Absa’s bold leap into stablecoins

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Rob Downes, Absa’s head of digital assets at Corporate and Investment Bank, explains the reasoning behind its recent collaboration with crypto infrastructure giant Ripple, and why it is piloting its own stablecoin – backed by gold.
10 Feb English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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