One of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in Spain – Telefonica – partnered with the crypto exchange Bit2Me to allow clients to pay for services in digital assets. Cryptocurr...
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Spain’s Telefonica Integrates Crypto Payments in Partnership with Bit2Me
The embrace of Web3.0 is more of a longer-term build-up for Telefonica and it is currently exploring debuting new products and services in the metaverse. Spanish multinational telecommunications compa...
Telefònica accepts payments in Bitcoin- The Cryptonomist
Telefònica, Spain’s leading telecommunications and technology products company, has announced that it will be possible to pay for its services in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies ...
Spain’s Largest Telecom Company Telefónica Now Accepts Crypto Payments
Telefónica, Spain’s largest telecom company, is now accepting cryptocurrency payments for the purchasing of devices or products on its technology marketplace. The crypto payment feature is provided by...
Speedchain Partners with Mastercard to Modernize Commercial Debit and Credit Payments
Leveraging Mastercard technology, Speedchain members will be able to utilize new payment options designed to promote speed and security ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Speedchain Inc., a fintech focused on re...
Spain’s largest telecom company Telefónica accepts Bitcoin payments
Spain’s largest telecom company, Telefónica, has joined other companies around the world in accepting crypto payments. Customers will now be able to use Bitcoin (BTC/USD) and other cryptocurrencies to...
Russia unlikely to choose Bitcoin for cross-border crypto payments: Analysis
Despite Russia pushing the idea of using cryptocurrencies for cross-border payments, the specific digital asset the government plans to adopt for such transactions still remains unclear. Russian autho...
Circle acquires payment services firm Elements
Circle has acquired payment services firm Elements as it looks to scale its own offerings. Jeremy Allaire’s firm hopes to lower the barrier to entry for merchants looking to access the next gene...
Swedish Riksbank Explores Cross-Border Payments in Project Icebreaker – crypto.news
In a press release on Wednesday, the Swedish Central Bank ( Sverige Riksbank) announced that in partnership with the central banks of Norway and Israel, along with the Bank of International Settlement...
Swedish Central Bank Pilots Instant Payments With Retail CBDC
Sweden’s central bank has partnered with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in a project that aims to test out instant payments for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The projec...
These Central Banks Will Test CBDC Use for International Retail Payments
The Central Bank of Sweden, Israel and Norway, along with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched a project called Icebreaker. All the central banks will explore retail CBDC for in...
EU to Ban Crypto Payments for Russians Following ‘Sham’ Referenda
The final decision on banning crypto payments for Russians has not been finalized yet as all the EU member states are still subject to the agreement. After a series of sanctions against Russia in resp...
Israel, Norway and Sweden central banks partner with BIS to explore CBDC payments
The Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, has reported it will be partnering with the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden to explore international retail and remittance payments use cases...
Sweden’s central bank tests CBDC for retail and international remittance payments
Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, along with the central banks of Israel and Norway and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is exploring the use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) ...
Bitcoin Payments Company Strike Raises $80 Million in Series B Round
Bitcoin payments company Strike has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round. Venture capital firm Ten31, which focuses on Bitcoin companies, led the round but Washington University in St. Loui...
BIS concludes CBDC pilot with cross-border payments totalling $22M transacted
A pilot project involving four Asian central bank digital currencies (CBDC) involving real-value transactions was completed on Sept. 23, according to a LinkedIn post by Bank for International Settleme...
Strike Secures $80m in Funding to Propel Instant Bitcoin Payments
Strike raised $80 million in funding to revamp BTC payments for top financial institutions, marketplaces, and merchants. Jack Mallers, the CEO and founder of Strike, pointed out: “We’re moving f...
Strike Raises $80 Million to Revolutionize Bitcoin Payments
– Advertisement – Global Payments Facilitator, Strike, Has Raised $80 Million Funding To Advance Innovative Payment System For Consumers And Merchants. Strike raised $80 million to further...
Russian Exchanges Ready to Launch International Crypto Payments, Lawmaker Reveals – Coinotizia
The largest exchanges in Russia are ready to begin operating with cryptocurrencies right after authorities legalize cross-border settlements in crypto, according to a leading member of the Russian par...
Russian Exchanges Ready to Launch International Crypto Payments, Lawmaker Reveals – Exchanges Bitcoin News
The largest exchanges in Russia are ready to begin operating with cryptocurrencies right after authorities legalize cross-border settlements in crypto, according to a leading member of the Russian par...
Japanese Financial Behemoth Nomura Invests in Payments Firm Fnality – crypto.news
Japanese banking giant Nomura has invested in Fnality, a global banking consortium focusing on developing a blockchain-based payment system to support the adoption of tokenized assets and marketplaces...
Banking giant Nomura invests in payments firm Fnality
Japanese banking giant Nomura has invested in London-based blockchain payments firm Fnality, according to an announcement from Fnality on Monday. The financial services firm will also join Fnality’s ...
Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A Funding Round – Coinotizia
The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with an additional $5 million capital raise. This brings to $7 million the total capital ...
Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A Funding Round – Fintech Bitcoin News
The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with an additional $5 million capital raise. This brings to $7 million the total capital ...
Crypto Payments May Not Help Russia Bypass Sanctions, Experts Say – Finance Bitcoin News
Russia is preparing to authorize international crypto payments but people involved in the industry doubt this would allow the country to circumvent sanctions. At the same time, the United States has b...
CertiK Uncovers Suspicious $2.4M Payments Into Tornado Cash
Bitcoin News The money movement is linked to the October 2021 BXH Exchange breach. GitHub reinstated the Tornado Cash code in “read-only” mode. On Saturday, crypto security company CertiK said that it...
Virtuzone Opens Its Heart to Crypto Payments
Virtuzone – a company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that assists with business formations and provides corporate services – has announced it will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments. Vir...
Russia Starts Developing Mechanism for International Crypto Payments – Finance Bitcoin News
Financial authorities in Russia have begun work on a mechanism to facilitate the employment of cryptocurrencies for settlements with other nations amid sanctions. The country’s central bank and financ...
Mendoza, Argentina Will Permit Crypto Tax Payments
Mendoza – a province in the western region of Argentina and the fifth most populous area in the country – says it’s allowing residents to use cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to pay for taxes and other c...
Payments Giant Stripe Now Supports Crypto Payouts for Freelancers in USDC
Alex Dovbnya USDC payments could be a game-changer for those freelancers who do not have access to a bank account Payments giant Stripe has enabled payouts in Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin for f...