DIGIT

Contactless Check-in for Healthcare

by

Healthcare is often very confusing, perhaps especially for patients, but perhaps not since $190 billion is spent on unnecessary costs in healthcare payments administration every single year. 25% of wasted spending in healthcare relates to collection, processing, posting, and reconciling payments. It stands to reason that perhaps the insurance community is as confused as patients … Read more

Africa Will ‘One Day Have a Common Currency’ Says Secretary General of African Continental Free Trade Area

by

The secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) secretariat, Wamkele Mene, says Africa will “one day have a common currency” via a proposed “Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS).” He adds that such a currency will help “ease constraints of settling intra-African trade in foreign-denominated currency.” Challenges Ahead In comments recently carried by … Read more

UK Advertising Watchdog to Crack Down on ‘Misleading’ Crypto Ads

by

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the U.K. advertising watchdog, declared it would crack down on misleading ads promoting cryptocurrency investments. The organization will include cryptocurrency campaigns as a “red alert” priority in the financial marketing department. The organization will be more proactive regarding these ads, it claims, contacting companies and issuing warnings in the future. … Read more

Fidelity’s Crypto Branch to Increase Staff by 70%, President Sees ‘More Interest in Ether’

by

According to Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets, the company is planning to increase staff by 70% because demand for cryptocurrencies continues to keep the firm busy. Fidelity Digital Assets, the subsidiary of the wealth management firm Fidelity Investments Inc., has also seen a significant amount of demand for ethereum. Crypto Demand Pushes Fidelity … Read more