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Gemini receives license to provide electronic money services in Ireland
21.3.2022
The license does not allow Gemini to operate as an exchange in the country, but it will let it passport e-money services throughout the EEA
GrePay and Alchemy Pay Partner to Expand Crypto Payments
21.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, March 2022 – The fiat-crypto payment solutions provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), and GrePay, global acquirer and payments provider, announce their partnership. Grepay has over 100 local payment channels that process over 200k transactions per day. Alchemy Pay will...
Malaysian comms official calls the state to legalize crypto and NFTs
21.3.2022
Malaysia’s finance minister previously warned that crypto payments were illegal as they did not meet the universal characteristics of money
Member of St. Maarten’s Parliament Plans to Have His Entire Salary Paid in Bitcoin Cash
19.3.2022
On Saturday, the leader of the United People’s Party and member of St. Maarten’s Parliament, Rolando Brison, announced that he’s become the first elected official to request his entire salary paid in bitcoin cash. Brison believes St. Maarten can be the “Crypto Capital...
Russia Tries to Replace Apple Pay and Google Pay with Gazprom Pay
18.3.2022
Russian banks are continuing to ramp up the range of services they provide in a bid to continue providing their services outside the global banking networks they have been frozen out of after Russia invaded Ukraine....
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Another Crypto Exchange Eyes Nasdaq, Polkadot's Parallel Finance + More News
18.3.2022
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UAE Hospitality Brand Stella Stays Now Accepts Crypto
17.3.2022
A hospitality brand from the United Arab Emirates(UAE), Stella Stays, has announced that its clients can now pay for services with cryptocurrencies. Clients can pay with bitcoin, ethereum, and 35 more digital assets. Stella Stays’ Tilt Towards ‘Futuristic Tech Offerings’...
Crypto Payments Firm Utrust Receives Operating License From Central Bank of Portugal
16.3.2022
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Russia Has 'All the Needed Resources' to Create Its Own Crypto Infrastructure, an MP Claims
15.3.2022
Crypto adoption appears to be on the rise in Russia – where lawmakers have suggested the idea of fostering domestic crypto exchanges as an alternative to using international platforms.
Per the Russian Parliamentary Gazette, Aleksander Yakubovsky, an MP and part of the crypto working group that...
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
15.3.2022
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that was raised in the year 2020. Nigerian startups continue to account for the biggest share of funds raised by the continent’s fintechs in 2021. 2021...
Japan Asks Crypto Exchanges to Comply With Sanctions Restrictions — Penalty Includes 3 Years in Prison
15.3.2022
Japan’s top financial regulator has asked cryptocurrency exchanges in the country not to process transactions subject to asset-freeze sanctions. The penalty for unauthorized payments to sanctioned persons includes three years in prison. Japan’s Financial Regulator and Ministry...
Today's biggest crypto gainers: Why REQ, MFT and KEY rallied over 20%
14.3.2022
REQ, MFT and KEY overcome the noise to post double-digit gains as decentralized payments and identity management trend higher amidst ongoing global developments
Austin mayor embraces Web3 tech and crypto payments
14.3.2022
The second fastest-growing city in Texas will begin exploring policy capabilities to accept Bitcoin as a payment option and integrate other Web3 applications to improve resident's lives
Stripe Brings Back Crypto Support After 4 Years — Says ‘Crypto Is Going Mainstream’
12.3.2022
Payment giant Stripe has brought back crypto support after it stopped processing bitcoin payments four years ago. The company now says, “Our optimism for the future of crypto was not unfounded … Crypto is going mainstream.” Stripe Brings Back Crypto Support Payment giant Stripe...
Russia and Belarus face crypto sanctions, Crypto.com hounds users for loan payments and Biden signs executive order on crypto: Hodler’s Digest, March 6-12
12.3.2022
Western Union Suspends Operations in Russia, Belarus Over Ukraine War
12.3.2022
Remittance giant Western Union has joined other financial services companies supporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision will affect customers in the Russian Federation as well as those in Belarus, an ally of Moscow, backing its military operation. Western...
AMC Theatres Now Accepts Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Crypto Payments
12.3.2022
The world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has finally begun accepting payments in dogecoin and shiba inu. Supporters of DOGE and SHIB have been waiting for AMC Theatres to accept the two meme cryptocurrencies since September last year. AMC Customers Can Now Pay With...
Stripe announces fiat payment support for cryptocurrencies and NFTs
11.3.2022
Stripe has partnered with FTX, FTX US, Blockchain.com, Nifty Gateway, and Just Mining to launch a crypto business suite
FTX Picks Stripe to Build Payments and Risk Mitigation Feature
10.3.2022
Stripe’s platform will enable a new fiat-to-crypto on-ramp for the rapidly-growing exchange
Elrond Network Acquires Payments Firm Twispay, Wins E-Money License
10.3.2022
Elrond said the approval to issue regulated e-money across Europe was granted by the National Bank of Romania