Here's a round-up of some of the most notable interactions between payment giants and the world of crypto.
Visa and DocuSign have unveiled a new proof-of-concept that uses the bitcoin blockchain for recordkeeping.
Blockchain technology startup Chain has raised $30 million in new funding from investors including Visa, Capital One and Fiserv.
Leading global credit card processing firm Visa will soon begin researching bitcoin and blockchain technology, according to a new report.
Users of the popular bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip can now top up their accounts with credit cards.
Speaking at WIRED Money, Jonathan Vaux, executive director of new digital payments and strategy at Visa Europe said bitcoin has a future in payments.
Visa's Sam Shrauger has confirmed that the payments giant isn't working with bitcoin, but that it remains a possibility.
The payments processor examined bitcoin and weighed its potential impact on the world's payment network.
Trucoin has officially opened its bitcoin buying service to US consumers in eight states.
BitPay's latest hire finds the company luring top talent away from traditional payments providers.
Stephen Pair told CNBC that his company believes traditional payments giants will soon have to implement bitcoin.
UK-based bitcoin buying service Bittylicious says the service will be initially limited to transactions in euros.
With the US targeting credit card accounts in Russia, payments networks have become weapons in the hands of politicians.
The crisis in the Ukraine highlights governments' use payment systems as weapons of war.
Fitch Ratings believes bitcoin is still too small to affect traditional payment systems and national currencies.