Peru Completes First Bank-Originated Crypto Payment in Pilot
The local press reported that the Peruvian Credit Bank (BCP) had completed the first bank-originated crypto-based payment in Peru. An employee used a bank-issued token to purchase a coffee in an internal coffee shop as p...
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