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Visa Wants to Work with Exchanges, Wallets on ‘Digital Gold’ Bitcoin
29.1.2021
Alfred Kelly. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Business Live ME
The CEO of payments giant Visa has stated that the firm wants to “work with wallets and exchanges” on handling crypto, in order to make its own card solutions interoperable with digital tokens – and has called bitcoin (BTC)...
Bitpanda Launches Debit Card That Lets Users Spend Fiat, Crypto and Precious Metals
20.1.2021
Users can select any investment in their Bitpanda account to fund payments with the physical card
Visa and Plaid Abandon Acquisition Plans Over DOJ Antitrust Concerns
12.1.2021
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the $5.3 billion deal was off
Visa abandons $5.3B Plaid acquisition in the face of DoJ antitrust suit
12.1.2021
The Justice Department's November suit has reversed the planned merger
Visa-backed Bitcoin startup to launch Lightning-based global payments app
7.1.2021
Zap is announcing Strike Global, a Bitcoin payments app for global remittances
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...
Bitcoin Lightning Startup Zap Goes Global, Adding Multiple Fiat Pairs, Stablecoins
6.1.2021
Visa partner Strike is adding support for multiple fiat currency pairs plus stablecoins as part of its journey to become a “Bitcoin neo-bank.”
‘Noxious Poison’ – Bitcoin’s Market Cap Surpasses Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Valuation
2.1.2021
For many years, the business tycoon Warren Buffet has condemned bitcoin as an investment telling people that the crypto asset is nothing but gambling. Two years ago, just before a Berkshire Hathaway 2018 annual shareholder meeting, Buffet said bitcoin is “probably rat poison squared.”...
Payments Firm Simplex Becomes Visa Principal Member
29.12.2020
Israel-based global fiat payment processor Simplex announced Tuesday it has become a principal member of the Visa network
Simplex partners with Visa to issue crypto debit cards
29.12.2020
Fiat-to-crypto on-ramp service provider Simplex has partnered with Visa to allow its client firms to issue crypto debit cards
Bitcoin All-Time Price High Surpasses $28K, BTC’s Half Trillion Market Cap Now Bigger Than Visa
27.12.2020
Bitcoin markets have been seeing a lot of action this weekend, as the price of the crypto asset touched another all-time high (ATH) at $28,378 per coin. Toward the end of 2020, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization has crossed a whopping half of a trillion U.S. dollars in value....
Bitcoin hits $25,000 all-time high milestone, surpassing Visa's market cap
26.12.2020
Bitcoin exceeds the market cap of Visa at $460 billion as the price reaches a new all-time high of $25,000
Visa Grants Principal Membership to Crypto Payments Platform Wirex
24.12.2020
London-based crypto-payments platform Wirex can now issue Visa accounts and process transactions autonomously, as the firm became a principal member of the payments giant. Crypto Payments Platform Wirex Gets Principal Membership From Visa to Issue Cards Autonomously According to the announcement...
Visa Develops Offline Payment System that Could Aid CBDC Rollouts
18.12.2020
The introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could bring a wide range of benefits to consumers and economies worldwide, including increased financial inclusion for people currently underserved by conventional financial institutions – particularly in the aftermath of the ongoing...
Visa a Mastercard dávají ruce pryč od Pornhubu. Prémiové členství teď koupíte jen za kryptoměny
15.12.2020
Před necelými dvěma týdny rozhýbal stojaté vody pornografických webů sloupkař Nicholas Kristof. Ten v pátek 4. prosince ve článku pro The New York Times uvedl, že na serveru Pornhub lze nalézt závadná videa, obsahující například znásilňování dětí, nedobrovolné sexuální praktiky a další nelegální
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
Pornhub’s Premium Services Now Default to Crypto Payments, 13 Digital Assets Supported
14.12.2020
During the first week of September, the world’s largest adult web portal Pornhub expanded its payment options by adding bitcoin and support for three other cryptocurrencies. However, after Mastercard and Visa severed ties with Pornhub last week, the company’s premium services payment...
Verge, XVG price get a helping hand as Visa and MasterCard cut off Pornhub
12.12.2020
A stagnant price period seems at an end as Pornhub is forced to go full crypto for payments
Mastercard Severs Ties With Pornhub — Is Mainstream Crypto Adoption Coming for the Porn Industry?
11.12.2020
Global payment companies Mastercard announced on December 10, 2020, its official decision to ban their customers from using credit and debit cards to arrange purchases on one of the biggest adult websites. Visa has taken the same measure on a temporary basis. Mastercard Cuts Ties With Pornhub...
[aktualita] Mastercard a Visa kvůli závadnému obsahu přehodnocují spolupráci s Pornhubem
7.12.2020
Platební společnosti Mastercard a Visa prošetřují nařčení, že Pornhub umožňuje sdílet videa obsahující sexuální zneužívání dětí, znásilňování a sex bez souhlasu. Informovala o tom agentura Reuters. Pokud se podezření potvrdí, platební giganti přeruší spolupráci s vlastníkem Pornhubu, konglomerátem...