Tagged: crypto payments

August 28, 2022 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NearPay, a crypto finance protocol, has officially launched virtual crypto cards and its Wallet for iOS and Android “to bring the modern digital banking experience to the world of crypto.” NearPay Wallet is now “available on all platforms, including Web, iOS and Android. With NearPay… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research released by specialized payments platform Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) reveals how retailers “may be missing out by not accepting payments in crypto.” A significant 80% of crypto owners “want to pay for goods with their crypto balances but are held back by a lack of… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nebeus, the European cryptocurrency app, has announced a partnership with Modulr, the embedded payments platform, “to augment its offering with accounts, real-time payments and Visa cards.” This move makes Nebeus one of the first European companies “to leverage Modulr’s one-stop card issuing solution across the… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, which claims to be the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, added a reward program to its BitPay Prepaid Card. Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a cash-back rewards platform, is “managing the rewards where the BitPay cardholder automatically receives up to 15 percent… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a crypto and payments ecosystem, has expanded the Wirex Credit program to new regions and “developed additional features.” Their crypto-back credit lines “are now available to UK users and has added WXT as a token to be used as collateral.” Having launched last month… Read More

August 4, 2022 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso, the cryptocurrency platform in Latin America with over 5 million users, and Everest, the “first” licensed crypto custodian offering stablecoins, announced their partnership to provide Everest users “with the ability to receive cross-border transactions from the US, Europe, and Singapore into Mexico.” The Mexico-US… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

French startup Qori has officially launched services, allowing Europeans to make payments in store, remotely or online with their bank or virtual currency wallets without being required to download a proprietary app. The “pay by bank” and “pay by crypto” tech is currently available to… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Pay, a contactless, borderless, and secure user-to-user cryptocurrency payment feature by Binance, recently announced its partnership with Splyt, a superapp enabler with a network of partners in more than 150 countries. The partnership will “allow Binance users to seamlessly access ride-hailing services and experiences… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 1:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a crypto payments firm, has made their recently launched non-custodial wallet more accessible to APAC users “after releasing a new payment method.” The addition of instant bank transfers and local payment systems for Indonesian and Malaysia customers “to purchase crypto on the app will… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dutch startup Fung has reportedly acquired $2.7 million in capital via a pre-seed round for its goal of unifying cryptocurrency and fiat payment channels. Fung’s investment round has been co-led by Global Founders Capital, Kingsway Capital, Kindred Capital, and Karatage. Fung’s management noted that they… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a crypto payments company, is expanding the suite of top-up methods on their non-custodial wallet “for Indian customers.” The addition of this popular payment option to purchase crypto “will make the digital economy more accessible for over 1 billion people in India.” The Wirex… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and MoonPay, the international crypto payments infrastructure provider, has announced the integration of MoonPay’s services into the ZEBEDEE app for Bitcoin gaming, “allowing gamers to top up their Bitcoin balance with credit or debit cards without ever leaving ZEBEDEE.” The worlds of… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 3:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based crypto wallet and payments platform, has announced the launch of Zumo Enterprise, its new B2B ‘Crypto-as-a-Service’ solution that “enables companies to offer crypto products and services to their customers.” The “first of its kind” in the UK, Zumo Enterprise is “the market’s… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercuryo, the cryptocurrency payments firm, has revealed that it has hit 3 million users globally. The key milestone represents an acceleration in growth for the London-based business, having reached 2 million clients only four months back (in January of this year). Mercuryo is an international… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneOf, which claims to be the premier “green” NFT platform for music, sports and bands, is partnering with international crypto payments provider MoonPay “to integrate NFT technology into users’ everyday lives, making the process of purchasing NFTs easier than ever.” As mentioned in an update… Read More

April 24, 2022 @ 8:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiat-crypto payments provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), has teamed up with merchant payment provider, ePayments, in order to provide cryptocurrency payments and services in New Zealand and Australia. ePayments will integrate with Alchemy Pay “to provide to their merchants with crypto payment acceptance, as well as… Read More

April 17, 2022 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Retailers in Singapore can now accept digital payment tokens (DPT), through a new cryptocurrency payment solution introduced by Singapore-based Major Payment Institution FOMO Pay. The new payment method intended for retailers is reportedly “the first such to be developed by a Digital Payment Token (DPT)… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be the leading virtual payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, recently announced its integration with Shopify, unlocking the ability for eligible U.S. Shopify merchants “to receive bitcoin payments from customers globally as U.S. dollars.” Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At BITCOIN 2022, Nium, the global platform for modern money movement, introduced Crypto Accept, an API-based solution that “enables global businesses to accept crypto payments.” Nium Crypto Accept “supports Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) payments at launch, with plans for more currencies in 2023.”: Online… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken is pleased to confirm its support for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, which is “now live for all clients.” Traders now have “an instant and inexpensive way to move Bitcoin on and off the platform.” Going on to explain why you may use… Read More