2020-10-15 22:22 |
The move comes as Ant, a global leader in digital payments, is readying what could be an offering worth up to a record $35 billion. origin »
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"An economy dominated by digital payments but without a strong monetary anchor would be inherently unstable," claimed Rehn.
2022-8-25 00:25 | |
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The European Union (EU) will launch a digital wallet allowing citizens of any country in the bloc to make payments and access services provided by each state, also allowing for the storage of digital ID information.
2021-6-3 11:30 | |
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Unsurprisingly, the pandemic has driven many of us to rely on digital forms of payments over cash. In fact, 25% of US consumers use less cash now than before March 2020. Additionally, government policies around the world are now pushing towards digital currency adoption to foment contactless payments.
2021-5-20 21:35 | |
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Crunchfish is a technical pioneer within digital payments with its novel Digital Cash solutions that settle physical payments in two steps, first offline and then...
2021-3-2 09:13 | |
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In the evolution of digital payments, it’s clear that financial institutions and payment providers will continue to adopt blockchain technology to drive real-time, cross-border payments growth. This digital ledger infrastructure, which integrates with bank accounts, digital wallets and even cash payout channels will become the engine to provide the convenience, speed, ease of access, transparency … Continued The post Setting the Stage for Digital Global Payments appeared first on Ripple.
2021-2-27 01:13 | |
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China’s planned digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) project may be accelerated to have the central bank digital currency (CBDC) available for COVID-19 stimulus package payments. The news is the latest in a string of government-led actions aimed at advancing the adoption of blockchain technology in the country.
2020-5-27 23:00 | |
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In a report issued on April 3, 2020, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) opined that it could soon ramp up its operations to make way for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and digital payments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-4-5 13:00 | |
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In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is not attractive for the U.
2020-2-13 16:50 | |
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Let’s face it; no lawmaker was prepared for Libra. Facebook’s digital currency project was unveiled in June 2019 and took the regulatory world by storm, confirming to Silicon Valley that politicians do not understand how the world of digital payments really works.
2019-10-30 18:00 | |
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Central banks across the globe have been reserved in their approach to digitization. These institutions are huge proponents of digital payments channels on a retail level, but when it comes to digitizing all currency, their worst fears kick in.
2019-10-31 18:00 | |
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Coinspeaker China Introduces New Regulatory Agency for Digital Payments and Blockchain ProductsChina has introduced a new body that will be responsible for regulating digital payments, blockchain products and fintech services.
2019-10-30 13:12 | |
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In what has been China’s week for blockchain, The People’s bank of China (PBoC), launched a new certification program to regulate digital currency payments in the country. The new laws will be set up and approved by the authority according to the official report released in a filing dated Oct. 26. The report states the […]
2019-10-30 01:31 | |
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China’s central bank will certify a list of fintech products that are widely used for digital payment and blockchain services with its verification system.
2019-10-30 22:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Uber Dives in Payments and Financial Services Market with Uber MoneyUber has unveiled a new division called Uber Money which will offer its drivers bank accounts along with digital wallets, credit and debit cards, to receive instant payments.
2019-10-29 14:21 | |
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Криптовалютная платформа Bakkt запустит приложение для оплаты товаров и услуг с помощью криптовалюты. Об этом директор по продукту Bakkt Майк Бландина рассказал в блоге компании на Medium. We want to share more about our strategy around unlocking the value of digital assets through consumer payments https://t.
2019-10-29 13:36 | |
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Following the all-time record of 1,179 contracts on October 25, Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s chief product officer, revealed the firm is launching another strategy after announcing its December options launch.
2019-10-29 00:30 | |
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It looks like the Chinese government is going full-throttle on its roadmap to roll out a yuan-pegged digital currency. There’s no official word on a launch date as of yet, but judging by the recent chain of events, it is highly likely that the Chinese Digital Currency or Electronic Payments system (DCEP), will be rolled […] The post China’s DCEP to Be World’s First National Digital Currency, Says CCIE Vice Chairman appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2019-10-29 18:45 | |
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On CNBC’s Squawk Box, Republican Senator Mike Rounds spoke about the state of digital payments in the United States. He proposed that the lack of information in the cryptocurrency space is driving mistrust in the community, and that new regulations should be developed to support new innovation.
2019-10-26 23:30 | |
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Polish news outlet wPolityce reported on October 24, 2019, that Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, the CEO of the controversial Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital was arrested by the Polish authorities on suspicion of money laundering and involvement with an international drug cartel.
2019-10-26 19:00 | |
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The enhanced crypto functionality will let Opera for android users make bitcoin payments from its built-in digital wallet and interact with dapps on TRON.
2019-10-22 10:00 | |
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At the World Digital Mining Summit in Frankfurt, Germany, Bitcoin. com’s CEO Stefan Rust sat down with Jihan Wu, cofounder of Bitmain Technologies and Matrixport. The two discussed how cryptocurrencies being used for payments is spreading and how Bitmain is doing after the bear market last year.
2019-10-22 22:30 | |
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According to Bank of England deputy governor Dave Ramsden, developing a synthetic central bank digital currency is “worth looking at.” Ramsden who oversees payments and fintech said currently, the UK central bank is “very focused” on what needs to be done to provide infrastructure to encourage private innovation. Now, creating a digital currency with other […]
2019-10-20 17:39 | |
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The Central Bank of Cambodia has recently announced that it plans to diminish the costs of cross-border transfers and payments by using a digital wallet based on a blockchain called Bakong, powered by the Hyperledger technology.
2019-10-19 00:05 | |
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Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help.
2019-10-18 08:00 | |
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Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help.
2019-10-18 08:00 | |
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The US Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said yesterday that Facebook must overcome a “core of legal and regulatory challenges” before facilitating payments with its ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra.
2019-10-17 13:44 | |
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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has thrown his weight behind Facebook’s global cryptocurrency project dubbed Libra. The has opined that blockchain-based virtual currencies have the power tix the challenges associated with traditional payments systems, reports The Star on October 15, 2019.
2019-10-17 01:00 | |
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The remittance industry is rapidly evolving: competition is fierce; urgency to quickly enter new markets has never been higher; and customers are demanding fast, low-cost global payments. As one of the world’s largest money transfer companies, MoneyGram is at the head of the pack—forging strategic partnerships and leveraging emerging technologies with the goal of improving … Continued The post MoneyGram CEO to Highlight the Impact of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology at Swell 2019 appeared first on Ripple.
2019-10-16 20:00 | |
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Over the past few months, the confluence of payments and the global economy has never been clearer. With Libra sending tremors from Washington D. C. to Paris, and China unveiling its plan to launch a digital yuan, ill-prepared lawmakers are feeling the brunt of not paying enough attention to the growing digital payments industry.
2019-10-16 09:43 | |
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BitMart Exchange, a premier global digital asset trading platform, recently announced the listing of DigiByte [DGB]. DGB/BTC trading pair will be available starting at 8:00 AM [EDT] on October 15th and the withdraw feature will be available on October 16th.
2019-10-16 09:30 | |
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Despite a crypto ban in China, citizens are still hungry for digital assets and companies around the world are seeking ways to facilitate trading for the burgeoning population. One of the world’s largest exchanges has just confirmed new fiat on-ramps for two of China’s largest ecommerce and social media payments platforms.
2019-10-9 13:13 | |
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A new announcement by Christina Lomazzo and her blockchain team at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), stated that the agency now has a prototype that allows them to accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) donations.
2019-10-9 11:53 | |
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FOIN, a cryptocurrency company and a developer of the transparent payment system FoPay, announced the strategic partnership with Cyclebit, a crypto payment solutions provider. According to the official information, starting from that day, FOIN, the decentralized peer to peer cryptocurrency for the finance sector, along with 20 other top cryptos are accepted at more than 200,000 points of sale in Europe, Asia, and Canada.
2019-10-7 12:30 | |
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Hong Kong residents are reporting that many ATMs are running out of cash entirely. Protestors have been queuing up to withdraw funds in fear that the Chinese government may start monitoring digital payments and freezing assets.
2019-10-7 15:15 | |
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Freelanex is a decentralized platform which provides an environmental system on Blockchain. It represents a unique opportunity for approaching bargains by using a decentralized System with smart contracts, through an interface user friendly.
2019-10-6 09:48 | |
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The commotion around Libra and other stablecoins has caught the attention of a lot of regulators from across the world. The idea of a virtual asset backed by a fiat currency to facilitate payments has taken flight among several mainstream financial institutions, including the likes of JPMorgan.
2019-10-5 23:30 | |
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Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra is reportedly on the verge of losing another one of its partners after Paypal pulled out of a key meeting in Washington on Thursday. According to the Financial Times, all 28 supporters of Facebook’s digital currency project were set to meet and discuss the ways in which Libra could overcome scrutiny from regulators.
2019-10-4 11:10 | |
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Leading cryptocurrency payment processing platform BitPay on October 2, 2019, unveiled support for Ripple’s XRP digital token for business payments and cross-border transactions. BitPay Adds Support for XRP U.
2019-10-3 17:00 | |
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Renowned Swedish furniture store IKEA has used an Ethereum-based token to clear an invoice. According to the Nextweb, the payment was done with a local retailer using blockchainfield digital cash. The payment was enabled by Tradeshift which is a supply chain payments management firm.
2019-10-3 23:43 | |
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Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash are ideally suited to payments. While their popularity increases with growing awareness of the benefits of peer-to-peer electronic cash, mass adoption remains a long-term goal.
2019-10-3 19:00 | |
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While India’s entry into the crypto-landscape seems sluggish at best, Mumbai-based Airpay Payment Services has set out to create a merchant-centered international payments solution in collaboration with InstaReM.
2019-10-2 02:30 | |
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In a bid to bring digital currency payments to the mainstream, UTRUST, a fintech startup, has integrated support for DASH cryptocurrency to provide safe and secure payment options to the nine million registered users of web gaming platform Whow Games.
2019-10-1 21:00 | |
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Wells Fargo plans to offer near real-time payments with Digital Cash, but believes even crypto assets should not exist outside the control of banks.
2019-9-30 11:54 | |
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Japan is considered to be one of the most crypto-friendly places for those looking to spend Bitcoin Cash (BCH). However, Google search results tell an altogether different story. Japan is often listed as one of the top locations to spend BCH, particularly in Tokyo.
2019-9-29 19:20 | |
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As blockchain and digital asset technologies mature, we are seeing tangible use cases emerge. Entrepreneurs and businesses are solving real problems across numerous industries—payments, capital markets, gaming, media and more.
2019-9-25 23:50 | |
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Coinspeaker Stripe’s Valuation Rises to $35B with New $250M InvestmentPayment processing startup Stripe raised $250M in a new round of funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $35B.
2019-9-21 20:08 | |
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Google is officially embracing the super-app strategy popularized by WeChat and Go-Jek, with its Google Pay app in India. The internet giant is launching its new Spot platform, powered by its popular digital payments service.
2019-9-19 15:47 | |
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The results of a cryptocurrency survey conducted by the Dutch banking group, ING, revealed a significant lack of appetite for Facebook's Libra, and its designated use case: Sending payments across social media.
2019-9-18 18:00 | |
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As Ripple continues to grow with its various collaborations and its underlying tech, the blockchain firm’s product RippleNet is also attracting many admirers. RippleNet member and digital cross-border payments provider, InstaReM, is the latest to make news after it announced that it has expanded its geographical footprint to Canada.
2019-9-18 17:15 | |
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Tether has not issued a statement giving a specific reason for blacklisting three addresses, but it has done so before to comply with law enforcement and aid exchanges after cyber attacks.