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M-Pesa launches stablecoin pilot with Visa and Onafriq in DRC

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M-Pesa has entered a stablecoin pilot in the Democratic Republic of Congo in partnership with Visa and Onafriq, bringing a major mobile money operator into Africa's expanding stablecoin payments infrastructure. The development extends the competitive stablecoin landscape that already includes MiniPay, Daya, Yellow Card, and Stabyl, and signals the direction of mobile money product innovation across the continent.

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M-Pesa Pilots Stablecoin in DRC
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