INSTITUTIONAL | South African Bank, FNB, Partners with VALR to Offer Crypto Trading Through Banking App
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has partnered with local cryptocurrency platform, VALR, to allow customers to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and USDT directly through the bank’s app. The service will provide 24/7 trading with customers able to fund their crypto purchases from their FNB accounts through existing share-investment products. The digital assets will remain ring-fenced within FNB’s infrastructure, meaning customers will not be able to transfer them to external wallets. OPINION | Payments from Private Wallets Trigger […]
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