Bitcoin

07 Mar 16 @ 16:11

Bitcoin is not going to be a major disruptor in payments- but the blockchain could be, and financial institutions around the world are exploring options to leverage it in different... read more

15 Feb 16 @ 18:19

Following on from the initial investigation in September 2015, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared banks of any wrongdoing in its inquiry into the withdrawal of banking services... read more

01 Feb 16 @ 15:53

Payments Cards & Mobile, the award-winning publisher, and American Express, a leading global payments brand, have partnered with payments consulting firm Accourt to conduct a survey on the state of Digital Payments.... read more

29 Jan 16 @ 11:27

Following the announcement by more than 20 of the world’s largest banks that they are collaborating to develop common standards for Blockchain technology, PCM examines the implications of a decentralised,... read more

13 Jan 16 @ 11:12

For most investors, the major story of 2015 was the expectation and eventual fulfillment of a rate hike, signalling the start of tightening monetary policy in the United States. This... read more

13 Jan 16 @ 11:04

The Royal Canadian Mint’s fledgling digital currency program, MintChip, has been acquired by local startup NanoPay which has plans to commercialize the technology this year. NanoPay, which has developed a mobile payment service it says... read more

06 Jan 16 @ 11:35

Whilst many will put 2015 down as the year of hype for Bitcoin, this infograph shows that the predictions for the cryptocurrency are still grand.  

27 Nov 15 @ 13:11

Bitcoin is a powerful and successful digital currency. Based on cryptography and a decentralized ledger, it has simultaneously been heralded as the future of finance and a gateway to the... read more

24 Nov 15 @ 08:40

Coinbase has announced its intention to roll out its first bitcoin debit card in the US, in an effort to encourage mainstream adoption of the cryptocurrency on the high street. The... read more

20 Nov 15 @ 12:02

BNP Paribas, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ING, MacQuarie and Wells Fargo are the latest major financial institutions to partner with distributed ledger startup R3 CEV. With the announcement, R3... read more

26 Oct 15 @ 14:24

Last week, P2P Bitcoin company Abra, announced that it will soon be available to all registered users in the US and Philippines and will also now offer services enabling merchants to... read more

22 Oct 15 @ 14:29

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin exchange transactions should be exempt from VAT. The ECJ ruling stated that bitcoin transactions “are exempt from VAT under the... read more