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Binance Payments Partner Banxa Makes Debut on UK Crypto Register
13.2.2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) added another crypto-focused firm to its famous crypto register on February 9. This time, it’s Banxa (BNXA)—the international fiat-processing payment company. Here’s what you need to know: Banxa UK Gets Greenlight from FCA for Crypto Activities...
Ransomware Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis
7.2.2024
Criminals made off with a staggering $1 billion in cryptocurrency ransomware payments in 2023, per the latest insights from Chainalysis’ 2024 “Crypto Crime Report.” The report highlights a surge in sophisticated attacks targeting high-profile institutions and critical...
Mt. Gox Creditors Report Double Payments in Settlement Funds; Exchange Seeks Remediation
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / 24K-Production Mt. Gox, the once-dominant cryptocurrency exchange that famously collapsed in 2014, has recently encountered a new hurdle in its efforts to repay creditors. Reddit users are now reporting a payment error stemming from what the exchange describes as...
Travelex Bank expands its horizons with Ripple Payments
29.11.2023
Ripple has shared that it has partnered with Travelex Bank, enabling the Brazil-based financial institution to streamline global payment management. The objective is to grant 24/7 access to liquidity along with near-instant settlement. Travelex Bank and Ripple have joined hands to make payment...
JPMorgan Launches Live Programmable Payments With JPM Coin, Siemens, FedEx Become Early Adopters
10.11.2023
JPMorgan Logo / Source: Adobe Banking firm JPMorgan has rolled out a programmable payment feature for institutional users of its blockchain-powered payment system, JPM coin. *JPMORGAN LAUNCHES PROGRAMMABLE PAYMENTS IN NEW BLOCKCHAIN PUSH — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 10, 2023...
JPMorgan rolls out programmable payments for institutional blockchain platform JPM Coin
10.11.2023
JPMorgan’s blockchain platform JPM Coin has introduced programmable payment functionality for its institutional users
JPMorgan Adds Programmable Payments to JPM Coin
10.11.2023
Previously clients would need to set standing orders for payments to take place at a particular time; now they can program them to kick in when the relevant criteria are met
Today in Crypto: opBNB Becomes 2nd Most Popular L2 per DAU, Ripple Reveals Upgraded Ripple Payments, Bitwala Relaunches With Striga’s Help
8.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / JeanLuc Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Blockchain news BNB Chain’s Layer 2, opBNB, has experienced on-chain growth and became the second most popular L2...
Ripple Payments sees rapid growth
8.11.2023
Ripple, in its annual conference, has shed light on how Ripple Payments can make an impact on every business that is struggling to make it through traditional finances. Ripple has stated that at least 80% of global finance leaders are willing to make a transition to modern payment solutions...
US CFPB proposes supervising digital app providers, including crypto wallets
7.11.2023
The proposal would affect retail transactions carried out from crypto wallets, but not crypto trading
How PayPal expanded into crypto and alternative payments
6.10.2023
PayPal, a leading online payment platform, excels in secure, user-friendly transactions. In today’s evolving digital economy, cryptocurrencies and alternative payments have surged. Traditional systems involve high fees and delays, driving interest in decentralized cryptocurrencies....
Ripple gets formal approval for Singapore payments license
4.10.2023
Ripple said it received its fully-fledged digital payment tokens license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Citi Token Services will provide payments, liquidity to institutional customers
18.9.2023
The new blockchain-based service will use tokenized deposits for trading and liquidity services after two pilots
FTX seeks to reverse payments made to Shaq, Naomi Osaka and Miami Heat
11.9.2023
FTX laid out the millions it paid to the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, Naomi Osaka and other high-profile people it’s looking to get back
FTX Advisors Investigate Recovery of Pre-Collapse Payments to Shaq, Naomi Osaka, and More
9.9.2023
FTX Group advisers are investigating the possibility of reclaiming millions of dollars paid to celebrities, including Shaquille O'Neal and Naomi Osaka, for their endorsements of Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency platform before its collapse....
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Mobile payments and crypto: A synergistic future
5.9.2023
Mobile payments have been transforming the way businesses get paid or make payments. They offer efficiency, security, convenience, and added opportunities for value creation and innovation. The emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrencies as alternative payment systems has enhanced mobile payments...
Banning ransomware payments: An attractive but dangerous idea
16.8.2023
The U.S. and Australia are considering banning ransomware payments, but will it solve the problem, or harm people and destroy businesses?
Bank of China trials offline payments for digital yuan via SIM cards
12.7.2023
The bank plans to enable users to make phone payments by integrating its e-CNY app with specialized "super SIM cards" that have near-field communication capabilities
Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments
16.6.2023
An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown
Samsung to research South Korea's CBDC for offline payments
15.5.2023
The collaboration will have both parties researching the offline capabilities of CBDC issued by South Korea’s central bank