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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
MasterCard Introduces Fintech Express with First On-Boarded Partner, Rapyd in the Asia Pacific
11.11.2019
During the Singapore Fintech Festival 2019, MasterCard has announced the launch of Fintech Express in the Asia Pacific. The company is providing its products, services, global licensing, and commercial agreements to the fintechs across the world. The Fintech as a Service platform, Rapyd, is joining...
Italians Prefer BTC to Visa or Mastercard When Shopping Online
31.10.2019
BTC is a more popular online payment method in Italy than traditional credit cards, such as Visa, Mastercard and American Express
Mastercard Teams Up With Envisible to Provide Visibility in Supply Chain
28.10.2019
Mastercard, the leading tech firm of the global payments niche, has announced its collaboration with Envisible, an ARKK Food Company. Founded in 2005, Envisible allows customers and businesses to make informed decisions by rendering greater transparency of the food supply chain system. As per...
Top US Food Co-Op to Track Seafood Using Mastercard’s Blockchain Tech
28.10.2019
A food tracking platform utilizing Mastercard's blockchain technology is to be piloted by U.S. food co-operative giant Topco at its member grocers
Mastercard and Retail Giant Topco to Launch Blockchain Pilot
28.10.2019
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Financial services giant Mastercard may have left Facebook's Libra behind, but the company still has big blockchain-related plans – and is looking to move into the world of blockchain-powered food supply chain traceability.
Per a press release, Mastercard says it...
Largest American Food Coop to Pilot Mastercard’s Blockchain Tech
28.10.2019
Major American food coop Topco will use a blockchain platform for its food supply chains based on Mastercard’s Provenance Solution
How Centralized Payment Systems Learned to Accept Decentralized Cryptocurrency
23.10.2019
They might not be shouting it from the rooftops, but fiat payment gateways are no longer the enemy of bitcoin. Hostilities have ceased, the bad blood has been let, and today the fiat and crypto worlds are bridged and doing business. Despite the two systems sporting opposing aims and architecture...
Crypto App Revolut Confirms MasterCard on Board for 2019 US Expansion
22.10.2019
Revolut will use both Visa and MasterCard for U.S. entry
Calibra Head: Libra ‘Absolutely Not’ in Jeopardy Without PayPal, Visa
16.10.2019
Libra is “absolutely not” in jeopardy after seven firms including PayPal and Visa have dropped out of the project, says the head of Calibra
Coinbase CEO: Senate’s Pressure on Libra Association Is ‘Un-American’
14.10.2019
Coinbase CEO criticized U.S. senators for pressuring Stripe, Mastercard and Visa to leave Libra
Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, Stripe Join Paypal in Leaving Libra
12.10.2019
Most payment companies have now pulled out of Facebook’s Libra project. Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, and Stripe have followed Paypal in dropping out of the project amid regulatory concerns. The Libra Association has responded to the exodus of these companies. David Marcus, who is in charge of...
Visa, EBay, Stripe and Mastercard Abandon Facebook’s Libra Project
11.10.2019
Visa, EBay, Stripe and Mastercard are dropping out of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra
U.S. Warns Visa, Mastercard to ‘Proceed With Caution’ Regarding Libra
11.10.2019
In the wake of Paypal’s very public exit from the Libra project, U.S. lawmakers are now pressuring Stripe, Visa and Mastercard to rethink their membership of the Libra Association as well. On October 8, three letters from two U.S. senators urged the tech and finance giants to “carefully...