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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 16

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: May 25–May 31, 2026News covered in this episode:• NBE Loosens Control Over Trade FinanceSource: https://tinyurl.com/246mvf8x• NBE Ends CBE Monopoly on China-Bound Export PermitsSource: https://tinyurl.com/5t4v5vaj• Ethiopia’s Eurobond Talks Stall After Investors Reject Revised Debt ProposalSource: https://tinyurl.com/k6tb8xnt• Diaspora Bank Customers Exempted from Fayda Rule After Service DisruptionsSource: …

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The Rise of DeFi

The Rise of DeFi: Rebuilding Finance for a Borderless World

DeFi is often associated with crypto trading, but its real value lies in reshaping the global financial system by removing traditional intermediaries and replacing them with transparent, self-executing smart contracts. Instead of relying on banks, DeFi uses blockchain-based code to automate core financial services like lending, borrowing, and payments. What started as an experimental space has grown into a multi-billion-dollar …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 15

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️ Coverage: May 11 – May 17, 2026 News covered in this episode: • Neway Platform Hits 19,400 Registrations as ESX Investors Reach 650Source: https://shorturl.at/q4F0B • ESX Tightens OTC Rules as Ethiopia Opens Debt Market to InstitutionsSource: https://shorturl.at/x3A96 • Ethiopia Pushes Stronger India Ties During BRICS …

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Blockchain

Locked Money: How Blockchain Is Rewiring Remittance

Sending money across borders feels instant. In reality, it isn’t. Behind a simple transfer sits a chain of banks and intermediaries. Each one adds time, cost, and complexity. What looks like a quick transaction is often a slow relay, taking days to settle and quietly reducing the amount that arrives. Blockchain is changing that model. Why Traditional Remittance Systems Are …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 14

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: May 4 – May 10, 2026 News covered in this episode: • Ethiopia to Enforce Fair Bank Lending for Manufacturershttps://tinyurl.com/27uj8t6j • Ethiopia’s Public Debt Reaches $51.8 Billionhttps://tinyurl.com/u6mn9ye2 • Ethiopia’s E-Commerce Growth Slowed by Logistics & Trust Gapshttps://tinyurl.com/nb8fs8cf • Former IMF Africa Director Abebe Aemro Selassie …

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Intelligent Systems

Smart Apps to Intelligent Finance: How AI Is Rewriting the Future of Fintech

AI didn’t arrive with a bang. It slipped into the apps people already use. What changed is not just functionality, but role. Apps are no longer just interfaces. They are becoming decision-making layers. When Netflix seems to know what you want to watch before you search, or Spotify curates playlists that feel personal, you are seeing prediction at work. When …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 13

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: April 27 – May 3, 2026 News covered in this episode: • Binance Suspends Birr TradingSource: https://shorturl.at/n4GE9(https://shorturl.at/n4GE9) • Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Deposits Top 2.1 Trillion BirrSource: https://shorturl.at/uk66M(https://shorturl.at/uk66M) • Ethiopia’s Budget Deficit Hits 93.3 Billion BirrSource: https://shorturl.at/aQiwn(https://shorturl.at/aQiwn) • Yango Explores AI IntegrationSource: https://shorturl.at/Q4iPe(https://shorturl.at/Q4iPe) Presented by …

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