Pakistan Partners with Trump Family-Linked Crypto Firm for Digital Payments
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Moneycontrol•15-01-2026, 07:19
Pakistan Partners with Trump Family-Linked Crypto Firm for Digital Payments
- •Pakistan signed an MoU with SC Financial Technologies, an affiliate of World Liberty Financial, a crypto platform linked to the Trump family.
- •The agreement explores using World Liberty Financial's USD1 stablecoin for cross-border digital payments.
- •This marks one of World Liberty Financial's first sovereign partnerships, following Trump's shift to supporting cryptocurrency.
- •The deal was announced during a visit by Zach Witkoff, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, and signed by Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.
- •The partnership has drawn scrutiny in the US regarding potential conflicts between foreign policy and Trump family business interests.
Why It Matters: Pakistan is exploring stablecoin use for cross-border payments through a deal with a Trump family-linked crypto firm.
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