WiCoin is a stablecoin launched by WiPay, a financial technology company with offices in Africa, the Caribbean, Columbia, and the US. It was launched to address the challenges of cross-border remittance and financial exclusion in its operational regions. It was built on the Hedera network utilizing the Hedera Token Service (HTS) and Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS) and is pegged to the US dollar.
It forms the backbone of the WiCoin Settlement Network, designed to create a unified system for transactions across numerous Caribbean islands, each with its own currency. It also extends into African markets and currencies.
The primary goal of WiCoin is to "bank the bankless" by providing an accessible and efficient means for cross-border payments and settlements by leveraging Hedera's fast transaction speeds, low and predictable fees, and robust security through its asynchronous byzantine fault tolerance (ABFT).
WiPay is supported by the Hedera HBAR foundation and seeks to enhance financial inclusion and streamline economic activity in underserved regions by providing a locally-accessible bridge between traditional banking services and low-cost, speedy digital transactions.
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NFT.com is a platform dedicated to the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), providing a comprehensive ecosystem for creators, collectors, and brands. The company, which is a subsidiary of Immutable Holdings, aims to be a central hub for the NFT community, offering a range of services designed to enhance the user experience and drive the adoption of digital collectibles.
The core of NFT.com's service is its marketplace and social platform. It allows users to create personalized NFT galleries to showcase their collections, which in turn form the foundation of a decentralized Web3 social network. The platform provides tools for minting new NFTs, as well as for buying, selling, and trading them. A key feature is the "Genesis Key," an NFT that provides holders with a lifetime, fee-free membership to the platform and the ability to create a custom profile.
NFT.com is built on Hedera with multi-chain functionality baked in. By building on Hedera, NFT.com can leverage the network's high throughput, low fees, and carbon-negative infrastructure to provide a fast, efficient, and sustainable experience for its users.
The eftpos solution by Australian Payments Plus provides a cost effective, secure and flexible payment infrastructure for Australian businesses. It supports real time debit transactions, tap to pay on mobile devices, eftpos QR payments and least cost routing, which allows merchants to automatically direct debit transactions through the lowest cost network to help reduce the cost of acceptance.
Australian Payments Plus has worked with Google to enable least cost routing in Google Wallet, with ANZ and Suncorp the first issuers to offer this capability. It is also partnering with Giesecke and Devrient to develop eftpos Click to Pay with integrated least cost routing, an online checkout service that uses tokenisation to protect card credentials and is scheduled for rollout from early 2026 following pilot trials.
These developments enhance payment efficiency, improve security, support domestic data sovereignty and align with Reserve Bank of Australia findings that least cost routing can materially reduce merchant debit acceptance costs.
Taskbar is a decentralized freelance marketplace and gig-economy platform built on the Hedera blockchain network. It connects clients with freelancers for on-demand tasks and services in a more efficient, transparent, and equitable Web3 environment. It acts as an alternative to traditional freelance websites by addressing issues such as high commission fees and slow payment settlements.
Taskbar facilitates payments in HBAR, USDC, and other Hedera-based tokens, enabling near-instant settlement directly to a freelancer's wallet. A key feature is its on-chain escrow system, where funds for a job are locked in a smart contract and released automatically upon successful completion of the task, ensuring security for both parties. It also boasts a gamified reputation system implemented to build trust and incentivize positive user behavior.
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The platform functions by identifying the most advantageous prices and optimal trading routes across integrated DEXs for a given token swap. Key features include route optimization, direct integration with multiple Hedera DEXs, and a user-friendly interface designed to simplify the trading process. EtaSwap offers the potential for better execution rates and reduced slippage on their trades.
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