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IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building ‘Ecosystems of Trust’
5.5.2020
Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay Join Australia-China Supply Chain Consortium
4.5.2020
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay are among the heavy hitters backing the new APAC Provenance Council, focused on Australia’s $76 billion of exports to China
Bitmain-Backed Platform Matrixport Enables Users to Buy Crypto With Credit Cards
28.4.2020
Bitmain-backed crypto platform Matrixport now allows its users to buy crypto with credit cards
Crypto Needs to Meld With Legacy Financial Systems for Mass Adoption
16.4.2020
Decentralized crypto assets and centralized custodians: Could such a hybrid bring crypto to a new level of mass adoption?
Sony and Other Major Multinationals File 212 Blockchain Patents in China in 2020
9.4.2020
Microsoft, Mastercard and Nokia are among 35 multinational companies that filed 212 blockchain patents in China as of the end of March 2020
50 Companies Back New Cryptocurrency Project Competing With Facebook’s Libra
13.3.2020
Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over 50 major companies have pledged their support, each pursuing a diverse set of use cases. The project claims that the combined reach of all members exceeds...
Uphold's New Debit Card Lets You Pay With Bitcoin, XRP and Gold
4.3.2020
Using payment platform Uphold’s new debit card, users can spend their digital assets, cash and commodities at locations that accepts MasterCard
13 Crypto Debit Cards You Can Use Right Now
28.2.2020
If cryptocurrency is designed to reconstruct the financial world while introducing major improvements in transaction speed, privacy, cost and convenience, debit cards represent a useful bridge between old and new. A preponderance of crypto debit card options now exist that allow cryptocurrency...
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
26.2.2020
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users walk, their heartbeat, veins, and more. Mastercard has recently revealed they “have been testing heartbeat, vein technology, and the way people walk...
Crypto Goes Plastic — Coinbase’s Visa-Approved Solution Suggests Growth
25.2.2020
Now that Coinbase is a principal partner of Visa, it can issue its debit cards without paying the middlemen. Will fellow crypto companies follow suit?
Celsius Joins Major Cryptocurrency Firms Using Simplex’s Fiat Onramp
18.2.2020
United Kingdom-based crypto lending startup Celsius Network enables in-app crypto purchases via a new partnership with Simplex
Mastercard and Ripple’s Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education
13.2.2020
Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide
Mastercard, Binance X and Ripple's Xpring Join the Blockchain Education Alliance
11.2.2020
The Blockchain Education Alliance now counts Mastercard, Binance X and Ripple’s Xpring among its members
Bitcoin Hits $10K, Coinbase Controversy, Buffet with Buffett: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 3–9
9.2.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin hits $10,000, why Mastercard left Libra, Coinbase limits some users to withdrawing $10 a day, and Justin Sun meets Warren Buffett
Mastercard CEO Reveals Why The Company Left Libra
3.2.2020
Mastercard CEO explains his issues with Facebook’s Libra
Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO
3.2.2020
The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why
Singapore Gov’t, Mastercard and Mitsubishi Form Alliance to Digitize Trade
22.1.2020
A new alliance of the Singapore government and 16 major trading and manufacturing firms — including Mastercard and Mitsubishi — aims to digitize international trade
Vodafone Becomes 8th Company to Exit Libra Association
22.1.2020
After a spate of big names parting ways with the Libra Association late last year such as Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, and Ebay, British telecommunications giant Vodafone has become the latest to bid the ambitious digital asset project farewell. While Vodafone’s statement notes it does not rule...
User Reports Reveal Visa and Mastercard Outages During the Holidays
27.12.2019
Having problems with payments around Christmas can be frustrating, especially for those who leave gift buying till the last minute. With calmer markets this holiday season, the crypto ecosystem has been operating relatively smoothly, with few exceptions. The fiat world, however, saw some glitches...
Binance Users Can Now Buy Four Cryptos with Visa Credit and Debit Cards
27.12.2019
Binance users can now buy cryptocurrencies in pounds and euros via Visa credit and debit cards linked to their exchange accounts