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Swipe Visa Card Adds Crypto Travel Booking Site’s AVA Token
24.7.2020
Travala.com’s native token AVA will now be added to the Swipe wallet service and Visa card platform — making it spendable at 60 million merchants worldwide
Visa to Remain ‘Agnostic’ On Crypto, Will Support What Clients’ Demand
23.7.2020
Payment card giant Visa said it has an “agnostic” view on cryptoassets, adding it will support all forms of “digital currencies and blockchain networks” that its clients demand.
The clarification of Visa’s stance on crypto came in a blog post from the company published yesterday, where it also said...
Visa Blog Post Hints at Future Digital Currency Projects
22.7.2020
Visa appeared on Wednesday to redouble its efforts to “shape and support” cryptocurrency’s place in the “future of money.”
Wirex Approved to Issue Mastercard-Backed Bitcoin Debit Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Monday it had granted Wirex principal membership status, becoming the “first” native cryptocurrency outfit to do so. The membership allows Wirex, a London-based digital payments firm, to issue payment cards directly to consumers, making it easier for people to buy, hold...
Second Lawsuit Filed Against Plaid
19.7.2020
Another class action lawsuit against Plaid has been filed citing the company violated user data privacy
Lightning Startup Zap Raises $3.5M From Investors Including Morgan Creek
17.7.2020
Zap, the crypto wallet which allows users to purchase Bitcoin instantly via the Lightning Network, raised $3.5M in April, filings show
Lightning Startup Zap Raised $3.5M for Bitcoin App Ahead of Visa Deal
16.7.2020
The Lightning startup Zap Inc. just raised its first round to build out both mobile bitcoin wallet services and a Visa partnership in 2020
Binance CEO CZ Showcases First Use of Binance Card
10.7.2020
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shows first beta transactions involving Binance’s long-anticipated crypto debit card, Binance Card
Binance’s Second Acquisition of 2020 Is Related to Crypto Debit Cards
8.7.2020
Binance will join Swipe’s board of directors, but the firm is “able to run the company independently from Binance.”
Binance Acquires Crypto Debit Card Provider Swipe for Undisclosed Sum
7.7.2020
Binance said Tuesday that the Swipe acquisition, which is already available in 31 countries, could significantly improve crypto adoption globally
Visa Seeks Ethereum Developer for New ‘Distributed Application’
6.7.2020
The world's largest payment network is looking for an Ethereum developer to help work on a new blockchain-based application
CBDC is the Most Important Trend in Payments Says Visa Crypto Chief
5.7.2020
Visa’s head of crypto says CBDC is the most important payments trend in the next decade
Coinbase's "Data Plumber" Denies All Allegations
2.7.2020
Coinbase’s “data plumber” denies storing users’ login credentials in plain text, and all the other allegations in a new class action complaint
Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa
2.7.2020
Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App
Class Action Alleges Visa-Acquired Co Was ‘Data Plumbing’ Venmo, Cash App & More
29.6.2020
A new class action alleges that Plaid, which Visa recently bought for over $5 billion, had unparalleled access to the financial information of millions of users
Wirecard: Crypto Card Users’ Funds Locked as UK Regulator Suspends Subsidiary
27.6.2020
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday suspended the license of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS), a unit of troubled Wirecard AG, which is responsible for issuing Visa cryptocurrency debit cards. It means some users of cards such as Crypto.com’s Mco visa debit card and Tenx’s visa...
Review: Crypto.com’s Ruby Steel Prepaid Visa Card
26.6.2020
A number of members in the cryptocurrency community, typically people who are paid in crypto assets, have tried a myriad of prepaid cards that can be credited with digital currencies like bitcoin. The following post is a review on the Crypto.com prepaid Visa card in order to give our readers some...
WhatsApp Payments Suspended by Brazil’s Central Bank
24.6.2020
WhatsApp’s payment features have been suspended in Brazil less than one month after the Facebook-owned app rolled them out
Bitpay Reveals Crypto-to-Fiat Prepaid Mastercard, Firm’s Flagship Visa Card Ends in December
12.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, the cryptocurrency payment services provider, Bitpay announced the firm is launching a prepaid Mastercard that can be loaded with a variety of digital assets. The Atlanta-based company says the card can be spent anywhere Mastercard is accepted and users can “instantly...
Visa Approves New DeFi-Enabled Crypto Card in EU and UK
25.5.2020
New DeFi-enabled crypto debit card to enable Visa merchants to accept Bitcoin and Ether via conversions into regulated EUR and GBP stablecoins