Activo, Plaza and Bancamiga banks already have the Kontigo service.
Kontigo operates in Venezuela with approval from SUNACRIP.
Kontigo, the digital financial application, adds the Venezuelan entity Banco Nacional de Crédito (BNC) to its network of collaborating banking institutions.
This addition allows platform users deposit dollars in cash at the BNC ticket offices and receive the USDC stablecoinissued by Circle, immediately in your digital wallet, as confirmed by Kontigo this Saturday to CriptoNoticias.
The measure expands the options of fintech to offer a means of financial protection against inflation, using digital assets linked to the US dollar. Kontigo operates under the license of the National Superintendence of Crypto Assets (SUNACRIP) and focuses its focus on safeguarding value.
With the addition of the BNC, the company extends the list of banks in Venezuela that facilitate the receipt of the US dollar for conversion to digital currency.
The BNC joins entities such as Activo, Plaza and Bancamiga. A relevant aspect is that users They do not need to be clients of the chosen banking entity; They only require reporting the operation correctly through the Kontigo app so that the USDC balance is credited instantly upon deposit verification.
Regarding commissions, Kontigo offers the service with the following rates: for Banco Plaza, Banco Activo and BNC the commission is 1.7% and for Bancamiga it is 3.5%.
This functionality seeks to simplify the conversion of cash to a stable digital asset. Once users load funds in USDC within the application, they have the option to transfer them to other wallets for use on various platforms, including those that handle USDT, Kontigo told CriptoNoticias.
The expansion of this banking network highlights the growth of financial services that integrate the traditional ecosystem with the world of digital assets in the region.