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Ethereum

Visa Seeks Ethereum Developer for New ‘Distributed Application’

The world's largest payment network is looking for an Ethereum developer to help work on a new blockchain-based application.

Business  ·  6 July 2020
Visa

Visa Patent Filing Would Allow Central Banks to Mint Digital Fiat Currencies Using Blockchain

The filing details a way for fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, to be turned into a central bank digital currency.

Tech  ·  15 May 2020
Bitcoin

This Visa Card Gives Bitcoin Rewards on Dollars Spent

Bitcoin rewards for dollars spent. That's the allure of a new Visa credit card from e-commerce startup Fold.

Business  ·  9 April 2020
Exchanges

Regulated Exchange Launches in US With Crypto-Backed Visa Card Offering

The new CoinZoom exchange is registered with FinCEN in most U.S. states.

Business  ·  18 March 2020
Coinbase

Coinbase Becomes First ‘Pure’ Crypto Firm Approved as Visa Principal Member

The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange will have the power to issue payment cards thanks to its new status.

Business  ·  19 February 2020
Exchanges

Coinbase Expands Reach of Visa Card in Europe, Adds 5 New Cryptos

The exchange has added new crypto options to its Visa debit card, including XRP, XLM and REP, and also expanded availability to 10 more nations.

Tech  ·  14 November 2019
Regulation

US Lawmakers Call on Payment Giants to Exit ‘Chilling’ Libra Project

Senators Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown have called on Visa, Stripe, and MasterCard to reconsider their membership of the Libra Association.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 October 2019
Visa

Facebook Libra Backers Are Not Official Partners Yet, Says Visa CEO

While Facebook's Libra project was said to have 28 founding partners when unveiled, that isn't quite the case, says Visa CEO Alfred F. Kelly.

Markets  ·  24 July 2019
Visa

Concerns Over Facebook Data Use Derailed at Least 3 Crypto Partnerships

Philosophical disagreements with crypto experts have slowed the development of Facebook's GlobalCoin, sources say.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 June 2019
Visa

Report: Uber, PayPal, Visa to Back Facebook’s GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber are all backing Facebook's new cryptocurrency, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Markets  ·  13 June 2019
Visa

Visa Goes Live With Blockchain-Powered Business Payments Service

Visa's B2B Connect payments service, in part built with Hyperledger Fabric, has officially gone live.

Business  ·  11 June 2019
Visa

Visa and App Provider LINE Pay to Use Blockchain in New Fintech Offerings

Japanese app provider LINE Pay Corporation has inked a deal with Visa to create new fintech services for their retail and merchant customers.

Business  ·  6 June 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Launches Crypto Visa Debit Card for UK and EU Customers

Coinbase has launched a Visa debit card allowing U.K. and EU users to spend crypto directly from their exchange accounts.

Markets  ·  10 April 2019
Visa

Banking Startup Launching Visa Card That Lets You Spend 7 Cryptos

Banking startup 2gether is launching a prepaid Visa debit card that allows eurozone-based users to spend cryptocurrencies.

Business  ·  18 March 2019
Visa

Circle’s Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.

Business  ·  6 February 2019