Tagged: wallet

July 31, 2024 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sticpay, a digital wallet and payments provider, says it has added Visa and Mastercard debit/credit card processing to its platform. Sticpay reports over 5000 merchants. Sticpay is licensed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and reports over one million users and 5,000 corporate clients across… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), along with the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), are seeking feedback on the rise and use of digital wallets. Today, digital wallets are ubiquitous. From smartphone-based applications to hybrid crypto wallets, the use of physical cash is on the decline. Regulators… Read More

June 7, 2024 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Curve, a digital wallet that aims to challenge entrenched incumbents, has selected Nancy Yaffa as its new CEO for the United States. Based in the UK, Curve operates in 31 different markets, including the UK and European Economic Area countries. Curve’s offering allows users to… Read More

May 11, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a global money movement innovator, has joined forces with Pomelo, a credit-powered remittance company and credit card issuer, to introduce a groundbreaking international money transfer solution from the United States to the Philippines. This strategic partnership transforms the way remittances “are handled via Thunes’… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic is not only the largest investment crowdfunding operator in the world but it is also very active in the crypto-sphere. Republic also offers its own digital asset – the Republic Note which trades on INX, a digital asset platform in which Republic has invested…. Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, home to a federally chartered digital asset bank, says its institutional self-custody digital wallet Porto is now fully available for users. The company has described this as their biggest news since it received its bank charter in 2021. Anchorage states that their customers… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

COCA, the crypto wallet app, has announced the initial rollout of its Virtual Cards, following the success of its Early Access Program which has attracted “thousands” of users across Europe. This strategic decision highlights COCA’s dedication “to offering smooth, secure, and user-friendly financial services technology… Read More

January 16, 2024 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hedera says it Wallet Snap is now live on MetaMask, which provides access to MetaMask’s 30 million monthly active users, The wallet is built by Tuum Technologies, a developer of open-source decentralized identity solutions. Snaps extends the functionality of MetaMask by enabling developers to create… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fireblocks has announced its own non-custodial wallet. Fireblocks is best known for its institutional-grade digital asset securities services. The company says it is targeting Fintechs and corporate customers interested in Web3. The new white label “wallet as a service” complements its already operating custody solution…. Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Rolling out today, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has kicked off the release of its updated digital wallet. According to the company, the wallet allows for Bitcoin and Dogecoin transfers as well as in-app swaps on the Ethereum network. The wallet is immediately available on iOS, with Android… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beam, a new self-custody digital wallet, has been launched, founded by former CoinList Executive and co-founder Andy Bromberg. According to the Beam website,  the global digital wallet lets you send money to anyone, anywhere, instantly. In a series of Tweets, Bromberg explained that they realized… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Exodus Movement (tZERO: EXOD, Securitize Markets: EXOD), the first company to reach the funding cap under Reg A+ – raising $75 million, has scheduled its earnings call for November 9 at 330PM ET. Exodus, a firm that trades a digital security, raised capital from over… Read More

October 12, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Zerion, a non-custodial crypto wallet, has raised $12.3 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Wintermute Ventures. Additional include Placeholder, Mosaic, Polymorphic Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Alchemy Ventures. 1inch Network’s Sergej Kunz, Anton Bukov, and Orest Gavryliak also participated alongside Yunt Capital… Read More

October 11, 2022 @ 6:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Novi was a digital wallet project launched by Meta (Facebook) that first intended to support Meta’s digital currency initiative Diem (originally called Libra). Diem eventually fell apart due to many different reasons, not to mention tons of global pushback from policymakers. Novi could have operated… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 9:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

HashKey Group, a digital asset financial services group in Asia, announced its asset management subsidiary has completed an initial closing of its new fund in December 2021 with commitments of US $360 million. The newly raised capital will be used to fund entrepreneurs and startups… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Targeting a beta launch in Q2 2022, with the goal of a national rollout later in the year, WisdomTree (NASDAQ: WETF) is pushing forward with its vision of a digital asset transformation. The news was shared as part of its earnings report delivered last week…. Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments provider Wirex has announced a non-custodial digital Wallet. In a release, Wirex said that it believes their cross-chain, keyless, Wallet will “finally break down the barriers to mainstream adoption.” Wirex said the wallet is available now on the App stores. The Wirex wallet will… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 7:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has enlisted the assistance of top digital asset compliance firm Chainalysis in advance of wide release of its digital wallet. According to a statement by Chainalysis, Robinhood will be using its Know Your Transaction (KYT) and Reactor software for compliance management. Robinhood already… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 11:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypterium, a crypto wallet app that reports more than 400,000 clients in over 170 countries, has been registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority  (FCA) to provide services to UK customers. According to a release, this registration ensures that Crypterium can continue to provide its… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)-owned online wallet Payit has entered a partnership with digital support services provider PLATX Omni Channel Conversational Commerce in order to offer a new solution for UAE-headquartered merchants. The two firms said they’ll enable UAE’s merchants to obtain customer payments through… Read More