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JPMorgan Chase Settles Crypto Credit Card Lawsuit for $2.5M
29.5.2020
JPMorgan Chase recently came to terms on a lawsuit from 2018 involving added fees for crypto purchases using credit cards
JPMorgan to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit for Overcharging Crypto Fees
28.5.2020
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a crypto class-action lawsuit. Originally filed in 2018, the suit alleges that the bank overcharged customers for buying cryptocurrencies using Chase credit cards, classifying the purchases as cash advances. JPMorgan Settles...
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Credit Card Info, Using Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds
28.5.2020
Vitalii Antonenko, 28, has been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling reams of payment card data, the proceeds of which he laundered in bitcoin
Celsius Users Can Now Buy Tether Gold via Debit and Credit Cards
28.5.2020
Celsius users can now purchase Tether Gold via credit and debit cards with a minimum purchase amount of $50
Crypto.com to Expand Its MCO Visa Card Service to Canada
21.5.2020
After expansion across Europe, Crypto.com is now set to roll out its MCO Visa Cards in Canada
Huobi Wallet Now Allows Crypto Credit Card Purchases Through Simplex
19.5.2020
The wallet of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi now allows users to buy cryptocurrencies with credit and debit cards
Japan’s Top Credit Card Issuer Building Blockchain Payment System
18.5.2020
JCB’s partner in the venture, TECHFUND, offers services to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technologies for startups
Visa Files Patent Application For Digital Currency
15.5.2020
Visa has filed a patent application to create digital currency — potentially using Ethereum as the blockchain
Copper Claims New Tool Removes Credit Risk From Crypto Trading
14.5.2020
Copper's ClearLoop tool lets two parties finalize all details of a trade before transferring the seller's assets to the buyer's possession, rather than force the seller to store these assets on an exchange
Standard Chartered Claims First Yuan-Based Letter of Credit Issued on a Blockchain
13.5.2020
The bank said the blockchain letter-of-credit transaction – between mining giant Rio Tinto and Chinese firm Baosteel – was the first to be denominated in yuan
Buying Corporate Bonds and ETFs: US Federal Reserve Continues to Bailout ‘Too Big to Fail’
12.5.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve has continued its schemes of monetary easing and funding a number of private banks during the Covid-19 outbreak. On Monday evening, the Fed revealed it would be buying corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds using the entity’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit...
DBS Bank Joins Global Blockchain Network to Digitize Trade Settlement
11.5.2020
Singapore-based DBS bank joins blockchain trade-finance network Contour to disrupt its letters of credit settlement process
Vietnam’s HDBank Taps Blockchain Network to Streamline Bank Credit for Corporates
8.5.2020
The bank has signed up to a blockchain-based trade finance network from Contour with the aim of bringing corporate settlements into the digital realm
New Global Campaign Urges Credit Card Companies to Block Porn Sites
8.5.2020
An international campaign calling on credit card companies to block payments to porn sites could lead to a huge wave of new cryptocurrency adopters
Ransomware Hackers Threaten to Release Credit Card Data From Costa Rican Bank
6.5.2020
A group of ransomware hackers has reportedly stolen sensitive information from a major Costa Rican state-owned bank, Banco BCR
BlockFi Hires Credit Suisse, Prudential Execs to Drive Global Expansion
5.5.2020
Crypto lender BlockFi has hired two execs from traditional finance to help launch a bitcoin rewards card and build out business teams in Europe and Asia
BlockFi Snaps up Execs From AmEx & Credit Suisse; Tokenized Pet Care + More News
5.5.2020
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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 Exchange Offers Credit Lines so Institutions Can Trade Now, Pay Later
27.4.2020
LGO Markets is taking an unusual step for a cryptocurrency exchange by letting clients trade without pre-funding accounts
Bittrex Global Extends Visa Credit, Debit Onramps to Another 125 Countries
23.4.2020
Following an earlier introduction of Visa onramps for residents in the U.K. Germany, France, and the Netherlands, Bittrex Global has significantly expanded global support