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Major US Retailer Ditches Visa – Now Considering Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
US retail giant, Kroger, is no longer accepting Visa credit cards at its chain of Smith’s food and drug stores. So Anthony Pompliano tweeted an offer to hook them up with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network nationwide. дальше »
2019-3-3 19:00
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Sick of It! Kroger Bans Visa Credit Cards For Payments at Regional Supermarket Chain
Kroger is fed up with Visa’s outrageous fees. Instead of forking over the money to the credit card network, it will stop allowing its Smith’s Food & Drug Stores to accept Visa credit card payments. дальше »
2019-3-2 23:07
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Visa and Mastercard Need to Adopt Cryptocurrencies to Stay in Business – Analyst
Lisa Ellis, a partner, and Senior Equity Analyst at MoffettNathanson has revealed in a note that cryptocurrency technology will be the future of payments and private payment companies like Visa and Mastercard will have to adopt it to avoid being edged out of the market. дальше »
2019-3-2 20:40
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Bitcoin is ‘Potentially Disruptive’ to PayPal & Visa: Analyst
Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency won’t supplant PayPal and credit cards as payment options yet, but they could in due time. That’s the assessment of Lisa Ellis, an equity analyst with sell-side research firm MoffettNathanson. дальше »
2019-2-28 01:45
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Mastercard, Visa Greed Could be the Catalyst For Merchants Accepting Bitcoin
Visa and Mastercard are reportedly on the cusp of hiking fees they charge merchants who accept credit and debit cards. They could hike the fees they charge merchants as early as April, according to the Wall Street Journal. дальше »
2019-2-20 10:13
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Visa, Mastercard Plan To Increase Transaction Fees; Cryptocurrencies Don’t
Visa and Mastercard are planning to increase transaction fees for US merchants who accept card payments, Reuters reports. The hikes, which come into effect in April 2019, are likely to further damage already the fragile relationship between payment providers and merchants. дальше »
2019-2-16 22:00
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My Bank App is Better Than Bitcoin for Payments (And That’s Fine)
The cryptocurrencies are faster and cheaper narrative has fizzled out as banks have embraced digital payments in recent years, improving customer experience and usability. Sure, buying a beer with a QR-code may give you a warm and fuzzy feeling, but it isn’t the problem Bitcoin solves. дальше »
2019-2-3 23:00
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Tron Price Analysis: TRX Drop 5.2% as Binance plan for Fiat Purchases
Tron price is down 5. 2 percent a few days after BTT launch Like CoinBase, Binance will soon allow Visa and MasterCard purchases Participation level shrink by more than half from 25 million to less than 15 million After days of impressive performance, TRX is now slowing down. дальше »
2019-1-31 20:00
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Visa Announces New Agreement with NFL, Targets First Cashless Super Bowl
CoinSpeaker Visa Announces New Agreement with NFL, Targets First Cashless Super Bowl Visa and the NFL plan to turn the Super Bowl cashless after announcing an extension of their partnership agreement to 2025. дальше »
2019-1-30 14:53
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Why a Major VC Investor Believes Bitcoin Will Overtake Market Cap of Visa at $302 Billion
“Long Bitcoin (BTC), short the bankers” has long been the war cry of crypto’s diehards, known for their use of rhetoric to convey a point. While many cynics cast aside these enthusiasts as near-religious zealots, blinded by “magical internet money,” these anti-establishment tones were validated on Tuesday, as reports arose that a legendary financial services provider was. дальше »
2019-1-23 18:00
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Researches from MIT, Stanford Set to Replace Bitcoin with Their Groundbreaking Crypto Project
CoinSpeaker Researches from MIT, Stanford Set to Replace Bitcoin with Their Groundbreaking Crypto Project The so-called Unit-e, developed by the researchers, is cryptocurrency able to process 10,000 transactions per second. дальше »
2019-1-18 12:46
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Satoshi’s Vision ‘Not a New VISA’ But An Alternative to Banks, Says Dan Held
Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto wanted it to be an “alternative to banks,” not a “new VISA,” cryptocurrency veteran and former Blockchain executive Dan Held has said. What’s In A ‘Vision’? In a series of tweets January 14, Held became the latest well-known figure to take issue with pundits who claim Bitcoin’s intended purpose is primarily as a currency for payments. дальше »
2019-1-16 05:00
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Crypto Investor: Bitcoin (BTC) May Surpass Market Caps of Visa & Mastercard In 3 Years
Focus On Bitcoin, Not BTC Since Bitcoin (BTC) burst onto the digital scene in 2009, the innovation, first headed by Satoshi Nakamoto, has been lauded as an optimized, decentralized version of Visa, Mastercard, and the like. дальше »
2019-1-16 00:08
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The Daily: Best Selling Authors Introduce Bitcoin to Followers
In the first edition of The Daily for 2019, we feature two best selling authors from outside the cryptocurrency community that recently used their social media reach to introduce the idea of Bitcoin to their numerous followers. дальше »
2019-1-1 13:00
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Chatter Report: Troutner Proposes Stablecoin on BCH, Sztorc: Austrian Economics ’Unnecessary’
In today’s roundup of crypto chatter, Chris Troutner and Andreas Brekken play around with the idea of building an algorithmic stablecoin on BCH. Vin Armani debates with Painted Frog on Bitcoin’s similarities to Visa. дальше »
2018-12-31 11:00
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Visa Acquisition of Earthport UK May Lead to a Huge Partnership With Ripple
Visa Inc. an American Financial Services Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire Ripple’s partner, a UK-based financial service company, Earthport. The agreement states that Visa will pay 198 million pounds which equals $251 million for the financial service company. дальше »
2018-12-30 09:47
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Visa Buys Ripple-Partnered British Fintech “Earthport Plc”
The use of blockchain technologies continues to be an area of interest for banks and financial services, and Visa has decided to take a step forward and acquire Earthport Plc, a British fintech focused on enabling international payment solutions using DLTs. дальше »
2018-12-29 20:56
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Visa приобретает партнера Ripple компанию Earthport
Visa намерена купить Earthport, британскую фирму по переводу платежей, которая является одним из партнеров Ripple. Интересен вопрос, станет ли Visa сотрудничать с Ripple? Как стало известно, американская многонациональная корпорация финансовых услуг Visa Inc, достигла соглашения по приобретению британской компании по предоставлению трансграничных платежей, известной как Earthport PLC, за 198 млн фунтов стерлингов ($250,6 млн). дальше »
2018-12-29 20:45
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A Cashless Society – Utopia or Dystopia?
From Stockholm to New York, major global hubs are ditching cash for cards. As contactless payment devices including smartphones and smartwatches proliferate, hard currency is falling out of favor. дальше »
2018-12-4 01:50
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Bitcoin Closes Gap Between Self and MasterCard in Daily Transfers
In 2008 the cryptocurrency market was introduced as an alternative to the finance industry. The cryptocurrency market flourished over the last ten years and has a projected growth that takes its technology becoming ‘the’ next finance industry backbone. дальше »
2018-11-22 17:43
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PR: Lightning Fast Stablecoin USDX Launches Token Sale
Stablecoins have been a hot topic in 2018, and many different companies are creating cryptocurrencies for P2P payments. The USDX Wallet payment system stands out from these overly complicated and undeveloped projects by delivering rapid and secure transactions with the ease of sending a text. дальше »
2018-11-20 21:30
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Stop Using “Transactions Per Second:” Bitcoin’s More Than That
While bitcoin serves many functions, one its most substantial uses is as a payment system. Typically the metric that has been used to compare Bitcoin to companies like VISA, Paypal, or even newer blockchains that tout higher transaction capacity, is through how many transactions the system can handle, usually seen as transaction per second (tps). дальше »
2018-11-19 16:00
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Bitcoin ATMs Most Common Scam Payment Method in Australia
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned taxpayers to be “on high alert” for phone scammers demanding payment through bitcoin ATMs. It said payments via BTC cash machines have now overtaken iTunes vouchers as the most common method of scam payment reported to the tax authority. дальше »
2018-11-15 07:35
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Movie ICO Bablos (BABLOS) Promises 1,4x
Exclusive listing of the Bablos token has been held on the EXMO crypto-exchange, the largest in Eastern Europe. Bablos is an ICO project connected with a new vampire saga “Empire V”. The film is being shot in Russia based on the novel by the cult writer Victor Pelevin – Russian Frederick Begbeder. ICO Bablos broke […] дальше »
2018-11-10 13:18
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Visa CEO: Crypto Not Of Interest – Yet
Despite its infiltration of some of the largest names in the payments game, crypto won’t be creeping onto the radar of Visa anytime soon unless the young asset-class steps up its game, the company’s chief whip stated Thursday. дальше »
2018-10-28 05:00
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Visa Says Cryptocurrencies Are not a Threat, Might Adopt Crypto Assets in the Future
Visa CEO Al Kelly doesn’t see cryptocurrencies posing a threat to Visa in the near future, and said that the financial services giant won’t get into the cryptocurrency business until they become more traditional payment instruments, CNBC reported on October 25, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-28 01:00
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The Daily: September Losses for Most Traders, Crypto Debit Cards Shipped in Singapore
The majority of cryptocurrency traders recorded losses on their investments last month, according to a report we’ve covered in The Daily. In this edition, we also look at the new debit cards allowing customers in Singapore to spend cryptocurrencies anywhere Visa is accepted and the decision of a large cryptocurrency mining company to move one […] The post The Daily: September Losses for Most Traders, Crypto Debit Cards Shipped in Singapore appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-10-27 16:52
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Four Solutions That Will Make the Crypto Market To Boom And Exceed Visa Capitalization
Probably many of us remember the news that the market value of bitcoins has already exceeded the capitalization of PayPal. Despite the continuing decline in the cryptocurrency market, slowly but surely, cryptocurrency market cap tends upward, stepping on the toes of the Visa transaction value. дальше »
2018-10-27 13:32
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CEO of Visa Open to Embrace Cryptocurrency if the Market Moves that Direction
In an interview with Mad Money’s Jim Cramer, the CEO of Visa Al Kelly pointed out how the firm is open to support digital currencies in the future at any point when the demand and adoption raises to the required as seen from them level. дальше »
2018-10-27 00:42
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Visa CEO Plays Down Cryptocurrency Threat, Indicates Possible Intervention
Visa chief executive officer Alfred Kelly has said that cryptocurrencies are not a significant threat to his company’s electronic payments hegemony. He nevertheless indicated that the legacy financial intermediary may move into handling cryptocurrency if there is an incentive to do so. дальше »
2018-10-27 00:15
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‘Visa Will Support Crypto When It Becomes A Real Payment Instrument’ – CEO Al Kelly
Visa CEO Al Kelly appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer on October 25th, 2018 and stayed confidently that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are no threat to the global payment giant’s industry dominance. дальше »
2018-10-27 23:45
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Генеральный директор Visa не видит в криптовалюте угрозы
Аль Келли, исполнительный директор Visa, говорит, что криптоактивы не представляют особой угрозы для гиганта финансовых услуг, по крайней мере на ближайшем временном отрезке, отметив при этом, что их сервис кредитных карт готов внедрить криптовалюту в свою систему платежей, если цифровые активы станут более устойчивыми. дальше »
2018-10-27 20:40
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Visa CEO: We May Move To Adopt Crypto Assets
Amid Mastercard’s unexpected push for a patent outlining “fractional reserve” banking for crypto assets, the CEO of Visa has claimed that cryptocurrencies aren’t a pertinent threat to the stability of legacy financial systems. дальше »
2018-10-26 14:07
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VISA запускает проект цифровой идентификации на блокчейне
Visa готовится представить новую блокчейн-систему цифровой идентификации клиентов. Она будет использоваться для трансграничных платежей, предположительно, уже с первого квартала 2019. Об этом говорится в пресс-релизе проекта. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:07
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Visa внедрит Hyperledger Fabric в сервис для корпоративных платежей B2B Connect
Компания Visa внедрит технологию Hyperledger Fabric в сервис для корпоративных платежей B2B Connect. Об этом говорится в блоге компании. Сервис B2B Connect позволит бизнесу проводить большие трансграничные операции максимально безопасно и прозрачно. дальше »
2018-10-23 13:20
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Visa Looking to Launch Blockchain Solution for B2B Cross-Border Payments
In a bid to make it easier for financial institutions to send cross-border payments globally, in a fast, secure and cost-efficient way, Visa is joining forces with IBM and Bottomline Technologies to launch its B2B Connect distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution powered by Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric framework by the first quarter of 2019, reported Finextra on October 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-23 13:00
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Visa Partners With IBM to Launch Blockchain-Based Digital Identity System
Visa announced Sunday that it is readying a blockchain-based digital identity system in partnership with IBM for use with B2B Connect, its international payment service. Visa Head of Global Business Solutions Kevin Phalen stated in the official press release: “B2B Connect will facilitate payments for financial institutions for a variety of industry verticals, including supply chain, […] The post Visa Partners With IBM to Launch Blockchain-Based Digital Identity System appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2018-10-23 23:47
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Visa CEO: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Not “Much Use” to Company
The CEO of Visa Inc. has stated that he does not think that blockchain technology or cryptocurrency is useful to the international credit card company. In an address at Boston College yesterday, Alfred F. дальше »
2018-9-28 22:00
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Bitpay and BTC.com Team: 1 Million Users Gain Access to $1 Billion Merchant Market
BTC. com has announced its wallet will enable Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 70 (BIP-70) for payment transactions, which is especially helpful between customers and merchants, becoming an industry standard of sorts. дальше »
2018-9-27 13:25
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Крупнейший банк Таиланда присоединился к тестам платформе Visa B2B Connect
Kasikornbank (KBank), один из крупнейших банков Таиланда, стал первым финансовым учреждением страны, присоединившимся к пилотной программе платежной блокчейн-платформы Visa B2B Connect. Решение, призванное обеспечить быстрое и надежное проведение трансграничных платежей, разрабатывалось платежной компанией с 2016 года. дальше »
2018-9-24 17:34
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$6.2 Billion Fine Paid by Major Banks, Will Merchants Switch Over to Crypto?
On Sept. 18, Visa, Mastercard and three major banks paid $6. 2 billion in an antitrust settlement for forcing merchants to pay swipe fees and preventing them from utilizing other methods of payment. дальше »
2018-9-21 16:00
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Credit Card Cartels Landed With $6.2 Billion Price-Fixing Bill
Visa and Mastercard have run up the mother of all credit card bills. The monopolistic payment providers had been embroiled in a long-running lawsuit instigated by merchants protesting their excessive fees. дальше »
2018-9-20 06:25
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Bitcoin ATMs Targeted by Malware for Sale in Underground Markets
Malware aimed at Bitcoin ATMs is being sold in underground markets, according to Trend Micro security researchers. For $25,000, malware exploiting a service vulnerability allows users to nab bitcoin price equivalent in euros, USD, or British pounds. дальше »
2018-9-8 09:20
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Asia’s First Cryptocurrency Visa Debit Card Set to Launch in Singapore
Hong Kong-based blockchain start-up named Crypto. com is set to launch Asia’s first cryptocurrency enabled Visa debit card. Per a report on South China Morning Post on September 5, 2018, the firm has applied for a license and plans to issue 100,000 cards globally over the next two months, starting with Singapore. дальше »
2018-9-7 13:00
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Bitcoin Has Already Edged Out PayPal In Transaction Volume, But Could It Ever Beat Visa?
In the last few years, the crypto world has seen a sharp upscale both in the introduction of new promising tokens and an increase in transaction volumes. In 2018, Bitcoin alone is already hitting the $1. дальше »
2018-9-1 15:50
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Bitcoin Transaction Volume Tops PayPal, Creeps Up on Visa
To many, Bitcoin’s shot at “real-world” utility is defined by the yardstick of Visa’s transactional throughput; yet, the original cryptocurrency now purportedly handles more annual transacted value than PayPal—and appears to be gaining on Visa, fast. дальше »
2018-8-26 10:00
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Bitcoin’s Volatility Renders it Useless as a Payment Method, Says Former PayPal CEO
Bill Harris has made clear his view on cryptos several times. The former PayPal CEO has in the past described Bitcoin as the ‘greatest scam in history’ and a massive ‘pump and dump scheme.’ Harris recently reiterated his stand, further claiming that all the praise that Bitcoin has been receiving as an efficient payment method […] дальше »
2018-8-18 17:00
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Scalability is Blockchain’s Biggest Problem But it Can Be Resolved
Cryptocurrencies are continuing to become more mainstream. With each passing day, the number of daily Bitcoin transactions inches upward. The problem is, we still haven’t found a way to solve the scalability problem. дальше »
2018-8-10 14:00
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The payment and ID Blockchain platform Nuggets will now be joined by Visa’s former MD
Kevin Jenkins, the former Managing Director of Visa has joined the board of blockchain payments and identity brand Nuggets. Nuggets has already been making dramatically rapid progress in the worldwide payments area, especially recently in China. дальше »
2018-8-2 01:28
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Former Visa Managing Director Joins Blockchain Payment and ID Platform
Nuggets, a payment and ID platform based on blockchain technology, has managed to attract former Visa Managing Director Kevin Jenkins to its board as a Non-Executive Director. All Aboard the Blockchain Train An experienced veteran in regulated environments, Kevin Jenkins is the new Non-Executive Director of Nuggets — a payment and ID platform based on blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-8-2 01:00
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