May 29, 2024
Mastercard Unveils P2P Pilot for Crypto Credential Tool
Mastercard has introduced what it calls a “milestone” update to its Crypto Credential tool. For the first time, the company announced Wednesday (May 29) crypto exchange users can send and...
May 29, 2024
CBDC Scrutiny Underscores Role of Compliance in Scaling Digital Innovations
The technology for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) already exists. And as dozens of countries around the world have proven, in less time than it took to read this sentence,...
May 29, 2024
Triple-A Taps PayPal’s Stablecoin to Double Payments Volume
Singapore-based financial institution Triple-A is adding PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin to its payment services. The move, announced Wednesday (May 29), will let the company’s clients accept the stablecoin as a payment method, and facilitate cross-border payments using...
May 29, 2024
Use Cases of Machine Learning in Finance
By: James Howell (101Blockchain) Use Cases of Machine Learning in Finance The evolving nature of customer experiences in financial services has heightened the demand for advanced solutions in financial analysis,...
May 29, 2024
PayPal Adds Stablecoin to Solana Blockchain
PayPal says its stablecoin — PayPal USD (PYUSD) — is now available on the Solana blockchain. The move is designed to make the stablecoin faster and cheaper to use, giving users the choice...
May 29, 2024
Circle Brings USDC to Users in Brazil
Stablecoin issuer Circle says it has officially launched in Brazil. The expansion into South America’s largest country gives Circle the chance to offer its popular USD Coin to new users,...
May 29, 2024
Ripple Pledges $25 Million Yearly to Crypto Super PAC
Ripple has donated another $25 million to pro-cryptocurrency political action committee (PAC) Fairshake. And there’s more where that came from, the blockchain payments company’s CEO told Axios in an interview published Wednesday (May...
May 28, 2024
Coinflow Raises $2.2 Million to Build Financial Blockchain Tech
Instant settlement payment provider Coinflow Labs has raised $2.25 million in seed funding. The company said this funding round, announced Tuesday (May 28), will help it bolster its payments infrastructure...
May 28, 2024
MoonPay Debuts Tools For Web3 Digital Commerce
Web3 infrastructure firm MoonPay has launched Web3 Tools, a platform for “building mainstream-ready digital experiences.” The platform, announced Tuesday (May 28), expands on MoonPay’s payments and minting infrastructure to offer...
Nine in 10 of the world’s central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success. In this month’s “Blockchain Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with Algorand, Anish Jain, CEO of WadzPay, explains how blockchain’s interoperability with legacy banking systems is the key to its adoption.