Latam merchants will be slower in adopting cryptocurrency payments compared to merchants in other regions, according to the latest payments survey conducted by Ripple and the Faster Payments Council. ...
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‘I don’t have any other debt’: I have $40,000 in student loans, but saved $70,000 due to deferred payments. I live in the Bay Area. What should I do with this money?
I am a single 35 year-old with $40,000 remaining in federal student loans. In early 2020, I was super lucky to land a great new job that significantly increased my income. This was the middle of the p...
Bybit Launches Debit Card for Crypto Payments
Bybit, the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of its new debit card that will allow users to make payments and withdraw cash using their cryptocurrency holdings. The Byb...
Ripple Survey Says Overwhelming 97% of Payments Firms Believe That Crypto Could Facilitate Faster Payments
A new survey from Ripple and payments organization Faster Payments Council (FPC) shows that leading payments firms have an optimistic outlook on crypto-enabled solutions. The survey polled nearly 300 ...
Crypto Banking Firm BCB Readies U.S. Dollar Payments to Plug Silvergate Gap
The key differences between BLINC and SEN is that the former is multicurrency and isn’t tied to a single credit institution, such as a Silvergate or Signature Bank, Landsberg-Sadie said. It was not de...
Silvergate terminates crypto payments network as shares plunge to record low
Crypto bank Silvergate has discontinued its digital assets’ payment network because it is a “risk-based decision.” The announcement comes after the bank’s stock fell over 59% last week due to fears of...
Bank Closes Its Crypto Payments Network
Silvergate Capital Corporation was once among the most preferred banking institutions for cryptocurrency business, but the entity has faced numerous issues in the past few weeks. The latest saw the ba...
Ripple Partner Tapped by Western Union for Cross-border Payments in Africa
The partnership would enable customers to receive money from over 200 countries. MFS Africa, a Ripple partner, has partnered with global American financial services giant Western Union. Benjamindada....
Silvergate Crypto Payments Suspended After Suffering $1 Billion Loss
Silvergate Capital has pulled the plug on its Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN) after the bank specializing in digital assets voiced questions about its viability. SEN, the bank’s platform for crypto ...
Xapo Bank Becomes 1st Lender To Enable Near-Instant Bitcoin Payments
Xapo Bank announced it has integrated the Lightning Network and formed a partnership with Lightspark. This collaboration will make the organization the first private bank to accept Lightning payments ...
Silvergate Bank Terminates Crypto Payments Network as Shares Plunge to Record Low – Featured Bitcoin News
Silvergate Bank has discontinued its cryptocurrency payments network. The decision to shut down Silvergate Exchange Network followed the withdrawal of banking relationships by several major cryptocurr...
NFT upstart Blur outstrips OpenSea in creator royalty payments
Listen to this article. As of last month, up-and-coming NFT marketplace Blur began paying more royalties to creators who sell artwork on its platform than OpenSea, the NFT marketplace’s previous bigge...
Nationwide joins banks in hampering UK crypto payments
Building society Nationwide is the latest banking entity to restrict customers’ ability to buy cryptocurrency in the UK, as it bans the use of a credit card to buy crypto and sets a $6,000 limit to an...
Coinbase is no longer accepting, initiating payments with Silvergate
Coinbase said it was no longer accepting or initiating payments to or from Silvergate after the troubled crypto bank said yesterday that it may be “less than well capitalized and was “reev...
Visa Executive Says Payments Giant Not Backing Away From Crypto, Despite Recent Reports
The head of Visa’s crypto department is denying reports that the US payment giant is pausing its digital currency efforts. Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto, tells his Twitter followers that the re...
Klarna Is Not A Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Company
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 23: Paris Hilton attends the Klarna & Paris Hilton House of Y2K … [+] Launch Party on February 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kop...
Xumm Reveals Details of Partnership With Frii for XRPL Powered Retail Payments
The partnership integrates Frii’s innovative POS technology and Xumm’s robust infrastructure to offer a seamless cryptocurrency payment experience. Xumm, in a blog post yesterday, has revealed new det...
600+ Georgia Vendors Now Accepting Shiba Inu Payments
More adoption for Shiba Inu. Shiba Inu (SHIB) Holders can now buy meals at Wendy’s and shop on 600+ Georgia Vendors as they now accept Crypto Payments via Binance Pay. Binance recently announced a new...
BTC Community Wants Elon Musk to Integrate Bitcoin Lightning Payments, Poll Says
Yuri Molchan Recent poll shows that many in BTC community want Lightning Network payments to be added on Twitter Prominent BTC-themed Twitter account “Bitcoin Archive” (@BTC_Archive) has s...
New Binance Partnership Paves Way For In-Store Crypto Payments In France
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage What – According to the announcement, the project will enable users to make payments in crypto at stores via Binance Pay. Why – T...
ECB Says Digital Euro Should Focus on Online Payments First & Onboard Other DeFi Functionality Later
Although yet to decide on a digital euro, the ECB already believes the CBDC should prioritize online payments and peer-to-peer transactions. According to the European Central Bank (ECB), the upcoming ...
ECB plans prioritizing P2P and online payments in digital euro rollout
The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently declared that its digital euro enrollment should prioritize e-commerce and person-to-person payments, with remaining use cases to follow in the second phas...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Payments Accepted at Retail Stores in France via This Partnership
Shiba Inu (SHIB) can now be accepted at retail stores in France thanks to Binance’s partnership with Ingenico, which will enable users to pay in cryptocurrencies through Binance Pay. Top crypto ...
Mastercard Rolls Out System Allowing for Stablecoin Payments Directly From Crypto Wallet
A collaboration between financial services giant Mastercard and web3 tech company Immersve is set to offer a new option for paying physical, digital and metaverse purchases using crypto assets. Immers...
Mastercard Partners Web3 Payment Protocol Immersve to Allow Crypto Payments via USDC
There is no need for Mastercard users to rely on a third party to make a direct crypto payment, they can just use their existing Web3 wallets and private keys to approve payments. Meanwhile, Immersve ...
Mastercard Collaborates with Immersve to Enable Crypto Payments
Mastercard made a deal with Immersve. USDC tokens will be used for transactions. Mastercard, the payment giant, recently collaborated with Immersve, a Web3 payment protocol, to make crypto payments on...
France pilots in-store crypto payments as Binance partners with Ingenico
Mainstream crypto and crypto-based services adoption continues, with more companies bridging traditional financial (TradFi) solutions with decentralized financial (DeFi) solutions. In an announcement ...
Binance Collaborates With French Payments Firm Ingenico
8 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News The alliance facilitates the use of cryptocurrency for payments in France. France is especially important to Binance in light of the MiCA legislation. Binanc...
Binance partners with Ingenico to ease crypto payments in France
Binance, the world’s largest exchange by client count, has partnered with French point of sale (PoS) giant Ingenico to facilitate cryptocurrency payments in France. Binance announced the partnership o...
A record number of Americans are grappling with $1,000 car payments and many drivers can’t keep pace — stay ahead by dodging these 2 loan mistakes
‘Tip of the negative equity iceberg’: A record number of Americans are grappling with $1,000 car payments and many drivers can’t keep pace — stay ahead by dodging these 2 loan mistakes With a re...
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 the metaverse worlds. Once the transaction is succe...
Mastercard to Allow Cryptocurrency Payments in Web 3.0 Using USDC
Payments giant Mastercard has partnered with Immersive to allow users to make crypto payments in the digital, physical, and metaverse worlds. Mastercard Inc has partnered with Web3 payment protocol, I...