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Exploring Digital Currency: Ethiopia’s Next Financial Frontier

Ethiopia is exploring the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), raising an important question for the financial and technology sectors: in an increasingly digital economy, what does monetary sovereignty really mean, and who controls the underlying infrastructure? A CBDC is a digital form of a country’s official currency issued by its central bank. Unlike mobile money or commercial …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 34

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: September 28–October 2, 2026News covered in this episode:• Cyber Risk Emerges as New Test for Financial Sector StabilitySource: https://tinyurl.com/mtx7x8fb• NBE Deepens Shift from Direct Controls as FX Surrender Rules Head for Further EasingSource: https://tinyurl.com/2z7bmuws• 100 Billion Birr Mortgage Refinance PlanSource: https://tinyurl.com/3ks3atkx• Ethiopia FX Reserves Nearly …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 35

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap.☕️Coverage: October 3–9, 2026Ethiopia Targets 10.1% Economic Growth and Single-Digit Inflationhttps://shorturl.at/Q3ty5Ethiopia’s Export Earnings Hit a Record $11.2 Billionhttps://shorturl.at/0zMFhSub-Saharan Africa’s Economic Growth Forecasthttps://shorturl.at/rTLm0African Union Launches Africa Credit Rating Agencyhttps://shorturl.at/kEgzUPresented by DLT. Latest Episodes By : helina October 31, 2026 ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 36

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: September 28–October 2, 2026News covered in this episode:• Cyber Risk Emerges as New Test for Financial Sector StabilitySource: https://tinyurl.com/mtx7x8fb• NBE Deepens Shift from Direct Controls as FX Surrender Rules Head for Further EasingSource: https://tinyurl.com/2z7bmuws• 100 Billion Birr Mortgage Refinance PlanSource: https://tinyurl.com/3ks3atkx• Ethiopia FX Reserves Nearly …

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What If the Middleman Became Code?

How Programmable Infrastructure Is Redefining the Economics of Financial Services For centuries, finance has relied on intermediaries to bring order to uncertainty. Banks connect depositors with borrowers. Brokers link buyers to sellers. Insurers evaluate risk. Compliance officers enforce regulations. Account managers coordinate documents, payments, and client relationships. These institutions perform the essential functions every economy depends on: managing risk, enforcing …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 33
  • September 25, 2026
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Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: September 14–20, 2026News covered in this episode:• Ethiopia Saves $5.96B Through Local ManufacturingSource: https://t.ly/iwx6u• Dangote Refinery Launches $49B IPOSource: https://t.ly/aB1xR• Ethiopia Advances Tax Revenue ReformSource: https://t.ly/F-qlH• AfDB Targets Africa’s $4T in SavingsSource: https://t.ly/iSZJkPresented by DLT. Latest Episodes By : helina September 25, 2026 ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ …

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From AI Assistants to Financial Agents: The Intelligence Layer Behind Agentic Finance

Imagine a customer telling an AI: “I need 100,000 Birr that I can afford to repay over six months.” Instead of returning generic search results or static loan terms, the system understands the customer’s financial standing, identifies tailored products, evaluates affordability, compares trade-offs, and helps execute the application. Eventually, within strict, user-granted parameters, it could even negotiate and transact with …

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  • September 19, 2026
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Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: September 14–20, 2026News covered in this episode:• Ethiopia Saves $5.96B Through Local ManufacturingSource: https://t.ly/iwx6u• Dangote Refinery Launches $49B IPOSource: https://t.ly/aB1xR• Ethiopia Advances Tax Revenue ReformSource: https://t.ly/F-qlH• AfDB Targets Africa’s $4T in SavingsSource: https://t.ly/iSZJkPresented by DLT. Latest Episodes By : helina September 5, 2026 ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ …

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Ethiopia’s Blockchain Wake-Up Call: What If We Regulated Trust?

As Ethiopia enters a new year of digital transformation, one technology deserves a broader conversation: blockchain. Blockchain is often discussed alongside digital currencies, but its potential goes far beyond financial assets. At its core, blockchain is a way of creating shared, tamper-evident records that can be validated and verified. That opens a much bigger question for Ethiopia: How can we …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 31
  • September 12, 2026
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Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️Coverage: September 7–September 13, 2026News covered in this episode:• NBE FX Auction Leaves Dollars Untaken by Commercial BanksSource: https://t.ly/cegRX• Birr Slide Erodes the Real Value of Ethiopia’s Deposit GuaranteeSource: https://shorturl.at/QFoU5• Ethiopia Selected for $10 Million Agribusiness Financing PushSource: https://shorturl.at/TnsH9• EIC Revenue Rises 40% to 18.6 Billion …

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