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Wifi Sharing Platform Wicrypt Gets Government Grant in Nigeria
1.1.2020
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive...
Mining Pool Simplecoin and Interactive Faucet Chopcoin Shut Down Due to EU Regulations
17.12.2019
Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AMLD5. Simplecoin co-founder Marvin Janssen addressed Telegram users last month saying “We...
Crypto Payments Firm FoPay Acquires Exchange AliExchange For $2.9B
16.12.2019
FoPay, a crypto payment service, acquired cryptocurrency trading platform AliExchange for about $2.9 billion
Italians Love Cash But Are Growing Fond of Crypto, New Stats Suggest
11.12.2019
Italy, one of the world’s largest economies, has faced plenty of financial challenges in the past decade. That’s probably one of the reasons why cryptocurrencies have been faring better there than in other European countries. Italians love cash but are also warming up to...
Croatia’s Karic Automobili Now Allows Crypto Payments for Car Purchases
5.12.2019
Croatia’s auto company Karic Automobili has announced that it would now accept cryptocurrency payments while purchasing all car models. It has thus become the first auto dealer who has initiated crypto payments in the auto sector of Croatia. Karic Automobili is an authorized dealer and service...
Skrill Now Lets You Swap BTC for BCH
2.12.2019
Online payments service Skrill has introduced a new feature allowing users to directly exchange cryptocurrencies. The crypto-to-crypto option gives you the opportunity to use bitcoin core (BTC) stored in your wallet to buy and sell eight other supported cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin cash...
Cardano Dives Into Crypto Payments, ADA price rallies
29.11.2019
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of blockchain consultancy and research firm IOHK that is developing the Cardano platform. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg/Youtube
The Cardano Foundation launched a new crypto payment solution, AdaPay, aimed at merchants, making ADA, the native token of the Cardano...
Ex-DOJ, Capital One Exec to Lead Compliance at Crypto Payments Startup Celo Labs
26.11.2019
C Labs, the company working on Celo, is bringing on former DOJ official Jai Ramaswamy to head compliance
Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange
25.11.2019
On 25 November 2019, the Gocrypto (GOC) token will start trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange. The new SLP token enables merchants with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users and to receive settlement in their local fiat. Also...
Ellington Properties Employs Bitcoin Suisse AG To Facilitate Easy Crypto Payments
25.11.2019
Ellington Properties, which shines as a highly-reputed boutique property developer firm based in Dubai, has announced that it has collaborated with Bitcoin Suisse AG (BTCS) to acknowledge its crypto brokerage services. The strategic integration has been aimed to ease out the payments system for...
Ingenico Partners with Pundi X to Unlock Android-Based Crypto Payments
15.11.2019
French smart payment firm Ingenico partnered with Pundi X to enable merchants to receive payments in crypto using Android
Pornhub Suggests Crypto Payments After Paypal Censors Model Payouts
14.11.2019
On November 14, the leading adult video sharing site on the internet, Pornhub, revealed that payment processor Paypal has blocked the company’s live performer payouts. In a blog post written on Thursday, Pornhub recommended alternative payments like writing a check or using the digital...
Ingenico Teams Up With Pundi X to Enable Crypto Payments Worldwide
12.11.2019
Ingenico Group, which provides seamless solutions for in-store, online, and mobile commercial transactions, will run blockchain-based Fintech Pundi X’s software XPOS on its POS (Point of Sale) APOS A8 devices; to enable payments in cryptocurrency. Following these partnership merchants across...
Molecular Future Joins Hands With Blue Ocean to Transform Cryptocurrency Payments
8.11.2019
One-stop digital asset investment service platform, Molecular Future, has recently collaborated with one of Asia’s leading e-payment firm, Blue Ocean, to jointly discuss the present as well as the future of cryptocurrency payments. The collaboration will largely focus on exploiting the penetration...
GeniePay: The Smartest Way to Make Crypto Payments
6.11.2019
Cryptocurrencies have been dominating e-commerce now. For the past few years, it has turned out to be a major attraction for all the retailers who now seem to have retargeted their marketing towards the cryptocurrency owners. GeniePay GeniePay offers various payment solutions for SMEs and other...
Cred Merchant Solutions to Help Unbanked Business Sectors
3.11.2019
Cred Merchant Solutions has been unveiled in Emeryville during San Francisco Blockchain Week in an event hosting several California elected officials. The new point-of-sale system will help unbanked business sectors, such as California’s cannabis industry, accept crypto payments from...
FOIN Allows Merchants to Accept Crypto Payments In-Store
7.10.2019
FOIN, a cryptocurrency company and a developer of the transparent payment system FoPay, announced the strategic partnership with Cyclebit, a crypto payment solutions provider. According to the official information, starting from that day, FOIN, the decentralized peer to peer cryptocurrency for...
Tauros Would be Accepting Crypto Payments via Debit Cards
26.9.2019
The banking company, Tauros claimed that they would accept payments from their customers in cryptocurrencies if, the customers use their debit cards. The banking firm announced that their new digital accounts would let customers deposit money via tokens like Bitcoin and will also accept fiats....
Mall of America to Showcase Winklevoss-Backed Crypto Payments
26.9.2019
New retail technologies, including crypto payments app Flexa, will be on display at a McKinsey-organized store at America's largest mall
6 Noncustodial Crypto Payment Solutions for Merchants
22.9.2019
You don’t have to be a bitcoin purist or tech tinkerer to want to accept cryptocurrency without using a third party. With lower merchant fees, greater network uptime, and no chargebacks, noncustodial crypto payments have several advantages over traditional fiat payment systems. Here are...