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El Salvador Introduces Exclusive Citizenship Through $1 Million Crypto Investment
8.12.2023
El Salvador has unveiled a new citizenship investment program, the “Freedom Visa,” open to a limited number of applicants. By investing $1 million in bitcoin or tether, participants can secure Salvadoran citizenship. El Salvador’s Bold Bid: Citizenship for Crypto Millionaires...
El Salvador Partners Tether to Launch Freedom Visa On Bitcoin and USDT Investment
8.12.2023
El Salvador Bitcoin. Source: RawBeautyPixels/Adobe El Salvador has announced a citizenship-by-investment scheme powered by Tether, the company behind stablecoin, USDT that allows people to acquire citizenship through Bitcoin (BTC) and USDT investments. The stablecoin issuer disclosed...
El Salvador Could Rake In $1B Bitcoin Investment per Year With New ‘Freedom VISA’
8.12.2023
The country’s treasury owns just over 2,700 bitcoin (BTC), which has yielded over $3 million in unrealized profit so far
Cuy Sheffield: The Reason Visa Is 'Everywhere’ in Crypto
4.12.2023
Perhaps more than at any other TradFi firm, Visa's crypto unit under Sheffield has been running experiment after experiment. That's why he's one of CoinDesk's Most Influential of 2023
Kazakhstan’s NPC Officially Rolls Out State-backed CBDC in Partnership With Visa and Mastercard
15.11.2023
Source: Iliya Mitskavets/Adobe Central-Asia Country Kazakhstan has officially launched the digital tenge project, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) designed to simplify payments and drive economic growth. According to a local news outlet report on November 15, Binur Zhalenov, CEO of...
Visa launches global AI advisory practice focused on generative systems
8.11.2023
Visa’s new AI advisory practice will leverage more than 1,000 analysts and consultants around the globe
Visa Successfully Concludes CBDC Pilot Program in Hong Kong with HSBC and Hang Seng Bank
2.11.2023
Visa, a global leader in payments technology, has announced the successful completion of a pilot test of tokenized deposits using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). On November 1, Visa announced that it had completed the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s CBDC pilot program with leading...
Visa completes digital Hong Kong dollar pilot test with local banks
1.11.2023
The e-HKD CBDC Pilot Programme will enter phase 2 following praise from the city's monetary authority
Binance Halts Visa Debit Card Service in Europe Amid Regulatory Concerns
23.10.2023
Following Visa and Mastercard's termination of partnerships with Binance a couple of months ago, the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform is now ceasing service of its Visa debit card in the European Economic Area (EEA)....
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Binance to Sunset Visa Crypto Card as 2023 Sees Decline in Digital Debit Cards
21.10.2023
Several reports have revealed that Binance, which is recognized as the leading crypto exchange by trading volume, intends to discontinue its Visa crypto card on December 20, 2023. The enterprise emphasized that only a “small number of Binance users” would be affected by this...
Binance shutting down European Visa debit card in December
20.10.2023
Mastercard ended its partnership in Latin America and Bahrain with Binance in September, possibly due to the regulatory environment
Report: Valr Partnership With Visa to Expand the Reach of the South African Crypto Exchange
18.10.2023
The South African crypto exchange Valr said its partnership with the global card firm Visa is set to expand the former’s reach. The two companies said they would work on a solution that enables Valr customers to use the card firm’s network to make or receive payments. Harnessing Visa’s...
Today in Crypto: Jack Dorsey's Block Acquires Music-Centric Startup Hifi, VALR Exchange Partners With Visa, DFINITY Developing Blockchain-based Recycling-focused Tech
16.10.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Jack Dorsey's Block Acquires Music-Centric Startup Hifi, VALR Exchange Partners With Visa, DFINITY...
Crypto cards facilitated $3B payment volume post 2021 exchange deals - Visa VP
5.10.2023
Visa’s CEMEA head of innovation and design Akshay Chopra reveals that the company’s partnership with cryptocurrency exchanges has facilitated billions of dollars in payment volumes
Future of payments: Visa to invest $100M in generative AI
3.10.2023
Visa says it was one of the first firms in the world to pioneer AI in payments, deploying AI-based technology for risk and fraud management in 1993
China Allows Visitors to Top Up Digital Yuan Wallets with Visa, Mastercard, Cash
28.9.2023
Trying to make the digital yuan more attractive for foreigners, China has added a “recharge before use” feature to its digital currency system. The upgrade will allow visitors from abroad to replenish a digital yuan wallet through the global payment networks Visa and Mastercard among other methods....
Digital Yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard VISA top-ups for tourists
25.9.2023
The Digital Yuan app now allows tourists to top-up e-CNY wallets with Mastercard & VISA payment with 'recharge first and use later' option
Visa explores USDC settlement payments on Solana blockchain
11.9.2023
Visa, a giant in the financial services industry, recently announced its expansion into USDC payments on the Solana blockchain. This news signifies a significant adoption of cryptocurrency for Visa and marks the first step towards borderless payments, carried out virtually with no intermediaries...
Solana Price Prediction as Excitement Around VISA Partnership Grows – Can SOL Reach $1,000?
6.9.2023
The price of Solana (SOL) has risen by 1% in the past 24 hours, moving to $19.77 after Visa announced it would be expanding its stablecoin pilot to include the Solana blockchain.
Despite this good news, SOL remains down by 8% in a week and by 14% in the last 30 days, although the altcoin remains...
Visa shift its stablecoin settlement capabilities to Solana
6.9.2023
Visa, which is on the top of the list in payments, is planning to shift its stablecoin settlement potential to the Solana blockchain. This is an integral part of its plan to upgrade cross border movement. For this, it has formed associations with Worldpay and Nuvei. Through live pilot projects...