Tagged: wirex

November 1, 2022 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex has announced a new high-yield tool that claims to generate up to 200% returns, a yield that is pretty extreme – perhaps raising more questions than answers. According to Wirex, DUO allows its customers to earn the difference in market price from a trading… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has been selected to become the new Prime Minister, stepping in after Liz Truss was forced out following a rough couple of weeks. Several more comments have filtered in from Fintechs following the… Read More

October 11, 2022 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

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

August 18, 2022 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a payments and crypto service, has added SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Instant and Faster Payments for UK and EEA customers to transfer British Pounds and Euros between their Wirex and bank accounts. Wirex has partnered with digital payment infrastructure provider, Modulr, to introduce… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a crypto and payments ecosystem, has expanded the Wirex Credit program to new regions and “developed additional features.” Their crypto-back credit lines “are now available to UK users and has added WXT as a token to be used as collateral.” Having launched last month… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform Wirex has announced the launch of Wirex Credit which is described as offering competitive interest rates and no origination fee for crypto-backed loans. Wirex states that users may borrow up to $100,000 in stablecoins, with a loan to value (LTV) of up to… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a global payments platform active in the crypto sector, will be restarting services for UK consumers following “constructive dialogue” with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Wirex, based in London, reports over 5 million customers worldwide. In March 2021, Wirex announced it would pause… 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 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 31, 2022 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a payments platform that incorporates crypto transactions, has announced the listing of a new stablecoin NXUSD by Nereus. The stablecoin is said to be “fully collateralized” or “over-collateralized.” NXUSD is an ERC-20 token utilizing the Avalanche blockchain. Collateral for the digital asset is in… Read More

May 10, 2022 @ 11:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wirex is reporting that it has secured over 150,000 registrations to its crypto app six weeks after its launch in the US. Wirex is based in London, but also maintains offices in Singapore, Kyiv, Dallas, Dublin, and Atlanta. Wirex is a digital payments platform that… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a payments platform that enables both fiat and crypto, has added the Polygon blockchain to their non-custodial wallet, as well as the Wirex app. According to  Wirex, users will have access to the benefits of the Polygon blockchain alongside the Ethereum, Avalanche, Binance Smart… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a digital payments platform with over 4.5 million customers across 130 countries that incorporates crypto, has expanded its services into the United States, according to a company statement. Wirex states that after partnering with Zero Hash, Checkout.com, Visa, and Sutton Bank, it has begun… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech Wirex has added another stablecoin to its platform. According to Wirex, XSDG, a Singapore dollar backed stablecoin is now available alongside other popular stablecoins. Currently, Wirex offers six stablecoins; STASIS EURO (EURS), True (TUSD), USD Coin, (USDC), Tether (USDT), USDP, and now XSGD…. 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

October 15, 2021 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a payments and transfer platform offering both crypto and fiat services, says it will white label its services for the first time. The company is h0ping to provide services to both traditional banking firms as well as Fintechs. Wirex says there are few other… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech Wirex has launched its crypto platform in Vietnam, according to a company statement. Simultaneously, Wirex reports that it has increased the range of its services in 81 other countries. Wirex enables both traditional and digital services for approximately 4 million users. Customers may… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a digital payments platform, says it will pay people up to 16% on their crypto and fiat funds. Wirex made the claim in a release announcing the launch of its new service “X-Accounts” created in partnership with Fireblocks. While the 16% promotion is pretty… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Monday it has teamed up with digital collectible platform Terra Virtua for exclusive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) giveaway. Wirex reported it will give away 500 exclusive Terra Virtua vFlect NFTs, as well as up to $500,000 worth of cryptocurrency in promotions throughout… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Wednesday it has listed five new DeFi coins, which are AAVE, LINK, MKR, UNI, and YFI. According to Wirex, the addition of the coins will build on the 9 cryptos and 9 traditional currencies that the platform currently offers. … Read More