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Hong Kong Put Pressure on Three Major Banks to Take on Crypto Exchanges as Clients: Report
15.6.2023
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is putting pressure on HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China to take on crypto exchanges as clients
Binance Australia Stops AUD Bank Transfers as Search for Payment Partner Drags On
2.6.2023
Customers can still buy and sell crypto using credit and debit cards after the halt, which was announced last month
Iran Sets Up Platform to Facilitate Crypto Payments for Imports
3.5.2023
Authorities in Iran are taking steps to make crypto payments easier for companies importing goods in the sanctioned country. A dedicated platform has been established to allow local businesses to transfer cryptocurrency for the purpose of cross-border settlements. Iran to Use Cryptocurrencies...
Payments provider Affirm to sunset crypto program after 19% staff cut
9.2.2023
Users will not be able to buy Bitcoin after Mar. 2, and the “Affirm Crypto Program” will officially shut down on Mar. 31
Crypto payments platform Wyre lifts 90% withdrawal cap
13.1.2023
Just five days after it imposed them, Wyre has removed all limits on account withdrawals
Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network-Enabled Money Transfers to Africa
7.12.2022
United States-based users of Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, can now transfer funds instantly and at a low cost to Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria via the recently added new feature known as “Send Globally.” The new feature instantly converts...
Payments platform Fuse integrates ChromePay to bring DID services to Africa
20.9.2022
The African continent has emerged as a hotbed for crypto and blockchain activity, with countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia leading the way
Whitepay Introduces Crypto Payments to Ukraine’s Tech Stores
19.8.2022
Ukrainians will be able to purchase electronics and other products with digital coins thanks to a service provided by Whitepay. The payment processor, established by the Ukrainian-born digital asset exchange Whitebit, has recently implemented crypto payments in the country’s largest tech...
Blockchain Payments Platform Ansible Labs, Founded by Visa Alums, Raises $7M
10.8.2022
The startup is building a bank-grade off-ramp for Web3 transactions
Russian Blockchain Alternative to SWIFT to Prevent Disconnection of Nations, Banks
13.7.2022
A Russian university is ready to test its blockchain-based analogue to the global payment messaging network SWIFT, from which Russian banks were cut off as part of Western sanctions. The developers say their system would not allow the disconnecting of countries and banks. Russian Developers Create...
B2B Payments Platform Tribal Joins the Blockchain Association
27.6.2022
The emerging markets-focused company is becoming a member of the crypto lobbying group and plans to engage with regulators and other stakeholders
Musk Sees Logic for Twitter as a Crypto Payments Platform
16.6.2022
Elon Musk spoke during Twitter’s virtual all-hands meeting Thursday
Circle to Support Polygon USDC on Payments Platform as Adoption Grows
7.6.2022
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is adding support for Polygon USDC on its payments and treasury platform, the company said Tuesday
Meta trademark filing hints at plans for crypto payments platform
18.5.2022
The five applications suggest the social media firm may use its namesake in a payments processing platform called Meta Pay
DOJ Files First Criminal Complaint Against US Citizen Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
18.5.2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its first criminal complaint against an American who allegedly used cryptocurrency to circumvent U.S. sanctions. “The payments platform advertised its services as designed to evade U.S. sanctions, including through purportedly untraceable virtual...
Fireblocks acquires stablecoin payments platform First Digital
16.2.2022
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov said his company wants to “help every business become a crypto business,” referring to their ability to accept digital payments
Visa Grants Principal Membership to Crypto Payments Platform Wirex
24.12.2020
London-based crypto-payments platform Wirex can now issue Visa accounts and process transactions autonomously, as the firm became a principal member of the payments giant. Crypto Payments Platform Wirex Gets Principal Membership From Visa to Issue Cards Autonomously According to the announcement...
Ripple Forced To Rebrand PayID Trademark After Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
15.11.2020
Ripple Labs Inc., issuers of the XRP cryptocurrency, has filed for a new trademark called “Paystring” with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The trademark was filed on Nov. 6 and accepted on Friday, according to the USPTO website. Although Ripple did not specify which sort...
Ripple Sued by 13 Australian Banks for Trademark Infringement
29.8.2020
Ripple Labs Inc. is being sued in an Australian court for allegedly infringing a trademark belonging to several local banks. A lawsuit filed by the New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia and 13 domestic banks, claims that Ripple copied...
Ripple’s Director of Product Unveils P2P Payments Platform Using XRP
27.7.2020
Craig DeWitt has unveiled the beta release of a personal peer-to-peer payments project that will work in popular web browsers