The Dash team announced today an integration with a leading Latin American exchange, BitInka, providing citizens across Central and South America access to buy and sell Dash using their local fiat currency. The South American-based exchange, which works with 35 banks across 12 countries, will allow greater access to Dash in Latin America, particularly valuable in countries suffering from economic turmoil.

The integration comes at a time where inflation in Venezuela has reached an all-time high. According to the Finance and Economic Development Permanent Parliamentary Committee of Venezuela, inflation has reached a record 1,370 percent for 2017 and 56.7 percent for November.

Argentina concurrently is at 21 percent inflation for November. The integration of Dash onto BitInka will provide citizens of Latin American countries a decentralized alternative to government-issued banknotes, complete with InstantSend functionality, and secure, near fee-free transactions.

As part of this integration, BitInka is adding Dash to its cross-border payments and remittance platform, InkaPay, as well as its cryptocurrency-powered debit card service. Customers will be able to be paid in Dash and immediately convert into other digital currencies, and from January 25, top-up BitInka debit cards with Dash.