Payments

Payments

Lufthansa, SAP Competition Seeks Ideas for Blockchain in Aviation

Lufthansa has partnered with software giant SAP to launch a blockchain competition seeking ideas for blockchain applications in the airline industry.

Business  ·  23 July 2018
Regulation

US Consumer Finance Watchdog Opens Regulatory Sandbox to Blockchain

The CFPB is launching a regulatory sandbox to encourage innovation in new tech such as blockchain, acting head Mick Mulvaney announced Wednesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 July 2018
Regulation

What to Expect When Congress Talks Crypto (Twice) Tomorrow

Two Congressional committee hearings will examine whether crypto is the future of money, as well as what sort of regulation the space may need.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 July 2018
Litecoin

Litecoin’s Lee: Bank Deal Might Lead to New Crypto Services

Charlie Lee took to reddit Tuesday to clarify his and the Litecoin Foundation's roles in the new acquisition of nearly 10 percent of a German bank. 

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Payments

Mastercard Wins Patent for Speeding Up Crypto Payments

Mastercard is looking to improve crypto by designing a payments system that will link accounts holding both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies.

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Banks

GMO’s New Internet Bank Will Settle Payments With Blockchain

Japanese digital services firm GMO Internet has just launched a new web bank that it says will soon use blockchain to facilitate payments.

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Payments

American Express Thinks Blockchains Could Help Prove Payments

Credit card giant American Express may be looking into developing a new proof-of-payment (PoP) system based on blockchain technology.

Business  ·  16 July 2018
Bitcoin

Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations

Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 July 2018
Litecoin

Litecoin Foundation Acquires 9.9% of Bank in Payments Partnership

Litecoin Foundation, the non-profit behind the popular cryptocurrency, says it now owns part of a German bank thanks to a new deal with TokenPay.

Business  ·  11 July 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Gemini Hires Former NYSE Tech Chief

Crypto exchange Gemini has hired former NYSE chief information officer Robert Cornish to serve as its first chief technology officer.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
ERC-20

Bernstein: No, Crypto Markets Aren’t Like the Dot-Com Bubble

Cryptocurrency and blockchain developers are building "parallel financial networks," according to a new report by Alliance Bernstein.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
MakerDAO

Tradeshift Pilots Stablecoin to Speed Up Business Payments

MakerDAO is partnering with Tradeshift to test how its stablecoin DAI can help to speed up the payment process for small businesses.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
Cryptocurrency Exchange

Bittrex and Invest.com Partner on New Crypto Trading Platform

Bittrex and invest.com announced that they will partner to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform under the invest.com brand name.

Business  ·  5 July 2018
Europe

Romania Drafts Bill to Regulate Electronic Money

Romania has drafted an emergency ordinance to regulate cryptocurrency issuing.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 July 2018
Payments

Blockstream Launches Tokenized Assets Tool on Liquid Sidechain

Blockstream unveiled a new feature that allows users to create custom tokenized assets secured on its Liquid sidechain.

Business  ·  3 July 2018