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Fiat-to-Crypto Company Ramp Raises $70 Million to Solve the Crypto Onboarding Problem
14.11.2022
Ramp, a fiat-to-crypto company, has announced it has raised $70 million as part of its Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and Korelya Capital, with Balderton Capital and Cogito Capital participation. The company explained that these funds would allow it to improve...
Mastercard CEO: ‘Long Way to Go Before Crypto Becomes Mainstream’
8.11.2022
The CEO of the payments giant Mastercard Michael Miebach argued that several elements need to come together before bitcoin (BTC) and crypto in general can go mainstream.
In an interview with Yahoo Finance, the CEO was asked if the day will come when everybody will be paying in bitcoin, and Miebach...
7 Startups Join Mastercard Program to Make Cryptocurrency More Accessible
5.11.2022
Payments giant Mastercard has added seven startups to its Start Path program to make cryptocurrencies more accessible. “We’re welcoming a new cohort of startups to ease access to digital assets, build communities for creators and empower people to innovate for the future through Web3...
Crypto News Summary: Mastercard Launches Start Path Crypto, Meta Bringing NFT Minting & Trading to Instagram
3.11.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: Mastercard Launches Start Path Crypto, Meta Bringing NFT Minting & Trading to Instagram
Mastercard adds 7 blockchain startups to its crypto accelerator
3.11.2022
The crypto gateway provider Fasset and Singapore’s Digital Treasures Center are among the startups entering the latest Mastercard Start Path program
Mastercard Study: African Fintech Sector Had One of the Highest Year-on-Year Growth Rates in Funding in 2021
1.11.2022
In 2021, African fintech startups accounted for 61% of the $2.7 billion in venture capital funding that was deployed on the continent, a new study has found. While its share of global fintech funding is just over one percent, the continent’s fintech sector still recorded one of the highest...
Crypto News Summary: BitOasis Partners With Mastercard, Gate.io Signs MoU With Busan, Seba Launches Custody Platform for NFT Storage
26.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: BitOasis Partners With Mastercard, Gate.io Signs MoU With Busan, Seba Launches Custody Platform...
Crypto News Summary: Nuri Shuts Down, UK’s Pablo Escobar Banned from Crypto, Do Kwon Denies Seeing Arrest Warrant, Interpol’s New Team
18.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: Nuri Shuts Down, UK’s Pablo Escobar Banned from Crypto, Do Kwon Denies Seeing Arrest Warrant...
Mastercard to Help Banks Offer Crypto Trading — Executive Says Crypto Is on the ‘Cusp of Really Going Mainstream’
18.10.2022
Payments giant Mastercard has introduced a new program called Crypto Source to enable financial institutions to offer crypto trading and other related services to their customers. Mastercard has partnered with Paxos Trust Company to support this program. A Mastercard executive says that crypto...
Crypto News Summary: Bitstamp Integrates PayPal, Dubai Police Works in Metaverse
17.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: Bitstamp Integrates PayPal, Dubai Police Works in Metaverse
Mastercard taps Paxos to launch crypto trading for banks
17.10.2022
Mastercard will deploy its technology to integrate crypto trading into banks’ interfaces, while Paxos is set to provide its trading and custody services
Mastercard Looking to Make Cryptocurrencies Everyday Way to Pay
14.10.2022
Payments giant Mastercard believes crypto assets have the potential to transform the financial infrastructure, outlining five key areas that can help “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay.”
However, to achieve this, we need to bring together the best of tech, banking, fintech,...
Mastercard Focusing on 5 Key Areas to Turn Crypto Into ‘an Everyday Way to Pay’
14.10.2022
Mastercard has outlined five key crypto areas it is working on in order to “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay.” A Mastercard executive opined: “Someday soon, the ability to own and spend a digital currency could be as seamless as making a contactless card...
Mastercard Debuts Blockchain Surveillance Tool for Banks and Crypto-Centric Card Issuers
4.10.2022
On Tuesday, the multinational financial services corporation Mastercard revealed that it is launching a new crypto monitoring product called Crypto Secure. The Crypto Secure software aims to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in order to help banks and crypto-centric debit card...
Mastercard to Launch Crypto Secure, EU Parliament Voted to Use Blockchain in Taxation, Open Network's P2P Market to Enable Toncoin Trade on Telegram + More News
4.10.2022
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Read More: Mastercard to Launch Crypto Secure, EU Parliament Voted to Use Blockchain in Taxation, Open Network's P2P Market to Enable...
Mastercard launches new crypto fraud protection tool
4.10.2022
Mastercard’s new product allows banks to find and prevent fraud on crypto merchant platforms within its network
California Governor Vetoes 'Premature' Crypto Bill, Russia to Use Digital Ruble w/ China by Next Year, a Debit Card Enables NFT Avatar Customization + More News
27.9.2022
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Read More: California Governor Vetoes 'Premature' Crypto Bill, Russia to Use Digital Ruble w/ China by Next Year, a Debit Card Enables...
Bored Apes, Moonbirds to feature on NFT-customized Mastercard debit cards
27.9.2022
The customizable card will only support NFT avatars from select blue chip collections, subject to Mastercard’s design standards and an owner verification process
Merchant Crypto Payments: Clever Marketing or Signs of Real Adoption?
24.9.2022
Andrey Diyakonov is the Chief Commercial Officer at Choise.com, a MetaFi (CeFi/DeFi) ecosystem based on Crypterium CeFi solutions and Charism DeFi protocol.__________
Earlier this year, all the news about digital assets was about the ongoing crypto winter, the bankruptcy of lenders and other...
Rep. Warren Davidson: Stablecoin bill has 'outside chance' of finalizing this year
23.9.2022
Earlier this week, new draft legislation on stablecoins came to light aimed at “endogenously collateralized stablecoins.”