Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

NCR Silver Merchants Prefer Bitcoin to Apple Pay
NCR Silver Merchants Prefer Bitcoin to Apple Pay
December 02, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Small businesses using NCR’s Silver tablet-based point-of-sale system are steadily asking about bitcoin but not showing much interest in Apple Pay, NCR product manager Reggie...

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Mass Payments And The Global Marketplace
Mass Payments And The Global Marketplace
November 18, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Managing the “dozens of ACH islands” that exist around the worldwide in order to pay hundreds or even thousands of payments to suppliers is typically...

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Xapo Goes Mobile After Bitcoin Card Fail
Xapo Goes Mobile After Bitcoin Card Fail
November 17, 2014  |  Mobile

Xapo, a bitcoin startup, has launched a wallet app for iOS, making its mobile wallet easy for consumers to use, Payments Source reported. This move...

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The Weird Week In Payments
The Weird Week In Payments
November 15, 2014  |  International

“When the going gets tough, the weird go pro.”         Hunter S. Thompson “Gonzo journalist” Hunter Thompson sure captured the week in payments with that sentiment....

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More Bitcoin Busts
More Bitcoin Busts
November 07, 2014  |  News

On Thursday (Nov. 6), U.S. federal officials trumpeted that they had shut down a Web site that used Bitcoin transactions to try and hide $8...

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Bitcoin Platforms Being Reclassified As Money Transmitters
Bitcoin Platforms Being Reclassified As Money Transmitters
October 30, 2014  |  Mobile

In a potentially significant ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Bitcoin platforms are being reclassified as money transmitters. “FinCEN cited its 2011 amendments,...

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