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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...
Stripe’s Support for Crypto is Back, NFT Support Launched As Well
11.3.2022
Payments giant Stripe has launched support for cryptoassets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), while crypto exchange FTX and its US arm also signed with Stripe for payments and know-your-customer (KYC) services.
Stripe co-founder John Collison announced that:
“Stripe now supports crypto...
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
Stripe builds new crypto team for payments three years after dropping Bitcoin
13.10.2021
After pulling back from Bitcoin three years ago, Stripe is looking to re-enter the crypto sector
CNN selling historic news ‘moments’ as NFTs
17.6.2021
CNN will drop NFTs depicting historic moments such as space travel, technological advancements, and presidential elections
Former BoE, BoC Governor Mark Carney joins Stripe board of directors
21.2.2021
Mark Carney, one of the most prominent central bankers of the post-financial crisis era, has officially joined the digital payments company. Stripe has all but abandoned cryptocurrency payment solutions for the time being, but its founders are positive about the emerging industry
An online future for finance is inevitable, says OCC's Brooks
13.1.2021
Brooks considers the migration of the financial system onto the internet "inevitable."
Stripe Partnering With Goldman, Citigroup, Others to Offer Checking Accounts, Services: Report
4.12.2020
Payments processor Stripe is teaming up with banks like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Barclays to provide checking accounts and other banking services, reports the Wall Street Journal. See also: Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General
Stripe will offer bank accounts, with help from Goldman Sachs and Citi
3.12.2020
But only for vendors, so retail users will have to wait
Google searches for Bitcoin are on the rise in Cuba
2.11.2020
Cubans are interested in Bitcoin as other major digital payment options like PayPal are unavailable
Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General
21.9.2020
The payments processor facilitated millions of dollars of PlexCoin investments before shuttering accounts in September 2017
Class Action Alleges Visa-Acquired Co Was ‘Data Plumbing’ Venmo, Cash App & More
29.6.2020
A new class action alleges that Plaid, which Visa recently bought for over $5 billion, had unparalleled access to the financial information of millions of users
Where to Spend Bitcoin: A Global Overview From Ljubljana to Zurich
27.10.2019
Slovenia’s capital has more than 10 times the number of Bitcoin-accepting business locations as San Francisco after controlling for population
Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, Stripe Join Paypal in Leaving Libra
12.10.2019
Most payment companies have now pulled out of Facebook’s Libra project. Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, and Stripe have followed Paypal in dropping out of the project amid regulatory concerns. The Libra Association has responded to the exodus of these companies. David Marcus, who is in charge of...
Visa, EBay, Stripe and Mastercard Abandon Facebook’s Libra Project
11.10.2019
Visa, EBay, Stripe and Mastercard are dropping out of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra
U.S. Warns Visa, Mastercard to ‘Proceed With Caution’ Regarding Libra
11.10.2019
In the wake of Paypal’s very public exit from the Libra project, U.S. lawmakers are now pressuring Stripe, Visa and Mastercard to rethink their membership of the Libra Association as well. On October 8, three letters from two U.S. senators urged the tech and finance giants to “carefully...
US Lawmakers Call on Payment Giants to Exit ‘Chilling’ Libra Project
9.10.2019
Senators Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown have called on Visa, Stripe, and MasterCard to reconsider their membership of the Libra Association
Facebook’s Libra Backers Fear It Could Taint Their Image Among Regulators
2.10.2019
$10M Libra node operators unsure about signing up: sources
Stripe-Backed Payments Firm Raises $100 Million to Compete Against Stablecoins
1.10.2019
Rapyd raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to face off against the arrival of stablecoins
Stripe Worth $35 Billion After Raising $250 Million in New Funding Round
19.9.2019
Fintech startup Stripe is valued at $35 billion during funding round that garnered $250 million to expand its global reach