The global financial system is on the cusp of an structural shift. For decades, the movement of money has been treated as a series of discrete, jerky steps: you work for a month, you wait for a paycheck, you deposit it, you write a check for rent, you transfer a portion to an investment account, and you wait days for …
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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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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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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 …
Continue ReadingListen 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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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 …
Continue ReadingListen 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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Cash has been with us for generations folded into pockets, misplaced, passed from hand to hand. But the way we interact with money is changing. For centuries, a wallet was simple: cash, cards, maybe a few receipts. Today, it’s being redefined. A modern digital wallet is no longer just about payments it’s becoming a secure, portable vault on your phone. …
Continue ReadingListen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️ Coverage: April 20–April 26, 2026 News covered in this episode: • Quarter of Ethiopian Businesses Fail Compliance ChecksSource: https://shorturl.at/IhTqD • Ethiopia’s Mineral Exports Surge 87% to Nearly $4 BillionSource: https://shorturl.at/QZ0yr • Italian Firms Deepen Ethiopia Bet at Big 5 Construct ExpoSource: https://shorturl.at/BtZrq • Dashen Bank …
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The internet has changed how we create and share content. Now, NFTs are changing how we own it. From digital art selling for millions to in-game assets you can truly own, NFTs are opening up a new layer of the digital economy. But what exactly are they, and why are they important? What is an NFT? NFTs rely on blockchain …
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