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How Rivetz Uses Your Smartphone to Secure Your Mobile Bitcoin Wallet

A security technology startup is aiming to challenge Apple Pay and other mobile payment solutions through a blend of hardware security and bitcoin.

Business  ·  3 March 2015
Payments

T-Mobile Poland Trials Bitcoin Top-Ups for Mobile Customers

T-Mobile Poland has partnered with InPay S.A. for a scheme that enables customers to purchase mobile phone top-ups with bitcoin.

Business  ·  25 February 2015
Regulation

Policy Experts Talk Transparency in Bitcoin at Foreign Affairs Event

Foreign Affairs hosted an event to discuss the issues around trust where cryptocurrency is involved in global banking, payments and identity.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 February 2015
New York

New York Councilman: Bitcoin Could Save City Millions

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.

Markets  ·  16 February 2015
Exchanges

LazyCoins Launch Highlights Challenges for UK Bitcoin Businesses

A British startup boasting registration as a Money Services Business has launched a cryptocurrency exchange amid regulatory confusion.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 February 2015
Payments

Survey: 8% of US Retailers Plan to Accept Bitcoin in the Next Year

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.

Markets  ·  11 February 2015
Payments

Payments Processor ChainPay Launches to Challenge Coinbase, BitPay

A bootstrapped payment processor called ChainPay wants to take on giants Coinbase and BitPay from its Isle of Man base.

Business  ·  6 February 2015
Payments

Online Travel Agency Webjet Now Accepts Bitcoin

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 […]

Business  ·  4 February 2015
Exchanges

BitPay Partners With $1.5 Billion International Payment Startup Adyen

BitPay and Adyen have partnered to offer bitcoin payments to gamers using Jagex, the UK-based developer behind popular online game MMORPG RuneScape.

Business  ·  3 February 2015
Payments

Developer Proposes P2P Bitcoin Implementation for Reddit

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 […]

Markets  ·  28 January 2015
Europe

Payments Giant Ingenico Adds Bitcoin Option to POS Terminals

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 […]

Business  ·  22 January 2015
Regulation

Payments Veterans Seek to Unlock Blockchain’s Power With Align Commerce

Align Commerce is using bitcoin as a method for moving value and the blockchain to provide tracking for payments.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 January 2015
Bitcoin

Cubits Launch Aims to Accelerate Bitcoin Buying in Europe

London-based bitcoin startup Cubits has launched a new bitcoin web appllication for user-friendly and fast bitcoin transactions.

Tech  ·  7 January 2015
Exchanges

Stripe Updates Bitcoin Payments Advice, Will Go Live in January

Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.

Business  ·  24 December 2014
Payments

Aspen Institute CEO: Bitcoin Micropayments Will Change Banking

Walter Isaacson, author and Aspen Institute CEO, has said disruptive technologies like bitcoin will shape the payments space in the coming year.

Markets  ·  17 December 2014