Tether has partnered with Xion Global to promote blockchain education in South Africa. The initiative will include educational videos, case studies, live conferences with industry leaders, and accessible materials on cryptocurrency payments.
Tether and Xion Global to promote blockchain education in South Africa
Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, has formed a partnership with Xion Global to promote blockchain education in South Africa.
Tether and Xion Global Announce Strategic Collaboration to Enhance Blockchain Education in South Africa
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Tether and Xion Global announce a strategic collaboration to improve blockchain education in South Africa
In practice, the new initiative aims to provide educational content and interactive activities on blockchain technology and its main use cases.
On one hand, Tether will make its important contribution to digital education in developing regions. Meanwhile, Xion Global, a provider of Multi-Chain Web3 cryptocurrency payment infrastructure, offers its solutions.
In fact, for South Africans, there will be the possibility to use the Scan to Pay app which is part of the largest QR ecosystem in South Africa, integrated with Xion’s crypto payment solutions.
Not only that, the integration of USDT into the Polygon Labs network will allow users to connect MetaMask wallets and use Xion Global’s Web3 payment APIs for real-time transactions, making crypto payments as smooth as traditional fiat transactions.
Tether and Xion Global: the partnership to improve blockchain education in South Africa
The initiative to promote blockchain education signed by Tether and Xion Global will include educational videos, case studies, live conferences with industry leaders, and accessible materials on cryptocurrency payments.
Among other things, the goal is also to demonstrate in South Africa the economic advantages of payments in stablecoin and to build trust in digital financial solutions.
In this regard, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said:
“We are excited about this alliance with Xion Global, which represents a significant step in our commitment to global digital education and the conscious use of cryptocurrencies. This collaboration will open new possibilities for financial inclusion and economic empowerment in South Africa”.
Also Aeryn Quarmby, COO of Xion Global, commented on the whole thing as follows:
“We look forward to working with Tether to improve the understanding of payments in stablecoin and make digital transactions as intuitive and reliable as traditional methods”.
The mission of Tether: bringing blockchain to Africa and the world
The present initiative of Tether in South Africa adds to other collaborations of the crypto company throughout the continent. Among others, in fact, Tether is a sponsor of theAfrica Tech Summit, the The African Bitcoin Conference in Ghana, and collaborates with the CBC during the Bitcoin Pizza Day and with Bitnob to educate students of universities in Ghana.
In this 2024, then, Tether has already made headlines for other campaigns dedicated to blockchain education in different parts of the world.
In fact, last April, Tether had launched the Blockchain Education Initiative in the Philippines, in collaboration with the crypto-exchange Coins.ph.
Also in the same month, Tether also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fuze, with the common goal of elevating crypto education in Turkey and the Middle East. Not by chance, Fuze is a leading provider of infrastructure for digital assets with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Istanbul.