Tag: Payments
UAE free zone to explore Bitcoin payments for services, lawyer says
Ras Al Khaimah’s recently announced free zone for virtual asset firms will explore accepting crypto payments from companies looking into setting up th [...]
Xapo Bank enables faster Bitcoin payments with Lightning Network
Xapo Bank, an international private bank headquartered in Gibraltar, integrates the Lightning Network to improve its Bitcoin (BTC) capabilities.On Mar [...]
Coinbase no longer accepts payments via Silvergate Bank
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it had terminated its partnership with Silvergate Bank as its U.S. dollar banking partner, citing the [...]
IRS Decision Not to Tax Certain Payments Carries Fiscal Cost
The Biden administration has opted not to tax state payments to residents, a decision that could add to the nation’s fiscal woes.
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Digital Euro Should Prioritize Online, Peer-to-Peer Payments, ECB Says
The slideshow, published for a Wednesday meeting, says other uses such as paying taxes, receiving welfare payments, or even paying in physical stores [...]
France pilots in-store crypto payments as Binance partners with Ingenico
The mainstream adoption of crypto and crypto-based services continues, as more companies are bridging traditional financial (TradFi) solutions with de [...]
Mastercard to allow crypto payments in Web3 via USDC settlements
A partnership between Web3 payment protocol Immersve and payments giant Mastercard will allow users to make crypto payments on digital, physical and t [...]
Bitcoin market cap ‘flips’ payments giant Visa for the 3rd time
A 48% Bitcoin (BTC) price surge since the start of the year has pushed BTC's market cap past that of payment processing giant Visa once again.With the [...]
NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Partners With MoonPay to Offer Credit Card Payments
MoonPay has a similar partnership in place with NFT marketplace LooksRare.
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Brazil’s Largest Public Bank Enables Tax Payments to Be Made With Crypto
“The new digital economy is a catalyst for a future full of advantages. This partnership makes it possible to expand the use of and access to the ecos [...]
Crypto Payments Firm Wirex and Visa Expand Partnership to 40 Countries
Cryptocurrency payments app Wirex has signed a long-term global partnership with Visa that will see the partnership expand its footprint to 40 countri [...]
UAE Plans to Issue a CBDC to Promote Digital Payments
"These digital payment initiatives will drive financial inclusion, promote payment innovation, security and efficiency, and achieve a cashless society [...]
Crypto Payments Firm MoonPay and NFT Marketplace LooksRare Ink New Partnership
"From day one, we've wanted MoonPay to be a platform that increases access and usability for the Web3 community and this partnership is another step i [...]
Payments provider Affirm to sunset crypto program after 19% staff cut
Max Levchin, the CEO of buy-now-pay-later company Affirm, has confirmed that they will be shutting down their “Affirm Crypto Program” amid dampening c [...]
Payments Company Affirm Shutting Down Crypto Business
During the bull market of 2021, Affirm had joined a number of fintech firms in offering clientele the ability to buy and sell crypto.
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