Tagged: uphold

March 31, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Wednesday it is set to acquire U.S. broker-dealer JNK Securities following regulatory approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).  Founded in 1993, JNK Securities is an execution-only trading firm with direct market access to the listed… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Wednesday it is set to launch crypto-enabled credit/debit cards across Europe, following its acquisition of debit ad credit card issuer Optimus Cards UK. According to Uphold, Optimus is Electronic Money Institution (EMI) regulated by the… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today’s news that PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) will start allowing it’s over 360 million users to use crypto placed a firm stamp of establishment approval on digital currency. PayPal partnered with Paxos to provide the service – a digital asset firm that has always placed regulatory compliance… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 9:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced last week global customers can buy a Universal Gold (UPXAU), which is a physical-gold backed token issued by the Universal Protocol Alliance and backed by the Government of Western Australia. UPXAU is free to hold, government-backed, and spendable… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Web Monetization provider Coil for Interledger connectivity. Uphold reported that Coil creators around the world may now select Uphold as their wallet provider and have payments sent directly to their… Read More

March 5, 2020 @ 10:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Thursday the launch of its multi-asset account with an affiliated debit card, which allows users to convert multiple funding sources, including Bitcoin, XRP, BAT, and Gold into fiat currency, to spend everywhere Mastercard is accepted, as well… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Tuesday the launch of its commission-free cryptocurrency trading. Uphold also revealed that it is adding new funding and withdrawal options to its platform, which reportedly now attracts up to 7,000 new accounts daily. Speaking about the new… Read More

July 11, 2019 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Thursday it has doubled its presence in the country of Portugal by acquiring Scytale, a digital agency based in Braga, Portugal. As previously reported, Uphold is on a  mission to create trusted access to digital money and… Read More

May 14, 2019 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UTRUST, a cryptocurrency payment solution designed to modernize the finance and payments industry, announced on Tuesday that customers in 184 countries worldwide will now be able to access its solution thanks to its partnership with open, trusted and transparent digital money platform, Uphold. UTRUST reported… Read More

April 19, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitGive, a Bitcoin 501(c)(3) nonprofit announced this week it has formed a partnership with Uphold, a digital money platform, to have donation tracking platform GiveTrack integrated with Uphold through API. BitGive reported that through the integration, users will be able to donate to any of… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bittrex International has joined the Universal Protocol Alliance which announced the creation of the “Universal Dollar” or UPUSD stablecoin last fall. The founding members of the Alliance include; Uphold, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave. Each entity supports a “universal transparent reserve and custody standard that… Read More

December 14, 2018 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uphold, a U.S.-based digital finance platform, announced on Thursday the launch of its mobile app for Android and iOS smartphones. Founded in 2013, Uphold revealed its mission is to create trusted access to digital money and finance services. Since launching, the company has notably fought… Read More

October 27, 2018 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash announced earlier this week it has enhanced its user experience with the integration of Uphold into the Dash Wallet.  According to Dash, the integration will allow Dash Wallet users to buy and sell Dash directly from the wallet with Visa and Mastercard, or directly from… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Universal Protocol Alliance has announced the “Universal Dollar” or UPUSD. The UPUSD is described as a digital asset that is a stablecoin collateralized 1 to 1 with the US dollar. The dollars in question will be domiciled in US, FDIC insured banks. The organizations… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash, a digital currency for payments, announced on Tuesday it has been integrated into one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency platforms, Uphold. According to Dash, Uphold enables 94 percent of the global population to buy and hold Dash online or on its mobile device, and send… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 1:22 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

What goes around, comes around, seems to be one concept behind the UK-based MoneyCircles.com, a decentralized peer-to-peer lending app that allows circles of people to get together and mimic a credit union to save and lend with one another, based on a “common bond.” The company is the… Read More