Credit Cards

Visa Crypto Cards Have Racked Up $1B in Spending in 2021

Spending on crypto-related cards is now its own category at the payments giant, said Visa’s Cuy Sheffield.

Business  ·  7 July 2021

Mastercard Revealed as Partner on Gemini Crypto Credit Card

Gemini cardholders will be given the option to transfer their crypto rewards into interest-earning program Gemini Earn.

Business  ·  27 April 2021
Crypto Lending

Crypto Lender BlockFi Raises $350M at a $3B Valuation

BlockFi plans to use the Series D to build a range of financial services, said CEO Zac Prince. Is a public offering next for the crypto unicorn?

Business  ·  11 March 2021
Canada

FD7 Ventures Acquires Stake in Provider of Canada’s First Crypto Credit Card

Only 1,000 of the bitcoin credit cards will be issued in 2021, with shipping expected in June.

Business  ·  8 March 2021
Mastercard

Mastercard Will Let Merchants Accept Payments in Crypto This Year

The payments giant plans to support digital currency transactions directly on network.

News  ·  10 February 2021
Gemini Exchange

Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by the Winklevoss brothers, has launched the Gemini Credit Card offering cryptocurrency rewards. Read more: Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021

News  ·  14 January 2021
Crypto Lending

BlockFi Announces Early 2021 Launch for Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince said it will be the first credit (not debit) card in the cryptocurrency industry.

Business  ·  1 December 2020
Visa

Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program

Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.

News  ·  8 September 2020
BitPay

BitPay Launches Prepaid Crypto Mastercard for US Customers

The new debit card enables U.S. customers to spend their crypto holdings as fiat currency.

Business  ·  16 June 2020
Department of Justice

New York Man Charged With Trafficking Credit Card Info, Using Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds

Vitalii Antonenko, 28, has been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling reams of payment card data, the proceeds of which he laundered in bitcoin.

News  ·  28 May 2020
Lending

BlockFi Hires Credit Suisse, Prudential Execs to Drive Global Expansion

Crypto lender BlockFi has hired two execs from traditional finance to help launch a bitcoin rewards card and build out business teams in Europe and Asia.

People  ·  5 May 2020
Bitcoin

This Visa Card Gives Bitcoin Rewards on Dollars Spent

Bitcoin rewards for dollars spent. That's the allure of a new Visa credit card from e-commerce startup Fold.

Business  ·  9 April 2020
Cryptocurrency

Chase Bank Settles Suit Over ‘Sky-High’ Credit Card Charges for Crypto Purchases

The bank had allegedly charged the plaintiff over $160 in fees and interest for regularly purchasing cryptocurrencies with his credit card.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 March 2020
Patents

Korea’s Biggest Credit Card Firm Wins Patent for Blockchain Credit System

Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system that could reportedly do away with physical credit cards.

Tech  ·  15 July 2019
Exchanges

Binance’s Trust Wallet Adds Support for XRP, Credit Card Payments

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s official wallet, Trust Wallet, has added support for XRP and credit card payments.

Business  ·  12 March 2019