Tagged: crypto payments

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

March 25, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based crypto wallet and payments platform, has appointed Dagmara Aldridge as its first Chief People and Culture Officer as it “seeks to reflect Future of Work trends and the latest neuroscience teachings.” With 15 years’ leadership and coaching experience, Dagmara, who was previously… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay, the international crypto payments infrastructure provider, has announced the appointment of James Freis as Special Advisor for Global Financial and Regulatory Affairs. James Freis, an advisory lawyer, financial executive and ex-Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a tech firm building financial infrastructure for the Internet, confirmed that Blockchain.com has “chosen Stripe to facilitate payments, mitigate fraud risk, and improve revenue management.” Established in 2011, Blockchain.com was one of the early infrastructure “pioneers” of the Bitcoin community. As of January 2022,… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 1:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CarNow, the automotive industry’s digital retailing firm, recently announced a partnership with Cion Digital, offering clients a way to purchase and finance vehicles using cryptocurrency via “an integration with CarNow’s Real-Time Retail™ platform.” Cion Digital’s “ready-to-deploy” modular payments and lending platform offers firms with access… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech Deel notes that if your business holds money in stablecoin USDC, then you can pay your monthly Deel invoice for your team’s earnings in USDC “directly from your Coinbase account.” Deel‘s management recently confirmed that they are (reportedly) the first company… Read More

February 19, 2022 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency donations have increased considerably along with the Bitcoin price (and those of Ethereum as well as other major altcoins). Last year, Fidelity Charitable investors reportedly donated over $330 million in digital currency, which is over 12x the amount provided back in 2020, according to… Read More

February 11, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin payment provider OpenNode has finalized a $20 million Series A round that was led by U.K. firm Kingsway at a $220 million valuation in order support its international  expansion. Other participants in OpenNode’s investment round include Twitter, venture capital investor Tim Draper and Avon… Read More