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I have Venezuelan news sources [1] - it's not breaking news. I think it was announced a few months ago. A lot of benefits/incentives/government wages have been
by whymauri 8y ago
I have Venezuelan news sources [1] - it's not breaking news. I think it was announced a few months ago. A lot of benefits/incentives/government wages have been making this weird transition to a digital wallet of sorts. I have a final exam tomorrow so I cannot translate at the moment.
http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/economia/maduro-pago-las-pensiones-sera-traves-billetera-digital_249449 http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/economia/maduro-pago-las...
Side note, this is the same newspaper that was trending earlier this week for shutting down.
Official announcement from presidential press office:
https://twitter.com/PresidencialVen/status/1033822222467715073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1033822222467715073&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.el-nacional.com%2Fnoticias%2Feconomia%2Fmaduro-pago-las-pensiones-sera-traves-billetera-digital_249449 https://twitter.com/PresidencialVen/status/10338222224677150...
"Starting now, we will pay pensions through a digital wallet on a monthly basis. This is so senior citizens can rest easy and have more freedom in their spending habits."
Imperfect translation, but functional I hope. I'm not 100% sure if the digital wallet is in Petro, I do think it's through a sort of citizenship card though. I can ask my parents tomorrow morning to clarify. I think the crypto news/media is confounding the gov. digital wallet with the Petro? Things happen so fast nowadays I can barely keep up with the mess.
- pjc50 8y agoReading the comments, it does seem to be through a national ID card of some sort. No mention of cryptography, but a good way to learn new forms of Spanish obscenity: "Nada de carnet de la patria un coño de la madre"!