A security technology startup is aiming to challenge Apple Pay and other mobile payment solutions through a blend of hardware security and bitcoin.
T-Mobile Poland has partnered with InPay S.A. for a scheme that enables customers to purchase mobile phone top-ups with bitcoin.
Foreign Affairs hosted an event to discuss the issues around trust where cryptocurrency is involved in global banking, payments and identity.
CoinDesk speaks with New York City council member Mark Levine about his proposed bill that would see the city accept bitcoin for fines and fees.
A British startup boasting registration as a Money Services Business has launched a cryptocurrency exchange amid regulatory confusion.
A new survey indicates that 8% of US retailers plan to accept the digital currency within 12 months, with more looking at the longer term.
A bootstrapped payment processor called ChainPay wants to take on giants Coinbase and BitPay from its Isle of Man base.
Webjet has become the first Australian online travel agency to offer bitcoin as a payment method. The company has partnered with Sydney-based bitcoin startup BitPOS to enable customers to complete digital currency transactions through its Webjet Exclusives website. Paul Ryan, CEO of Webjet Exclusives, said: “It’s an innovative addition to the existing payment options available on site. We are […]
BitPay and Adyen have partnered to offer bitcoin payments to gamers using Jagex, the UK-based developer behind popular online game MMORPG RuneScape.
Reddit’s cryptocurrency engineer, Ryan X Charles, has caused a stir with his proposal to implement bitcoin on the platform. Under username ‘ryancarnated’, the developer revealed how he aims to enable peer-to-peer payments on Reddit, but for the time being he describes the service as a “proof of concept”. The implementation would allow users to register their bitcoin […]
Bitcoin payments provider Paymium has partnered with one of the world’s largest point-of-sale (POS) solution providers to allow European brick-and-mortar retailers to accept the digital currency. Specifically, Paymium has created an app that is being hosted on the Telium Tetra Marketplace, a payment application suite developed by Ingenico Group solely for its POS terminals. The app allows merchants to accept bitcoin […]
Align Commerce is using bitcoin as a method for moving value and the blockchain to provide tracking for payments.
London-based bitcoin startup Cubits has launched a new bitcoin web appllication for user-friendly and fast bitcoin transactions.
Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.
Walter Isaacson, author and Aspen Institute CEO, has said disruptive technologies like bitcoin will shape the payments space in the coming year.