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title: "Highlight Clip: CZ: From a Financial Hub, It’s Hard to Imagine Life Without a Bank Account"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/highlight-clip-cz-from-a-financial-hub-its-hard-to-imagine-life-without-a-bank-account/
date: 2026-11-10
modified: 2026-11-10
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "CZ at Oxford Union: in financial hubs bank access is easy, but in parts of Africa/SE Asia it’s hard; crypto could let a village pay bills in 3 seconds with a smartphone."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
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  - "crypto"
  - "cryptocurrencies"
  - "Defi"
  - "Market Trends"
  - "News"
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---

# Highlight Clip: CZ: From a Financial Hub, It’s Hard to Imagine Life Without a Bank Account

CZ: From a Financial Hub, It's Hard to Imagine Life Without a Bank AccountOn November 3, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) spoke at the Oxford Union. In discussing the freedom of money, he started with a simple example: paying a bill. He said that in an established financial hub like the UK, it can be hard to appreciate the difficulties of living without a bank account. In parts of Africa and Southeast Asia, however, financial services can be hard to access, and paying a single bill can take three days. He offered an example of how crypto could help: even if a village had just one smartphone, residents could use it to pay their bills in three seconds and save themselves a trip.