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Asian Conglomerates Lead $31M Round for Blockchain Remittance Firm Lightnet
13.1.2020
Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, has just raised $31.2 million from some of Asia's biggest firms
Ripple-Based Remittance Firm SendFriend Claims to Save Up to 80% in Fees
14.12.2019
SendFriend has managed to save up to 80% in remittance fees using XRP
Dash Mexico Joins Hands With Cubobit to Launch New Remittance Platform Remezaza
16.11.2019
Dash crypto project’s Mexican arm, Dash Mexico, has announced that it is collaborating with local digital payments network, Cubobit, to launch a new crypto remittance platform called Remezaza. As per the announcement, shared via a tweet by a prominent member of the Dash Mexico community Roel...
10% of MoneyGram’s US-Mexico Business is Crypto-Enabled
9.11.2019
10% of MoneyGram’s US-Mexico business is crypto-enabled
US Politician Uses Crypto to Buy Cannabis for Tax Remittance Demo
12.9.2019
First steps towards cannabis tax remittances via stablecoin in California as local politician buys cannabis using cryptocurrency
Panerora ICO Is Pushing Out Banks from the Remittance Industry
11.9.2019
The impact of fintech became very noticeable in the past few years. The blockchain-based services have not only started to take portions of the banking markets, but have also become a top choice for nonbank markets as well. With so many in need of banking services, especially on the African...
Venezuela: Gov’t Crypto-remittance Platform Opens as Crypto-pay Booms
28.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies are once again making the headlines in Venezuela – with a chain of pharmacies set to accept crypto pay, a government-run crypto-remittance platform now “fully operational” and a crypto-friendly department store claiming crypto pay success.
As previously reported, Venezuela’s...
Venezuelan Official Says Remittance Platform for Petro is Ready to Use
28.8.2019
A Venezuelan crypto official encourages citizens to use a Petro-friendly remittances platform
Ripple Partnership Provides New Payment Rail for UK Remittance Firm
22.8.2019
Ripple's newest partnership will enable UK remittance firm, Xendpay, to move money to Southeast Asia in real time
Santander to Introduce Ripple Powered One Pay FX Remittance Service in Latin America
19.8.2019
Santander Group, one of the largest banking conglomerates in the world, will be increasing the use of Ripple’s services, by introducing the Ripple powered remittance service, One Pay FX in Latin America. The banking giant from Spain is building a payment corridor, which would enable users Latin...
Santander to Connect Latin America to Ripple-Powered Remittance Service
19.8.2019
Spanish banking giant Santander is expanding its use of Ripple's xCurrent payments technology to include Latin American markets
PR: Remco – Powerful Distributed Token Generating Platform
12.8.2019
remittancetoken.io – Token-Generating Platform for Money Transfer currently trading on Digifinex has announced it's sponsoring blockchain Finance Lagos conference event in Africa's largest market, Nigeria. Offering free flight ticket and accommodation to the qualified speakers.
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UnionBank Claims Cross-border Blockchain Remittance Breakthrough
24.7.2019
UnionBank of the Philippines says that has successfully completed a blockchain-based remittance transaction from Singapore to its home country – becoming the first Philippine bank ever to do so.
The pilot was conducted in conjunction with the OCBC Bank in Singapore and fellow Philippines-based bank...
XRP, Libra and Visa to Fight It Out for Cross-Border Remittance Crown
30.6.2019
Given Facebook’s 2 billion strong user base, will banks become more amenable to cryptocurrency adoption as a way of maintaining their relevance in international money transfer?
PR: Telcoin Partners With Vimo – Leading Vietnamese Mobile Wallet
29.6.2019
Singapore and Hanoi, Vietnam — Telcoin Pte. Ltd., a fintech startup leveraging blockchain technology to facilitate high-speed, low-cost international remittances, today announced a partnership with Vimo Technology JSC, operator of leading Vietnamese digital wallet Vimo.
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Crypto ATM Operator Adds Dai, Targets USD 690bn Remittance Market
27.6.2019
American crypto ATM operator Coinsource has announced that it will begin allowing customers to make Dai purchases from its machines as of this summer – ahead of a planned remittance service launch.
Per Reuters, Coinsource says it is set to “update all of its machines to allow customers to...
Coinsource Adds Dai Stablecoin to Bitcoin ATM in Preparation Remittance Roll-Out
26.6.2019
Coinsource will be updating all of its 230 machines in 29 US states and the District of Columbia in a push to create a remittance system
Anypay and Cointext Launch BCH-Powered Remittance Solution for Merchants
5.6.2019
On June 3, crypto startups Anypay and Cointext debuted a global remittance application for independent merchants. The new payment solution utilizes bitcoin cash (BCH) and allows anyone from anywhere to send funds faster and cheaper than traditional remittance platforms. Also read:...
Why There’s Still Hope for Bitcoin Remittance Companies
2.1.2017
Bitspark's George Harrap lists his takeaways from three years of running a bitcoin-based remittance startup