Stablecoins & Sovereignty: Africa's Digital Money Revolution

Barefoot Innovation Podcast by Jo Ann Barefoot

Dec 16, 202501:11:51Technology

Flourish Ventures investor Efayomi Carr and GDF executive Elise Soucie Watts join Jo Ann to unpack Africa's fintech boom, the rise of stablecoins, trust gaps, and what it takes to build inclusive, responsible regulation....

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