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African leaders explore digital money to cut payment costs

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African regulators and industry experts discuss stablecoins and trade at the Africa Stablecoin Summit 2025. [File, Standard]

African officials, fintech leaders and regulators met in Johannesburg this week to discuss using digital money to make payments faster and cheaper across borders.

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