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PayPal Expands Crypto Trading To UK Users 
Cryptocurrency // August 23, 2021

PayPal’s first global expansion of cryptocurrency trading launches this week to users in the U.K. with the ability to buy and sell bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, according to a press release. Customers can use their PayPal account on a desktop or via the...

Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
International // July 06, 2021

Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and their processing fees, the Financial Times reported Monday (July 5). The system to allow electronic payments that don’t involve card companies...

Venmo Raises P2P Fees, To Charge Goods, Services Providers
Mobile Payments // June 27, 2021

New Venmo rules will make it so users who get payments identified as goods and services will be charged a 1.9 percent transaction fee plus 10 cents, according to an email from the company. That change goes into effect July 20. The email doesn’t reflect...

Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
Cryptocurrency // May 13, 2021

As the cryptocurrency landscape is likely to be altered, at least somewhat, by regulations and new debates over whether bitcoin and its alternatives are securities or tokens, the same regulatory gaze might be tightening around stablecoins. That begs the question about the difference between cryptos...

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PayPal Expands Crypto Trading To UK Users 

August 23, 2021
PayPal’s first global expansion of cryptocurrency trading launches this week to users in the U.K. with the ability to buy and sell bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, according to a press release. Customers can use their PayPal account on a desktop or via the mobile app. Aside from trading, people can get real-time prices […]

Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees

July 06, 2021
Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and their processing fees, the Financial...

Venmo Raises P2P Fees, To Charge Goods, Services Providers

June 27, 2021
New Venmo rules will make it so users who get payments identified as goods and services will be charged a 1.9 percent transaction fee plus 10 cents, according to an...

Bitcoin Plummets After Elon Musk Stops Taking Crypto Payments For Tesla

May 13, 2021
Bitcoin tumbled some 15 percent on news that Elon Musk will no longer take the cryptocurrency for Tesla payments due to environmental concerns, CNBC and other news outlets reported. The...