to Bring E-Commerce to World’s Two Billion Unbanked

SEP 15, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Centra, Monaco and TenX attempt to bridge the gap between traditional financial systems and the unbanked.

16028 | 11

Ethereum-Based Humaniq To Deliver Banking 4.0 to 2 Bln Unbanked

FEB 23, 2017 | Nick Ayton

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging m...

2342 | 3

Venezuelans Rely on Bitcoin to Survive, Disregard Fiat Completely

MAR 19, 2017 | Joseph Young

For many Venezuelans, bitcoin isn’t just a financial network or an investment method. In fact for most, bitcoin is an important survivability tool that allows r...

623 | 8

Stellar Launches SWIFT-like Blockchain-Backed Money Transfer Network

DEC 06, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The non-for-profit Stellar network has launched a Blockchain-backed money transfer to compete with SWIFT.

368 | 1

Incas, Gold and Bitcoin. Story of InkaPay, South American Blockchain Platform for People

NOV 06, 2016 | Guest Author

Founders of a South American Blockchain platform InkaPay tell Cointelegraph about how it was launched and how it penetrates to the the areas where many unbanked...

270

Circle Terminates Bitcoin Trading, Focuses on Next Generation Platform

DEC 07, 2016 | Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

220 | 1

New Class Of Bitcoin Users Emerges: Unbanked on Mobile Using It To Pay

FEB 10, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Catering to a new class of Bitcoin users: Paxful CEO.

193 | 2

Blockchain Startup Uses GUI With Symbols Instead of Text to Connect Unbanked to Global Economy

DEC 16, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Alex Fork of Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the global economy with just a smartphone, tells about its business model. ...

192

With Its Unbanked Majority, Bolivia Can Gain Much From Adopting Bitcoin

SEP 29, 2016 | Adam Dubove

Bitcoin has all the potential to enhance economic opportunities in Bolivia as the fastest-growing South American economy.

178 | 1

With 70% Population Unbanked, Future of Bitcoin in Ghana is Bright

OCT 11, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

With its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.

175 | 3

Blockchain Makes Microfinance Accounting Foray in Burma Led by Infoteria and Tech Bureau of Japan

JUN 28, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

A successful private Blockchain experiment in Burma might change the way microfinance works in developing nations.

100

Russia Considers Allowing Use of Cryptocurrency in the Unbanked Region of Crimea

FEB 01, 2017 | Alicia Naumoff

Russian Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev suggested allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for residents of Crimea.

85 | 2

Bitcoin Blockchain is the Last Economic Fortress, Provides the Unbanked with Jobs

JUN 26, 2016 | Kokkinos Marinos

Bitcoin could be used as a means for economic liberty, since it is easy to use, secure and reliable for merchants. It is not only used as a world currency, but ...

67

100 Zimbabwean Women Farmers Will Learn Power of Bitcoin

SEP 28, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Zimbabwean women farmers will be given Bitcoins which they can redeem for goods at selected suppliers.

55 | 2

Bitcoin is a Huge Beacon of Hope and Must be Easily Accessible

JAN 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Despite the popularity of Bitcoin, the complexity of acquisition and usage has remained a disadvantage for the cryptocurrency.

46 | 2

More Attempts to Bring E-Commerce to World’s Two Billion Unbanked

SEP 15, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Centra, Monaco and TenX attempt to bridge the gap between traditional financial systems and the unbanked.

16028 | 11

Venezuelans Rely on Bitcoin to Survive, Disregard Fiat Completely

MAR 19, 2017 | Joseph Young

For many Venezuelans, bitcoin isn’t just a financial network or an investment method. In fact for most, bitcoin is an important survivability tool that allows r...

623 | 8

With 70% Population Unbanked, Future of Bitcoin in Ghana is Bright

OCT 11, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

With its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.

175 | 3

Ethereum-Based Humaniq To Deliver Banking 4.0 to 2 Bln Unbanked

FEB 23, 2017 | Nick Ayton

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging m...

2342 | 3

100 Zimbabwean Women Farmers Will Learn Power of Bitcoin

SEP 28, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Zimbabwean women farmers will be given Bitcoins which they can redeem for goods at selected suppliers.

55 | 2

Bitcoin is a Huge Beacon of Hope and Must be Easily Accessible

JAN 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Despite the popularity of Bitcoin, the complexity of acquisition and usage has remained a disadvantage for the cryptocurrency.

46 | 2

Russia Considers Allowing Use of Cryptocurrency in the Unbanked Region of Crimea

FEB 01, 2017 | Alicia Naumoff

Russian Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev suggested allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for residents of Crimea.

85 | 2

New Class Of Bitcoin Users Emerges: Unbanked on Mobile Using It To Pay

FEB 10, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Catering to a new class of Bitcoin users: Paxful CEO.

193 | 2

With Its Unbanked Majority, Bolivia Can Gain Much From Adopting Bitcoin

SEP 29, 2016 | Adam Dubove

Bitcoin has all the potential to enhance economic opportunities in Bolivia as the fastest-growing South American economy.

178 | 1

Stellar Launches SWIFT-like Blockchain-Backed Money Transfer Network

DEC 06, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The non-for-profit Stellar network has launched a Blockchain-backed money transfer to compete with SWIFT.

368 | 1

Circle Terminates Bitcoin Trading, Focuses on Next Generation Platform

DEC 07, 2016 | Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

220 | 1

Bitcoin Blockchain is the Last Economic Fortress, Provides the Unbanked with Jobs

JUN 26, 2016 | Kokkinos Marinos

Bitcoin could be used as a means for economic liberty, since it is easy to use, secure and reliable for merchants. It is not only used as a world currency, but ...

67

Blockchain Makes Microfinance Accounting Foray in Burma Led by Infoteria and Tech Bureau of Japan

JUN 28, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

A successful private Blockchain experiment in Burma might change the way microfinance works in developing nations.

100

Incas, Gold and Bitcoin. Story of InkaPay, South American Blockchain Platform for People

NOV 06, 2016 | Guest Author

Founders of a South American Blockchain platform InkaPay tell Cointelegraph about how it was launched and how it penetrates to the the areas where many unbanked...

270

Blockchain Startup Uses GUI With Symbols Instead of Text to Connect Unbanked to Global Economy

DEC 16, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Alex Fork of Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the global economy with just a smartphone, tells about its business model. ...

192