Tagged: stellar development foundation

July 28, 2023 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Concluding the first half of 2023, and the Stellar Development Foundation made significant strides on its roadmap to further its strategy: utility is the growth exponent. To that end, SDF delivered “on the three building blocks: make innovation easy and scalable, win over builders, and… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., and the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of the Stellar network, announced the release of Circle’s USDC on Stellar throughout the Coinme wallet and Coinme’s global cash onramp and offramp… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arf, the Swiss-regulated global settlement banking platform, with support from the Stellar Development Foundation, is now offering what it claims is “the world’s first unsecured, short-term, USDC-based working capital financing solutions for licensed financial institutions.” Making cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and more transparent and inclusive… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) is pleased to support our partners at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) on the launch of Stellar Aid Assist, which is described as “a first-of-its-kind blockchain-powered aid disbursement system that delivers relief funds quickly, affordably and efficiently to individuals in crisis.” As… Read More

July 9, 2022 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wyre, a crypto infrastructure provider, announced an integration with the global on/off-ramp service for digital wallets launched last month by MoneyGram, a key player in the evolution of digital P2P payments, on the Stellar network. This service was introduced with support from the Stellar Development… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., and Circle, a global internet finance firm and the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), recently announced at Consensus 2022 a strategic collaboration “to integrate USDC into Coinme’s global cash onramp and offramp ecosystem.” The integration “promotes financial… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram, which claims to be an international “leader” in the evolution of digital P2P payments, and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source public blockchain that allows money to be tokenized and transferred globally,… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercado Bitcoin, which claims to be the largest exchange in Latin America, has teamed up with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) in order to develop one of the nine projects selected for the LIFT Challenge Real Digital, “a collaborative environment carried out by the Central… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 3, 2021 (at 15:00 UTC), Stellar validators had reportedly voted to upgrade the network to Protocol 18, which adds Automated Market Maker (AMM) functionality to the Stellar protocol. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this makes Stellar one of the earliest… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) reveals that Flutterwave, an international payments tech firm, has introduced new remittance corridors between Europe and the MENA region on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO, Flutterwave is focused on leveraging the Stellar network and Stellar USDC to simplify the… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tala, the international tech firm creating an accessible financial services platform, announced a $145 million Series E round that has been led by Upstart along with contributions from the Stellar Development Foundation. New investors Kindred Ventures and the J. Safra Group, along with existing investors… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Evrynet, a financial service platform, is pleased to confirm several additions to its list of project advisors. The team at Evrynet attracts talent from within the blockchain and crypto space and MIT to further expand its reach in the financial industry. More collaborations are “expected… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, the Central Bank of Spain (BdE), the Monetary Authority of Spain (Comisión Nacional de Mercados y Valores – CNMV), and Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds (DGSFP) had revealed that that Spanish firm Vottun had been chosen to take part in the… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange platform Liquid Group, Inc. and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have revealed that Stellar USDC, a major stablecoin, is now available to Liquid’s exchange clients. Liquid is adding multi-chain support for USDC by expanding its products into a Stellar-enabled version. By bringing… Read More

May 31, 2020 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based SatoshiPay, a Fintech firm that aims to provide fast and affordable payment solutions, has teamed up with the San Francisco-headquartered Stellar Development Foundation (SDF). According to a release, SatoshiPay has received a $550,000 investment from SDF’s Enterprise Fund. The funds will be used to… Read More

May 7, 2020 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abra, a U.S.-based all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, has received $5 million from the Stellar Development Foundation, a decentralized and sustainable network for financial products and services.  Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhydt, serial entrepreneur and global mobile-banking veteran, Abra is an all-in-app where you… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset exchanges globally, announced on Tuesday through its collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation it now supports lumens (XLM), the native asset of the Stellar network, for its clients, which includes… Read More