HashKey MENA, a Dubai-based virtual asset exchange licensed by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), has launched a pilot initiative to explore regulated stablecoin-powered settlement flows for cross-border trade between the Middle East and Africa.The company has signed a Corridor Pilot Agreement with Aptos Foundation to develop a business-to-business (B2B) stablecoin payment corridor. The initiative […]
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HashKey MENA Pilots Stablecoin Payment Corridor Linking Africa and the Middle East
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June 4, 2026
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HashKey MENA, a Dubai-based virtual asset exchange licensed by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), has launched a pilot initiative to explore regulated stablecoin-powered settlement flows for cross-border trade between the Middle East and Afric
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