Crypto payments

Mastercard and MetaMask Team to Launch Crypto-to-Fiat Card
Mastercard and MetaMask Team to Launch Crypto-to-Fiat Card
August 14, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard has launched a crypto-to-fiat card with Web3/blockchain platform MetaMask and cryptocurrency payments firm Baanx. The MetaMask Card, announced Wednesday (Aug. 14), lets MetaMask wallet...

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Swiss Lenders Aim to Fill Crypto Payment Gap
Swiss Lenders Aim to Fill Crypto Payment Gap
July 23, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the collapse of two crypto-friendly American banks, European lenders are reportedly filling that space. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (July 23), two Swiss banks...

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Visa and Wirex Partner on Digital Currency Use in Europe, UK
Visa and Wirex Partner on Digital Currency Use in Europe, UK
July 15, 2024  |  Connected Economy

 Visa has teamed with WireX to promote the use of digital currencies in Europe and the UK. “This collaboration will explore new opportunities to leverage...

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Instant Payments Versus Stablecoins: The Race to Rule Real-Time Transactions
Instant Payments Versus Stablecoins: The Race to Rule Real-Time Transactions
July 11, 2024  |  Payment Methods

The future of money movement is accelerating globally. With real-time payments on the U.S. RTP® Network and in Europe setting new usage records, and awareness...

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Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
July 10, 2024  |  Blockchain

Crypto is as crypto does. And crypto is, by all appearances, trying to do better. The European Union’s (EU) landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA)...

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Visa and Tangem Unveil Combined Payment Card-Crypto Wallet
Visa and Tangem Unveil Combined Payment Card-Crypto Wallet
July 05, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Switzerland-based cryptocurrency wallet maker Tangem AG has launched a payments partnership with Visa. The collaboration, announced Friday (July 5), has resulted in a Visa payments card combined with a hardware...

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This Week in Web3: Mt Gox Bitcoin and Crypto’s Future
This Week in Web3: Mt Gox Bitcoin and Crypto’s Future
June 28, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The 2014 collapse of Mt. Gox served as one of the first, big crypto scandals. Over 100,000 creditors of the digital asset exchange lost over...

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Stripe and Coinbase Integrate Crypto Services
Stripe and Coinbase Integrate Crypto Services
June 27, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stripe and Coinbase have partnered to expand the global adoption of cryptocurrency and provide faster, cheaper financial infrastructure. This collaboration aims to serve businesses and...

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Capturing Crypto’s Product-Market Fit Within Cross-Border Payments
Capturing Crypto’s Product-Market Fit Within Cross-Border Payments
June 04, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

In a landscape defined by unprecedented digitization and global connectivity, cross-border payments remain a paradox. That’s because, despite the size of the total addressable market...

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