Payments

Blockchain Applications

Baidu Launches Plug and Play Blockchain Platform for Dapps

Chinese search giant Baidu has launched a plug-and-play blockchain platform aimed to simplify commercial deployment of decentralized apps.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 February 2019
Banking

JPMorgan Has Its Own Crypto and It’s Starting Real-World Trials

JPMorgan has built a crypto token and it's moving to real-world trials in "a few months," according to a CNBC report.

Business  ·  14 February 2019
Japan

Japan’s Biggest Bank Launching Blockchain Payments Network in 2020

Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is launching a high-throughput blockchain-based payments network next year.

Business  ·  13 February 2019
Funding Rounds

Ripple, Barclays Accelerator Back $1.7 Million Round for Remittance Firm

Barclays' accelerator program, Ripple and others have backed a $1.7 million round for a new remittance startup that will use XRP.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
Thailand

Two Remittance Firms Go Live With Ripple-Based Payments to Thailand

Remittance firms UAE Exchange and Unimoni now offer blockchain-based payments to Thailand using RippleNet.

Markets  ·  11 February 2019
Visa

Circle’s Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.

Business  ·  6 February 2019
Bitcoin

Cypherpunk Valentine: Why Shoppers Spend Bitcoin on Lingerie

Lingerie purchasing as a bitcoin use case is much less far-fetched than you might imagine.

Business  ·  6 February 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Extends PayPal Withdrawal Option to 32 European Countries

Coinbase customers in the EU and European Free Trade Association countries can now make withdrawals into their PayPal accounts.

Business  ·  6 February 2019
Payments

SatoshiPay Integrates Blockchain Payments for Major European Publisher

Micropayments startup SatoshiPay has partnered with Europe's largest digital publisher to integrate blockchain payments for content.

Business  ·  1 February 2019
Exchanges

Binance Users Can Now Pay for Crypto With Credit Cards

Top crypto exchange Binance now lets customers purchase some cryptocurrencies using Visa and Mastercard credit cards.

Business  ·  31 January 2019
MakerDAO

The Next Big Ethereum Conference Will Run Almost Entirely on Blockchains

Everything from applications to attend ETHDenver to the processes for submitting, judging and voting on projects will be supported in some way through blockchain platforms.

Business  ·  30 January 2019
Banking

SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.

Business  ·  30 January 2019
Bitcoin

This Spongebob-Themed Tech Proves That Bitcoin’s Lightning Is Advancing

Spongebob Squarepants term "wumbo" has been appropriated to describe one of the next milestones for bitcoin's lightning network.

Tech  ·  30 January 2019
Security

Swiss Startup to Produce ‘Banknotes’ for Marshall Islands’ Official Cryptocurrency

Swiss crypto wallet maker Tangem says the Marshall Islands has selected it to produce physical "notes" for its planned national digital currency.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 January 2019
Banking

Saudi Arabia, UAE Aim to Cut Payments Costs With Common Digital Currency

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are hoping a shared digital currency can cut remittance costs between the two countries.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 January 2019