Payments

Ethereum

A Built-In Ethereum Wallet Just Got Added to Opera’s Browser

Opera has announced the public release of its "Web 3-ready" Android web browser featuring an ethereum wallet.

Business  ·  13 December 2018
Exchanges

Coinone Exchange Launches Cross-Border Payments App With Ripple Tech

South Korean crypto exchange Coinone has launched Cross, an app providing cross-border remittances using Ripple's xCurrent product.

Business  ·  11 December 2018
Insurance

State Farm Trials Blockchain Tool for Streamlining Insurance Claims

State Farm is trialing a blockchain solution to streamline a currently-manual aspect of insurance claims.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 December 2018
Payments

Galaxy Digital Leads $30 Million Funding for Social-Crypto Startup Good Money

Good Money, a crypto banking platform, raised $30 million for future development work.

Business  ·  10 December 2018
Privacy

Mastercard Patent Filing Outlines Way to Anonymize Crypto Transactions

Payments giant Mastercard claims to have developed a new way of keeping cryptocurrency transactions private using intermediary addresses.

Business  ·  7 December 2018
XRP

R3’s New Corda App Supports Payments in XRP Cryptocurrency

R3 has launched the Corda Settler, an app aimed to facilitate global crypto payments within enterprise blockchains – and it's starting with XRP.

Business  ·  5 December 2018
Investments

Overstock’s Medici Invests $2.5 Million in Grain Tech Firm’s Blockchain Pivot

Medici Ventures has bought a $2.5 million equity stake in GrainChain, a software firm launching its own blockchain and stablecoin.

Business  ·  4 December 2018
NYDFS

Signature Bank Wins New York Approval for ‘Real-Time’ Blockchain Payments

Signature Bank is launching a blockchain-based real-time payments system in early 2019 and has just got the green light in New York.

Business  ·  4 December 2018
Bitcoin

Canadian Jewelry Retailer Birks Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Birks Group, one of the oldest luxury jewelry retailers in Canada, is now accepting bitcoin payments at eight of its stores.

Business  ·  28 November 2018
Ethereum

SpankChain Has Paid Camgirls $70,000 Worth of Crypto in 6 Months

Since raising $6 million in a 2017 ICO, porn startup SpankChain has differentiated itself by actually delivering a crypto-powered platform with users.

Business  ·  26 November 2018
Banking

Ripple Is Making It Easier for Customers to Integrate XRP. So Far, They Aren’t

Ripple's new version of xCurrent offers easier integration with xRapid, the product that leverages XRP. But so far, clients aren't taking the plunge.

Business  ·  26 November 2018
Bitcoin

Free Software Messiah Richard Stallman: We Can Do Better Than Bitcoin

Richard Stallman, founder of the free software movement, is building a privacy-focused cryptographic payments system, but says it's not a cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  24 November 2018
Bitcoin

Lightning-Powered Blog Sees 20,000 Bitcoin Micropayments in 7 Months

The Lightning Network is already powering a real blogging platform with bitcoin micropayments.

Business  ·  23 November 2018
Banking

Malaysian Banking Group CIMB Taps Ripple for Blockchain Remittances

Malaysian banking group CIMB has joined Ripple’s blockchain-based payments network, RippleNet, seeking faster cross-border payments.

Business  ·  15 November 2018
Australia

Australia’s CSIRO, CommBank Complete ‘Smart Money’ Blockchain Trial

Australia's federal science agency CSIRO and CommBank have trialed a blockchain payments prototype they say could save "hundreds of millions" a year.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2018