Payments

Exchanges

Coinbase Hires NYSE Finance Vet to Grow Enterprise Products

Coinbase has hired a former New York Stock Exchange executive, the startup announced Thursday.

Business  ·  8 March 2018
Payments

Overstock Venture Arm Invests $3 Million in Blockchain Payments Startup

Bitt, a Barbados-based blockchain payment startup, has received a $3 million investment from Overstock's Medici Ventures.

Business  ·  8 March 2018
Japan

Japanese Banks to Harness Ripple DLT for Consumer Payments App

A group of Japanese banks is planning to use Ripple's blockchain-based payments technology in a smartphone app aimed at general consumers.

Business  ·  7 March 2018
PayPal

PayPal Is Seeking Faster Crypto Payments Tech

A patent application by PayPal proposes launching instantaneous transactions by transferring private keys rather than cryptocurrencies.

Business  ·  5 March 2018
Banking

How XRP Fits Into Ripple’s Payments Products Explained

While interest in XRP continues, confusion remains about how the cryptocurrency interacts with Ripple's products. CoinDesk explains.

Business  ·  4 March 2018
Japan

South Korean Bank Trials Ripple for Overseas Remittances

South Korea's Wooribank has reportedly completed an overseas remittance test using Ripple's DLT solution.

Business  ·  2 March 2018
XRP

Payment Provider Fleetcor to Pilot Ripple’s XRP Cryptocurrency

Workforce payment services provider Fleetcor has announced a pilot using xRapid, a product powered by Ripple's XRP cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  1 March 2018
Payments

E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Is Launching Its Own Crypto

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten is launching Rakuten Coin to use as part of its loyalty rewards program.

Business  ·  27 February 2018
Payments

Taiwan’s New Central Bank Chief Eyes Blockchain Boost

The incoming head of Taiwan's central bank has promised to explore how blockchain technology might help improve its operations.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 February 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Pizza Day 2: How A Lightning Payment Made History

The man credited with completing the first bitcoin transaction for a real-world good has replicated his historic test with experimental tech.

Tech  ·  26 February 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Poloniex Acquired by Payments Startup Circle

Digital payments startup Circle acquired the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, the two companies announced Monday.

Business  ·  26 February 2018
Payments

Uphold Eyes Expansion With Mobile Payments Startup Acquisition

Digital payments platform Uphold has acquired Cortex MCP, a mobile commerce platform.

Business  ·  22 February 2018
Payments

Ripple Adds 5 New Clients Across 4 Countries

Two banks and three money remittance firms across four different countries are turning to Ripple's blockchain networks for cross-border payments.

Business  ·  21 February 2018
Russia

Regional Government in Russia to Test Blockchain Payments

Russian development bank Vnesheconombank has partnered with Kaliningrad's regions government to pilot blockchain-based payment solutions.

Business  ·  20 February 2018
Coinbase

Who’s Said What About the Coinbase-Visa Dispute

A Visa spokesperson claimed that neither it nor Coinbase were responsible for last week's charging issue seen by the crypto-exchange's customers.

Business  ·  19 February 2018