Payments

Payments

Apriva Partners with GoCoin to Offer Bitcoin and Altcoin Payments

Apriva's new partnership with GoCoin will allow its merchants to offer payment options in bitcoin and other digital currencies.

Markets  ·  26 August 2014
Regulation

Industry Chief: Payments Firms Warming to Bitcoin Partnerships

CoinDesk speaks to Electronic Transactions Association CEO Jason Oxman about bitcoin's future in payments and New York's BitLicense regulation.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 August 2014
Bitcoin

Wallet Service Integrates Bitcoin Payments with Social Networking

A new wallet service called 'Ninki' aims to be a social network for payments and streamline bitcoin payments.

Business  ·  17 August 2014
Visa

Visa Exec: Our Network Could Support Bitcoin Payments

Visa's Sam Shrauger has confirmed that the payments giant isn't working with bitcoin, but that it remains a possibility.

Markets  ·  4 August 2014
Payments

Dutch easyHotel Franchisee Accepts Bitcoin for Room Reservations

A franchisee for the popular European hotel chain is now taking payments in digital currency.

Business  ·  29 July 2014
Payments

Hailo CEO: Bitcoin Could Benefit Our Customers and Taxi Drivers

Taxi app Hailo is “actively” looking into allowing its customers to pay with bitcoin, says CEO Jay Bregman.

Markets  ·  22 July 2014
Visa

Stripe: Bitcoin Has Future in Global Payments if Issues Solved

The payments processor examined bitcoin and weighed its potential impact on the world's payment network.

Business  ·  21 July 2014
Payments

Online Gambling Payments Pioneer NETELLER Snubs Bitcoin

The Isle-of-Man-based firm has barred transactions related to 'virtual currencies' in revisions to its customer agreement.

Business  ·  16 July 2014
Ukraine

5,000 Terminals Across Ukraine Now Offer Bitcoin for Cash

A bank-run nationwide network of payment terminals allows customers to buy bitcoin as easily as phone credit.

Tech  ·  8 July 2014
Bitcoin

Mycelium Announces ‘Entropy’ Offline USB Paper Wallet Creator

The company has released details on a number of projects, including a USB device that generates paper wallets offline.

Tech  ·  4 July 2014
Payments

Overstock Dangles Rewards For Bitcoin-Friendly Vendors

The online retail giant may introduce a range of incentives for bitcoin accepting vendors, CEO Patrick Byrne has said.

Business  ·  3 July 2014
Exchanges

Online Retail Giant Newegg Now Accepts Bitcoin

The electronics and software retailer says its tech-savvy customer base makes bitcoin payments a sensible move.

Business  ·  1 July 2014
Payments

Stripe CTO: Bitcoin Could Unify the World’s Financial Systems

Greg Brockman told CoinDesk that rather than replacing the existing financial infrastructure, cryptocurrencies hold promise as a unifying technology.

Business  ·  29 June 2014
Regulation

Western Union Open to Bitcoin ‘If Regulated as Currency’

CEO Hikmet Ersek is open to using bitcoin in payments, but only once the digital currency is fully regulated.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 June 2014
Payments

Payments Industry Association: Bitcoin Has a Right to Exist

The CEO of the ETA says bitcoin could benefit the industry, but the technology needs to mature.

Business  ·  25 June 2014