Payments News

The Fed concluded that use of crypto for transactions remained "very low" even among groups more likely to use them.

Tether's partnership with KriptonMarket will also help small businesses pay their bills and part of their employee salaries in USDT.

Westpac, one of Australia's big four banks, will block payments to crypto exchanges it deems as "high-risk" in order to reduce scam losses.

Venmo previously introduced crypto trading services in April 2021.

Mastercard will reportedly power the card for Australian stablecoin firm Stables, as announced by Marqeta in a March 20 press release.

The service has been said to address the same issues as a potential CBDC — set to launch the FedNow payment system in July.

He did not say whether the company plans to further integrate cryptocurrency.

WeChat Pay currently has over 1 billion monthly active users and allows for CBDC payments only on certain apps.

The survey found that 100% of respondents believe crypto and blockchain can result in benefits like efficiency and cost saving for the payments industry. 

Thailand and Portugal rank second and third globally by offering 227 and 130 properties, respectively.

Visa and Mastercard have moved to suspend the launch of crypto-related services until market conditions and the regulatory environment improve.

Alchemy Pay's support for Google Pay will allow Android phone users to purchase crypto directly with their bank cards. 

The two biggest creditors are expected to take payment in BTC in Sept. 2023.

Jordan Peterson expresses interest in collecting Bitcoin to help a friend living under difficult circumstances.

The duo will develop a solution to allow Magic Eden users to purchase NFTs using their credit cards, Google Pay or Apple Pay.

Changes in the regulatory landscape seem to have stalled the project.

Wyre announced that Yanni Giannaros has stepped down as CEO and the firm is exploring strategic options to survive the bear market.

The crypto firm said it does not take personal custody of its users' assets but relies on a crypto partner which is currently facing "uncertainty."