Visa & CoinBase Partner Up for Debit Cards

If you are a long-term cryptocurrency user, chances are that you are aware of the previous Visa-based digital currency cards that allowed holders to spend their crypto at POS card terminals, or to easily withdraw cash at any ATM. After a few years of activity, Visa decided to cancel all crypto-based cards. Now, recent reports indicate…

February 20, 20200Comments

ByDaniel Dob

Altcoins

Paypal Abandons Libra, May Indicate Larger Plans for the Payment Company

PayPal has announced that it will withdraw from the Libra Association, which is yet another blow to Facebook’s planned digital currency. Whereas it is no secret that politicians and financial regulators are highly skeptical of Libra, this move is the first indication of a rift among the platform’s partners. It also underscores the challenge legacy…

October 29, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Technology

Mastercard & R3 to Work Together on international Blockchain-powered Payment System

The world of finance is growing more and more automated, with major payments provider Mastercard and R3, a growing blockchain development company having made a joint announcement about their partnership through a press release on the 11th of September. They hope to put their forces together and create a pilot program that will improve connections for…

September 30, 20190Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Technology

Major Crypto Mergers and Acquisitions in 2019

The digital market has transformed tremendously over the years. Despite its unpredictable nature, individuals and corporations commensurably continue to take a keen interest in the cryptocurrency world. This is witnessed by the numerous periodic crypto merger deals being sealed. From increasing profits and customer base to reducing competition and overhead expenses, mergers have countless benefits. 2019 is particularly promising. Although…

March 12, 20190Comments

ByGrace Muthoni

Altcoins Technology

Ripple and Barclays Pour in $1.5+ Million for XRP Based Remittance Startup

Multiple tech investors, including Ripple and Barclays, have generously spent $1.7 million to support SendFriend, which happens to be a remittance startup. Over the months, we have seen an array of crypto-based ventures in the remittance niche, but in the recent year, SendFriend is the latest and very reasonably funded project. Ripple has always taken a stance to facilitate…

March 9, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Markets

Decentralized App Platforms Moving Up In Value, May Indicate Overall Market Recovery

Since the beginning of the year, crypto prices have largely been stable, leading many analysts to argue that a general recovery is underway. At a minimum, there is a consensus that fiat values will likely not drop further. Now, a new pattern appears to be emerging, as the top decentralized application (dApp) platforms are making…

February 23, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Opinion Technology

Mastercard files a patent, proposes a new way to keep crypto transactions private

In the race of fiat and crypto payment processors trying to outperform one another, Mastercard has rolled out a futuristic idea of keeping crypto transactions private. They recently filed a patent and according to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the industry giant has proposed a method of executing the transaction on the blockchain. As a…

December 12, 20180Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Technology

Mastercard Patents Blockchain-Based Payment Verification

Mastercard has submitted a patent application to the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for a system that is authenticating cards at the point of sale (POS) using blockchain technology. The company has always been outspoken about numerous flaws of traditional payment services and security platforms stating those are prone to breaches, error, and manipulation.…

June 16, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Crypto Debit Cards Growing in Popularity

For many years debit and gift cards have been a ubiquitous part of consumer spending. Thousands of transactions occur every second, which are handled by Visa, Mastercard, and a handful of other processors. For some time crypto advocates have argued that cryptocurrency is well-suited to disrupt this market. Now a number of companies have introduced…

September 27, 20170Comments

ByTrevor Smith