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The case for crypto platforms – Regulation for survival?

03 Sep 21 @ 09:47

Is it fair to say that cryptocurrency and crypto platforms in general have been talked about a lot? What about regulation of crypto platforms? Probably also a headline grabber, but... read more

BIS ramps up Project Dunbar multi country cross-border CBDC transactions

02 Sep 21 @ 09:56

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and four central banks will test the use of CBDC for cross-border transactions, as global regulators seek to improve the speed and movement of... read more

Worldline and Bitcoin Suisse offer crypto payment to 85,000 merchants in Switzerland

01 Sep 21 @ 10:36

Worldline and Bitcoin Suisse have announce the go-live of their omnichannel crypto payment solution for the more than 85’000 Swiss merchants in the Worldline network. Now all merchants in Switzerland... read more

US and European processors jostle for pole position in Europe

31 Aug 21 @ 12:48

The pace of evolution in Europe’s payment market is evident in all areas – including processors. Sweeping changes in consumer payment behaviour, merchant acceptance and democratisation of services have produced... read more

Crypto in Switzerland: bringing Swiss tradition to cryptocurrencies

31 Aug 21 @ 12:35

For centuries, elites across Europe and the world have flocked to Swiss banking as a safe haven for their assets. With the digital revolution continuing and cryptocurrencies gathering momentum, Switzerland... read more

Jamaica launches first version of Central Bank Digital Currency

26 Aug 21 @ 08:53

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the inaugural minting of Jamaica’s first batch of central bank digital currency (CBDC). A total of J$230 million dollars in CBDC will be issued... read more

PayPal allows UK users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies

23 Aug 21 @ 12:11

PayPal has announced that UK users can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies through the payment platform for the first time, the service launched in the US in 2020. The... read more

Facebook digital wallet Novi ready for market launch

19 Aug 21 @ 11:06

Facebook has announced it will launch the Novi digital wallet tied to the Diem blockchain-based payment system, having received the necessary regulatory clearances. David Marcus, chief of Facebook’s financial services... read more

Infographic: Cryptocurrency at POS as a means of payment

19 Aug 21 @ 10:44

As is widely known, PayPal and Square have announced they are accepting cryptocurrency at POS as a means of payment, while Visa and Mastercard have also recently confirmed they will... read more

Feature: Cryptocurrency acceptance – Digital currencies hit the mainstream

13 Aug 21 @ 11:42

In the last eighteen months, even formerly “anti” gurus such as JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein have changed their tune on cryptocurrency. Having previously described the... read more

Could the Boston Fed and MIT digital currency displace crypto in the US?

06 Aug 21 @ 14:57

How soon can the Fed create an effective central bank digital currency? Last year the Boston Fed asked researchers at MIT to embark on a project to build and test... read more

PayPal looks to launch crypto trading in the UK

03 Aug 21 @ 15:24

PayPal says it is going to use the United Kingdom as the next market in which to expand its crypto trading services. According to the company’s Q2 earnings call, PayPal has done... read more

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Visa strengthens fraud defences with BioCatch acquisition

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant's larges... more

Fiserv and Mastercard expand strategic alliance

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merch... more

RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2bn

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2... more