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Linux to launch Foundation to support digital wallet development
14.9.2022
The foundation apparently does not intend to create its own digital wallet, however. Its' goal is to make it easier for companies to create wallets for themselves
Linux Foundation Project Will Tackle Digital Wallet Interoperability
13.9.2022
The OpenWallet Foundation will work with a consortium of companies and non-profits to build an open-source software engine for the creation of digital wallets
Digital Wallet Provider MetaMask Allows Crypto Purchases With Brazilian Reals
13.9.2022
MetaMask is the latest global crypto player to integrate with Brazil's Pix payment system, which has 126 million users
Sanctioned Russian Bank Tests In-app Operations With Digital Rubles
3.9.2022
A Russian bank, one of the country’s largest by assets, has conducted a successful trial with digital ruble transactions processed through its mobile app. The state-owned Promsvyazbank was one the institutions placed under Western sanctions earlier this year in connection with...
The Central Bank of Colombia Is Studying the Creation of a Digital Currency
20.8.2022
The Central Bank of Colombia is studying the launch of a digital currency, according to statements made by its manager, Leonardo Villar. The organization is evaluating the launch of this instrument as a means of unifying the different digital wallets in the country, making them interoperable...
Mercado Libre to Expand Cryptocurrency Services to More Countries in Latam
12.8.2022
Mercado Libre, one of the biggest retailers in Latam, has announced that it plans to expand its cryptocurrency trading services to more countries in the region. The company, whose cryptocurrency services are now just available for customers in Brazil through Mercado Pago, its payments and digital...
Mint Your Lucky Number NFT Domain Exclusively at Quik․com Like 888․metaverse
1.8.2022
Quik.com is offering minting of NFT domains, which will allow users to host their decentralized web pages and even change their digital wallet’s heavy addresses, while the evolving virtual universe, the decentralized web3, and its related technologies are still in the early stages...
Dubai Police to Release Second Collection of NFTs — Nearly 23 Million Show Interest in First Collection
27.7.2022
Months after rolling out its first collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the Dubai Police has said it will launch the next collection at the 2022 edition of The Gulf Information Technology Expo (GITEX). People from outside the country will also get a chance to own the next Dubai Police...
Metaverse Domains Are Trending as Minting Goes Live on Quik․com
5.7.2022
Quik.com, a portal to the web3-optimized metaverse, is bringing firsthand knowledge of the .metaverse, .vr, .web3, and many other top-level domains to the web3 race. These domains on Quik.com are minted on blockchain technology and are featured to be stored as an asset in the user’s digital...
Meta Ending Crypto Project Novi After Mark Zuckerberg Unveiled Metaverse Digital Wallet
3.7.2022
Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, has announced the end of its crypto project Novi. Users are advised to withdraw funds as soon as possible. The announcement followed the introduction of a digital wallet for the metaverse, announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Crypto Project Novi Ending Facebook...
Argentinian Tax Agency Ramps Up Digital Wallet Seizures
1.7.2022
The Argentinian Tax Agency, the AFIP, has ramped up the seizures of digital wallets of taxpayers in the country. The institution managed to seize more than 1,200 digital wallets of taxpayers that had debts and didn’t have a bank account, or other properties available to be collected by...
Mercado Pago Extends Its Cryptocurrency Services in Brazil
29.6.2022
Mercado Pago, the digital payments company related to Mercadolibre, has recently announced the extension of the crypto services that it provides to users in Brazil. The company revealed it will now allow customers to deposit their own cryptocurrencies through third-party services and wallets into...
Meta Launches Meta Pay, a Metaverse Dedicated Digital Wallet
27.6.2022
Meta, the metaverse-based platform, has announced the launch of a new wallet directed to support value interaction in the metaverse. Meta Pay, a rebrand of the former Facebook Pay service, will keep fulfilling the same functions that Facebook Pay did in the past, but will be developed as...
eBay to Launch ‘Digital Wallet’, Teases 'Fractionalization'
11.3.2022
The e-commerce heavyweight eBay has claimed that it is exploring the option of adding “new forms of payment” and will launch a digital wallet in the second quarter of the financial year – but has stopped short of announcing any crypto pay-related developments. Meanwhile, the company also made...
eBay Teases 'Digital Wallet' in Investor Presentation as Crypto Rumors Swirl
10.3.2022
Company CEO Jamie Iannone recently said eBay is studying crypto as a form of payment
Argentinian Tax Authority Will Be Able to Confiscate Digital Wallets to Collect Tax Debts
12.2.2022
The Argentinian Tax Authority (AFIP) will now be able to confiscate the assets that taxpayers have in digital wallets if they have debts with the organization. The recommendation for attorneys of this institution to include these digital accounts was made last year, but the execution of debt...
Samsung Unveils New Digital Wallet with ‘Crypto’ and Digital Documentation Capabilities
10.2.2022
The electronics giant Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone will have a new wallet function that will allow users to store digital documents – and, reportedly, crypto.
The device, named the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will be able to store ID documentation, including student IDs, driver’s licenses,...
Crypto Asset Manager Wisdomtree Reveals ‘Direct-to-Retail’ Digital Wallet
1.2.2022
The crypto asset and exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager Wisdomtree has revealed the company is launching a new digital wallet called Wisdomtree Prime, which will allow users to hold crypto assets, blockchain-enabled funds, tokenized versions of commodities like gold, and access to stocks or bonds...
IMF Tells El Salvador: Costs of Making Bitcoin Legal Tender Exceed Potential Benefits
30.1.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told El Salvador that the costs of implementing the country’s Bitcoin law, which makes the cryptocurrency legal tender, exceed the potential benefits. The IMF has also urged El Salvador to dissolve the “Fidebitcoin” trust fund and start...
Fighting for Web 3.0: Digital wallet wars are the new browser wars
23.12.2021
The same way the browser became the window into the early internet, digital wallets are becoming the interface for the decentralized internet, or Web 3.0