Tag: Payments

Ripple has announced that it would be partnering with international fintech company Pyypl to deploy the first-in-market On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) services in the Middle East using XRP. While the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs is confirmed to stretch to 2022, the San Francisco-based blockchain company seems to look overseas more eagerly. Ripple is now intensively…

Venmo, PayPal, and Cash App have added cryptocurrency purchasing to their popular payment services, expanding the reach of Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital coins to investors who may be daunted by intricate exchanges and a multitude of digital wallets. However, that convenience comes at a cost that can eat away at returns. Payment apps are…

Mastercard Inc. and crypto firm Bakkt Holdings Inc. partnered to enable cryptocurrency card payments. Banks will be able to issue debit or credit cards that let people pay with Bitcoin and earn cryptocurrency as rewards. According to the WSJ, the companies announced the partnership to make it easier for banks, financial-technology firms, and merchants to…

There are two big questions on everyone’s lips now, writes Michael Garbade on Cointelegraph: What exactly is Facebook’s Diem, and what it will offer its potential 2 billion users? The year 2021 seems to be a big year for the blockchain world as several projects, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and centralized decentralized finance exchanges…

Bakkt, a crypto marketplace and custodian, announced Monday a partnership with Google to extend the “reach and usability of digital assets to meet rapidly evolving consumer demand.” Bakkt users will now be able to add their virtual Visa Debit cards into Google Pay, providing the ability to pay in crypto at a variety of online…

Twitter users on Apple’s iOS will now be able to connect third-party tipping services to their profile on the social media site. That will include the ability to link both Bitcoin addresses and Lightning Network addresses. Twitter also announced that it will add non-fungible token (NFT) verification features to the platform. The social media giant…