Payments

CBDC

Mastercard President Says Crypto Patents Will Pay Off When Central Bank Digital Currencies Arrive

Crypto IP "puts us in a good position" for central bank digital currencies, said Mastercard President Miebach.

News  ·  2 November 2020
Payments

Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers

The peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace is launching a Visa card, starting in the U.S. market.

Business  ·  2 November 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Direct Visa, Mastercard Payments

The exchange is making it simpler to pay for cryptocurrency with Visa and Mastercard with a direct service through a regulated subsidiary.

Markets  ·  27 October 2020
PayPal

PayPal Cuts Service to Crypto-Funded Domain Registrar Hosting Right-Wing Sites

A report suggests the action may be over the firm's digital currency, Masterbucks.

Business  ·  26 October 2020
BitGo

PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo: Bloomberg

The news comes a day after the payments giant confirmed it's entering the cryptocurrency market.

Markets  ·  22 October 2020
Payments

Raiffeisen Bank Bringing Blockchain Interoperability to Its Stablecoin Project

Raiffeisen's stablecoin project is becoming blockchain-agnostic, adding interoperability tech from Bitpanda and the ​Technical University of Vienna.

Tech  ·  22 October 2020
Bitcoin

Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play

Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly?

Business  ·  21 October 2020
CoinFlash

First Users Not Impressed by China’s Digital Yuan: Report

A recent giveaway of China's in-testing central bank digital currency has reportedly left recipients wondering why they should change from existing solutions like Alipay.

Tech  ·  19 October 2020
CoinFlash

Italian Payments Giants Merging to Form Entity That Will Dominate Local Market

The new group will reportedly have an estimated 70% share of the Italian market.

News  ·  5 October 2020
Payments

The Standard About to Revolutionize Payments

Changing the standard way financial institutions communicate changes everything.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 September 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin in Africa: FastBitcoins Partners With Flexepin to Expand Global Footprint

FastBitcoins has partnered with ASX-listed Flexepin to bring the U.K.-based crypto company's services to 20,000 more locations.

Business  ·  24 September 2020
CoinFlash

Crypto Companies Are Lining Up to Work With Us, Says Visa Exec

A growing force in the crypto space, Visa says it's getting more and more industry firms interested in payments partnerships.

Business  ·  24 September 2020
CoinFlash

US State Bank Regulators Agree to Single Set of Rules for Fintech, Crypto Firm Licensing

Agencies from 48 states are expected to unveil a new framework today that will simplify and consolidate regulation for crypto companies.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 September 2020
Visa

Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program

Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.

News  ·  8 September 2020
CoinFlash

Starling Bank Co-Founder’s New UK-Licensed App Adds P2P Crypto Payments

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency payments are now live on Ziglu, a week after the app-based platform got its EMI license from a U.K. watchdog.

Business  ·  7 September 2020