Bitcoin payment platform OpenNode closes $20M Series A funding

OpenNode, a bitcoin payment processor and infrastructure provider, announced today it has closed a $20 million Series A funding round. UK-based Kingsway led the round, which also included Twitter, Tim...

Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode raises $20M from Twitter and others

advertisement OpenNode, a crypto startup that helps merchants accept bitcoin payments from customers, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round and is now valued at $220 million. UK-based Kin...

LINE to Offer BTC, ETH for Payment Options and Introduce token in March

Messenger app LINE is considering adding cryptocurrencies to its payment options and officially launching its native LINK token (LN) in March. Per its announcement, users can use “the LINK at so...

Crypto payment app Wirex rolls out USA offering » CryptoNinjas

The team of Wirex, a crypto payment platform with wallet and debit card, announced today that Wirex has launched in the USA. Wirex USA offers the ability to buy, hold, exchange, and sell US dollars as...

U.S. Introduced Crypto Tax Fairness Act to Adopt Crypto As Payment Method

The U.S lawmakers have released Crypto Tax Fairness Act on Monday to accelerate cryptocurrencies’ adoption in the mainstream. The act aims to make digital currency legitimate as a payment method. This...

American Dream megamall nearly empties its reserves to make a bond payment

American Dream megamall and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, N.J. After more than 17 years in the making, it finally opened October 25, 2019. Then came the coronoavirus pandemic. Timothy A. C...

Mystery $17mn Payment By FC Barcelona Could Relate To Potential Criminal Case And Griezmann

A mystery payment could be tied to a criminal case at FC Barcelona. Getty Images FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta held a press conference on Tuesday where he gave a rundown of the club’s fina...

‘No, no, no, no, no!’ My wife and I are close to retirement, but we want to buy a house. Should I empty my 401(k) for the down payment?

Dear MarketWatch, My wife and I have been renting for many years, and we think it’s time to buy our first house. We live in Westchester County, N.Y., and we are looking for a home in the $450,000 to $...

Solana Announces Payment Functionality, Here’s How It Looks

Solana users will be able to leverage a new payment functionality. Per an official post from Sheraz Shere, Head of Payments at Solana Labs (SL), the network has the potential to achieve a long-term vi...

Accenture will develop the national instant payment platform

PRESS RELEASE DUBAI; Feb. 2, 2022 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to lead a consortium of companies to help execute its National Payment Systems Strate...

PayPal Growth Slows in Q4 2021, Payment Volume Reached $1.25 Trillion

According to a financial report for the quarter, PayPal growth has slowed across various metrics in Q4 2021. One major contributing factor was supply chain challenges. Financial technology company Pay...

LATAM payment wallet AstroPay integrates crypto with BTC, BCH, LTC, and ADA » CryptoNinjas

AstroPay, a Latin American-based payment & e-wallet solution, announced it has integrated crypto with a new buy and sell option on its app and web app. The AstroPay wallet supports Bitcoin, Bitcoi...

Software firm LAB577 acquired by crypto payment and liquidity provider BCB Group » CryptoNinjas

BCB Group, a European provider of business accounts, cryptocurrency, and foreign exchange market liquidity, announced today that it has acquired LAB577, a software engineering venture studio at the ne...

JawsTec 1st 3D printing company to accept Bitcoin as payment

With bitcoin becoming more widely used among consumers and retailers, JawsTec has announced that they are now offering bitcoin as a method of payment for their 3d printing services.  JawsTec hopes to ...

Diem Association confirms sale of crypto payment network to Silvergate

Silvergate Capital Corporation will acquire the Diem Payment network’s intellectual property and other assets, the Diem Association and Silvergate announced today.  The assets include developmen...

Arculus’ Crypto Wallet to Boost Payment Card Firm CompoSecure’s Revenue: Needham

Hardware crypto wallet Arculus will aid its owner CompoSecure’s (CMPO) revenue as it seeks to gain ground on cold storage competitors such as Ledger and Trezor, Needham equity research analyst John To...

Binance Begins Allowing EUR Deposits and Withdrawals via SEPA Payment Network – Exchanges Bitcoin News

Crypto exchange Binance has partnered with Paysafe to allow EUR deposits and withdrawals via the SEPA payment network. “The full re-opening of SEPA channels will scale up across the markets in due cou...

‘This feels very unfair.’ I’m 73 and worked full-time in education. Over 17 years, I made only one late payment on my student loans. I still owe $12K. Can you help?

Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m 73 years old. I took out student loans in 1999 and consolidated in 2004. I have made only one late payment in the 17 years I’ve repaid. I worked full time at two...

Apple to Rival Square by Turning iPhones Into Payment Terminals

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. is planning a new service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware, according to people with knowledge of the ...

Thailand Announces Cryptocurrency Will Be Regulated as Means of Payment – Regulation Bitcoin News

Thailand has announced that cryptocurrency will be regulated as a means of payment for goods and services “to avert potential impacts on the country’s financial stability and economic system.” The ann...

Thailand all set to regulate cryptocurrency as means of payment

The Bank of Thailand (BOT), in association with Thailand’s Security And Exchange Commission (SEC)  and Ministry of Finance (MOF), will jointly be spearheading the endeavor of regulating cryptocurrency...

Thailand To Regulate Cryptocurrencies As Means of Payment

The financial authorities of Thailand have all teamed up in a bid to come up with regulations that will limit the use of digital assets as a means of payment in the region. Additionally, the regulator...

Musk Asks McDonald’s to Take Dogecoin as Payment

Elon Musk tweeted, saying that he will eat a happy meal on television if McDonald’s accepts Dogecoin. “I will eat a happy meal on tv if @McDonalds accepts Dogecoin,” Musk, chief executive of Tesla Inc...

Elon Musk Bets McDonalds to Accept Dogecoin (DOGE) As Payment

Elon Musk’s love for Dogecoin seems never ending. Despite ongoing market crash, Tesla CEO today announced to eat a McDonalds happy meal live on TV if McDonalds accepts Dogecoin as payment. This is not...

Ubitquity launches new crypto payment solution for real estate transactions » CryptoNinjas

Ubitquity, a blockchain-secured platform for real estate and title recordkeeping, announced it has officially launched its UbitquityPay solution for residential and commercial real estate deals using ...

Thailand To Regulate Use Of Cryptocurrencies For Payment

The Bank of Thailand (BOT), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) have jointly decided to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange. They cite threa...

Thai Authorities Plan to Regulate Crypto as Means of Payment

Thailand’s financial authorities plan to regulate the use of digital assets as a means of payment for goods and services, the Bank of Thailand, Ministry of Finance, and the Securities and Exchan...

No DOGE payment: McDonald teases crypto investors over market dip?

TL;DR Breakdown: McDonald poked fun at cryptocurrency investors amid the current state of the market. The company said it’s evaluating its payment experience, in response to a tweet about adding Dogec...

Bulgaria to Introduce Crypto Payment Options

For a country currently not in the Eurozone, Bulgaria plans to introduce a government-backed digital currency payment initiative “in short to medium term.” According to a Bloomberg report, citing Asse...

New Payment System Seeking to Bolster Intra-African Trade Goes Live – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

A new continent-wide payment system that seeks to strengthen African fiat currencies, as well as to boost intra-Africa trade, recently went live. Discussions about onboarding more African countries ar...

Consumers Flock To Mobile Payment Apps, Crypto, And Contactless Payments

Mobile Payment Apps, Cryptocurrency Grow in Popularity An increasing number of consumers are using mobile payment apps and owning cryptocurrency. According to a new survey, adoption and usage of mobil...

Bulgaria’s finance minister says country is exploring crypto payment options: report

Assen Vassilev, Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Minister of Finance, said the EU member nation is exploring options for rolling out a crypto payment mechanism. According to a Friday ...