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Visa Completes Off-Chain Gas Payments Test Using Visa Cards
11.8.2023
Payment solution giant Visa revealed that it has successfully completed initial tests that allow users to pay their on-chain gas fees directly in fiat money through Visa card payments.
Mustafa Bedawala, a product manager at Visa, unveiled the project, shedding light on a common obstacle faced...
US Litecoin Visa cards to stop its services from May 1, 2023
19.4.2023
Litecoin Foundation has recently announced that it will stop issuing Litecoin Visa cards in the US. The network released an official tweet to inform users about the restrictions. According to the tweet, Unbanked HQ is trying to transition away from MC Bank NY, their banking partner....
Visa Terminates Agreements With Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX
15.11.2022
Visa has reportedly terminated its global agreements with collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its U.S. arm, FTX US. The payments giant added that FTX’s “U.S. debit card program is being wound down by their issuer.” Visa Ends Agreements With FTX Visa Inc., the world’s...
Visa Launches Bitcoin and Crypto Enabled Cards in Latam
21.6.2022
Visa, one of the biggest payments companies in the world, has announced the launch of a series of crypto-enabled cards in partnership with several fintech startups in Latam. These cards will allow users to spend crypto, purchase crypto where Visa cards are accepted for such, and also receive crypto...
Binance Suspends Transactions With Russian Mastercard and Visa Cards
11.3.2022
Crypto exchange Binance has blocked transactions with Mastercard and Visa cards issued in the Russian Federation. The trading platform announced the move after the American payment giants decided to halt operations in Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. Russians Unable to Use Their...
Visa Partners With Over 65 Crypto Platforms — Crypto-Linked Card Usage Soars Despite Price Volatility
30.1.2022
Visa has now partnered with more than 65 crypto platforms and exchanges. In addition, the payments giant revealed that crypto-linked card usage exceeded $2.5 billion in the first fiscal quarter, “which is already 70% of the payments volume for all of fiscal 2021.” Visa Outlines Crypto...
Visa Partners With 60 Crypto Platforms to Let Consumers Spend Digital Currency at 80 Million Merchants
22.12.2021
Visa’s head of crypto has revealed that the payments giant has partnered with about 60 leading crypto platforms “to launch card programs that make it easy for consumers to convert and spend digital currency at 80 million merchant locations worldwide.” He emphasized...
Visa and 50 Crypto Platforms to Enable Cryptocurrency Payments at 70 Million Merchants
9.7.2021
Visa Inc. announced Wednesday that the transactions via crypto-linked Visa cards exceeded $1 billion in the first quarter. The company further said that it is partnering with 50 major cryptocurrency platforms “to launch card programs that make it easy to convert and spend digital currency...
Visa CEO Says Payments Giant Set to Introduce Cryptocurrency Trading on Its Network
31.1.2021
Payments giant Visa Inc’s CEO Alfred Kelly has revealed his firm’s plans to enable cryptocurrencies trading on its network. Kelly, who is also chairman of the firm, explains that there is no reason not to add cryptos when these are increasingly becoming “a recognized means...
Strike Visa Cards To Launch in US, EU, and UK Within First Half of 2021
7.1.2021
Jack Mallers. Source: Twitter/@JackMallers
Strike, a popular bitcoin (BTC) banking service by US-based Bitcoin Lightning startup Zap, aims to have their Strike Cards rolled out in countries on two continents in the first half of 2021.
Per the rollout plan as presented by Zap founder Jack Mallers...
Binance Visa cards are now shipping to European customers
15.12.2020
Ether payments are now available on the Binance Visa card which is now shipping to customers in the EEA region
Belarus’ Largest Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange Service
14.11.2020
The largest bank in Belarus, Belarusbank, has reportedly begun providing a cryptocurrency exchange service, allowing customers to buy bitcoin using Visa cards. Belarusbank’s new cryptocurrency exchange service is in collaboration with bitcoin exchange service provider Whitebird, several local...
Samsung Pay Now Supports Swipe's Cryptocurrency Visa Cards
1.5.2020
Swipe Visa holders can now make payments with their crypto using Samsung Pay on their smartphone or smartwatch