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Transaction platform Arf surpasses $1B in on-chain liquidity

Arf, a global transaction services platform offering blockchain-based solutions, announced this week that it has surpassed $1 billion in on-chain liquidity volume to support global payments. “Arf was established with the objective to transcend the limitations of existing financial frameworks through the application of innovative… Read More

Latam: Bitso Reports USD $8 Billion in Payments During 2023

Latin American Fintech Bitso says it facilitated USD $8 billion in payments during 2023. Bitso said this represents a 60% increase versus 2020. The company claims that it provides services to more than 1700 companies leveraging blockchain technology to provide global transfers, payouts, and other… Read More

Digital Asset Custody Firm Copper Enhances Stellar Network Integration

Copper.co, one of the industry’s leading digital asset custodians, is pleased to announce an enhancement to its existing integration with Stellar, a decentralized, open-source blockchain network designed to connect the financial systems and democratize economic participation. This enhancement allows institutional clients to trade an even… Read More

Blockchain Adoption: Stellar Development Foundation Comments on Decision to Join Bytecode Alliance

One of the first decisions made when building Soroban, the Stellar network‘s smart contract platform, was “choosing a platform for it to run on.” The developers say they decided “to build on WebAssembly (Wasm) in April of 2022.” As noted in a blog post, Wasm… Read More

Blockchain Software Applications: Stellar Development Foundation Shares Latest Ecosystem Updates

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

Coinme Integrates Stablecoin USDC on Stellar, Enabling Borderless Digital Cash, P2P Payments

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

Cross-Border Transactions: Arf Addressing Constraints in International Payments with Stellar Development Foundation

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

Dr. Torsten Stuber: CTO at Pendulum Explains How Use of Stablecoins Affects Developments of DeFi Apps

We recently caught up with Dr. Torsten Stüber, Co-Founder and CTO at Berlin-based Pendulum, an initiative focused on traditional finance infrastructure blockchain solutions, which is “the missing link between fiat and DeFi.” Pendulum is an open-source blockchain built on the “proven” Parity Substrate framework, establishing… Read More

Tempo France, Armenotech, Partner on Blockchain Powered Payments and Transfers

Stellar blockchain proponents Tempo France and Armenotech have announced a partnership on payments and remittances, according to a note from the firms. Tempo France is an international money transfer system that recently utilized Stellar to power transfers in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Tempo… Read More

ABN AMRO Registers Digital Bond on Public Blockchain, Using Fireblocks

ABN AMRO, headquartered in Amsterdam, reportedly became the first bank in Europe to register a digital bond on the public blockchain, using Fireblocks. The digital bond was issued to a select group of investors “to raise funds on behalf of APOC, an ABN AMRO commercial… Read More

Cash-Based Humanitarian Assistance System for People in Ukraine, Powered by Stellar Network, Circle’s USDC, MoneyGram

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

Payments Platform Wirex Expands USDC – Dollar Stablecoin Support

Payments Fintech Wirex says it has launched USDC (USD Coin) on the Stellar blockchain within its App. USDC is a dollar-based stablecoin issued by Circle and one of the most popular stablecoins in the world. Circle’s USDC assets are held in US financial institutions and… Read More

Wyre Integrates with Crypto-to-Cash Service Supported by MoneyGram, Stellar

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

Stellar Foundation: Far From Perfect But MiCA Leads the World

MiCA, Markets in Crypto Assets legislation, is still being digested by industry insiders. The goal is to provide a regulated path for digital asset innovation – sufficient protections to guard against abuse but still empowering industry participants to create new products and services within a… Read More

Payments Platform Nium Partners with Stellar

Nium has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit that supports the growth of public blockchain Stellar, to enable payouts to 190 countries. According to Nium by leveraging Stellar the payments and transfers improve upon the traditional correspondent banking system. Joaquin Auyso, Head… Read More

Coinme Announces USDC-powered Digital Cash and P2P Payments

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

MoneyGram Introduces Crypto-to-Cash Service on the Stellar Network

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

Stellar, MoneyGram and Techstars Announce Partnership to Support Innovation in Payments, Blockchain in Latam

Stellar Development Foundation, MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), and Techstars, have announced a partnership to recruit founders globally who are focused on tech innovation in areas such as blockchain and digital payments to further streamline cross-border payments and support financial inclusion. The partnership builds on the… Read More

Stellar Secures $7M to Address Issues with US Credit System

Stellar, which claims to be on a mission to offer “unprecedented” access to credit-building and financial tools to underserved communities, has reportedly attracted several investors to finalize an oversubscribed $7 million round. Stellar Founder and CEO, Lamine Zarrad, stated: “We created Stellar to provide credit… Read More

Wyre, Stellar Integration to Improve Digital Asset Access for Brazil, Argentina

Cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Wyre has integrated with the Stellar network to effectively onboard local Brazilian and Argentinian currencies into digital assets. Through the integration, Wyre is growing functionality in Latin America and allowing developers and businesses looking to leverage cryptocurrency transactions to expand into new… Read More

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