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Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending
18.3.2020
Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday
PayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert
18.3.2020
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes
Gitcoin Teams Up With ETCLabs for Crypto Bounty Payments in ETC
17.3.2020
Bounty hunters can now receive pay in ETC for their work, thanks to a collaboration between ETCLabs and Gitcoin
Coinbase Card Users Can Now Make Crypto-Backed Payments With Google Pay
17.3.2020
Card holders will be able to make crypto-backed payments from any Google Pay-enabled device
WooCommerce 4.0 & WooCommerce Payments Beta
17.3.2020
Y'all know WooCommerce: it's a plugin for WordPress that adds robust eCommerce functionality to your site. Notably, like WordPress itself, it's open-source and free. You only pay for things if you need things like special plugins that extend functionality.
This is a huge month for WooCommerce!...
Sweden’s Central Bank Wants to Host Innovation Hub for Digital Currencies
17.3.2020
Sweden is seeking to amend current laws in a bid to host the Bank for International Settlements innovation hub for digital currencies
Opera Browser Enables Apple Pay and Debit Card Crypto Purchases in the US
17.3.2020
Opera desktop and mobile browsers for both Android and Apple iOS will support direct crypto purchases of Bitcoin and Ether for U.S. users
Opera Browser Adds New Cryptocurrency Purchase Options
17.3.2020
The Opera browser app has partnered with e-payments startup Wyre to expand its built-in wallet’s crypto buying power
Bakkt Announces New Direct Payment Integration with Starbucks
17.3.2020
A new payment option for users of the Starbucks mobile app was unveiled by Bakkt President Adam White on Monday
Bakkt Touts New Payment Integration With Starbucks
16.3.2020
Users of the Starbucks iPhone app are now being presented with “Bakkt Cash” as a payment option
CoinGate Unravels How It Simplifies Cryptocurrency Payments
15.3.2020
CoinGate has emerged as the leading Bitcoin Payment Processor (BPP) that strives to offer merchant services to people and business organizations. The online digital currency platform allows businesses to accept Bitcoin and more than 50 other cryptocurrencies that may include Litecoin (LTC), Ripple...
Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing
13.3.2020
State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping
Crypto Payments Firm Halts Operations Citing Singapore’s New Regulatory Regime
13.3.2020
Singapore-based Coinpip said it has "suspended operations" while it looks at becoming licensed under new AML rules
Chase Bank Settles Suit Over ‘Sky-High’ Credit Card Charges for Crypto Purchases
12.3.2020
The bank had allegedly charged the plaintiff over $160 in fees and interest for regularly purchasing cryptocurrencies
Lightning-Fast New Bitcoin.com Wallet Proves Popular With Over 10 Million Wallets Created
11.3.2020
The Bitcoin.com Wallet app has reached almost 10.5 million wallets created across several million app downloads. This milestone follows last month’s release of the new app, which most notably included a redesigned, user-friendly interface along with the lightning-fast Instant Pay feature...
Pornhub Will Integrate PumaPay Recurring Subscription Crypto Payments
11.3.2020
Will recurring subscriptions finally drive adoption of crypto payments in the adult entertainment industry?
Crypto Scams Pose More Risk Than Payments Fraud, Report Suggests
11.3.2020
Cryptocurrency scams in 2019 were more risky for U.S. residents than fraud involving romance or payments, says the Better Business Bureau
Payment Giant Alipay Steps Up Game to Expand Beyond Payments
10.3.2020
Payment giant Alipay looks to lure 44 million merchants to expand beyond payments
The Government Can’t Stand Decentralized Innovations Like Bitcoin, so It Tries to Ruin Them
10.3.2020
Feeding the homeless, affordable medicine, an easy-to-use gas can design, starting a small business to meet the needs of one’s community — borderless, permissionless P2P electronic payments. These are all simple, practical activities and tools that can be leveraged in decentralized...
Newly-Launched Bitcoin.Com Lottery Unlocks Global Lotteries Through Cryptocurrency Payments
9.3.2020
Following the recent partnership between Bitcoin.com and Bravio Technologies Limited, the Bitcoin.com Lottery platform has officially launched. It lets users play the most popular global lotteries from any location. Tickets can be purchased using either bitcoin cash (BCH) or bitcoin core (BTC)...