{"id":14593,"date":"2022-11-18T10:46:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T10:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/ripple-partners-with-africa-focused-remittances-and-payments-firm-msf-africa-fintech-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T10:46:03","slug":"ripple-partners-with-africa-focused-remittances-and-payments-firm-msf-africa-fintech-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/ripple-partners-with-africa-focused-remittances-and-payments-firm-msf-africa-fintech-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Partners With Africa-Focused Remittances and Payments Firm MSF Africa \u2013 Fintech Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ripple, the United States-based tech firm, has said its crypto solution known as \u201con-demand liquidity\u201d is set to help MSF Africa \u201cstreamline real-time mobile payments for customers in 35 countries.\u201d The evolution of Ripple\u2019s partnership with MSF Africa, which has 800 payment corridors across the continent, will ostensibly see the whole region getting a chance to reap \u201cthe financially inclusive benefits.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enabling Faster, Low-Cost Remittances<\/h2>\n

The United States-based technology company, Ripple, announced on Nov. 14 that it had formed a partnership with MSF Africa that is expected to help \u201cstreamline [MSF Africa\u2019s] real-time mobile payments for their customers across 35 countries.\u201d As part of the agreement, MSF Africa, a leading fintech group on the continent, will use Ripple\u2019s crypto solution known as on-demand liquidity (ODL).<\/p>\n

Commenting on MSF Africa\u2019s decision to partner with Ripple, the mobile financial solutions company\u2019s CEO, Dare Okoudjou, said:<\/p>\n

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MFS Africa\u2019s mission is to make borders matter less when it comes to payment within, to, and from Africa. We\u2019re delighted to advance this mission through our partnership with Ripple to enable fast, secure and low-cost remittances, at scale.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The CEO added that his firm\u2019s partnership with Ripple represents its first attempt at using blockchain technologies \u201cto amplify our [MSF Africa\u2019s] impact on consumers and businesses on the continent growth in a new economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in their Nov. 14 blog post<\/a>, the Ripple team, which described the partnership as a \u201cwin for financial inclusion in Africa,\u201d insisted that ODL is helpful to \u201cmarkets that often struggle with liquidity sourcing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team added that the evolution of the arrangement between Ripple and MSF Africa, which has 800 payment corridors across the continent, will see the \u201centire region stand to reap the financially inclusive benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nTerence Zimwara <\/h6>\n

\nTerence Zimwara is a Zimbabwe award-winning journalist, author and writer. He has written extensively about the economic troubles of some African countries as well as how digital currencies can provide Africans with an escape route.

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