remittances

Latin America leads stablecoin adoption with $730 billion in 2025 volume as inflation protection, reshaping financial infrastructure around consumer wallets and payments.

Stablecoins are becoming Africa's financial infrastructure backbone, with adoption at 79% among crypto users, driven by remittance cost savings from 8.78% to 0.5-1% and institutional support.

Ericsson and Mastercard partner to expand digital payment access in emerging markets through integrated mobile wallet solutions, starting in Middle East and Africa.