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PayPal Finalizes UK Crypto Trading With Litecoin, Ethereum Addition
PayPal Finalizes UK Crypto Trading With Litecoin, Ethereum Addition
September 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal in the U.K. has completed its launch of cryptocurrency trading on the platform to include Litecoin and Ethereum, adding to bitcoin and BitcoinCash, which...

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Debut Gets Off to Bumpy Start 
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Debut Gets Off to Bumpy Start 
September 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As with any new project, with grand design, new-fangled technology, a seismic shift in the way people do thing, it starts with an announcement, some fanfare...

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Square Seeks Spain-Based Businesses for Beta Test of Omnichannel Tools
Square Seeks Spain-Based Businesses for Beta Test of Omnichannel Tools
September 16, 2021  |  Retail

Software, hardware and payments platform Square is seeking businesses in Spain to participate in the beta testing of its Early Access Program, which offers exclusive...

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Google Pay Plans Israel Debut by Year’s End
Google Pay Plans Israel Debut by Year’s End
September 12, 2021  |  Google

Google Pay is setting up for a launch in Israel by the end of 2021, The Jerusalem Post reported. This follows the successful launch of...

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Framar on Meeting the Beauty Industry’s Cross-Border Payments Challenges
Framar on Meeting the Beauty Industry’s Cross-Border Payments Challenges
September 10, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Keeping enough of the right shade of lipstick in stock is nothing compared to supporting the customer payments preferences when shopping cross-border. In The Cross-Border...

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HSBC Global Wallet Adds More Currencies to Expanded Platform
HSBC Global Wallet Adds More Currencies to Expanded Platform
September 09, 2021  |  Digital Payments

HSBC Bank USA, N.A. on Thursday (Sept. 9) announced it has expanded the currencies offered on its HSBC Global Wallet — the first multicurrency digital...

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Digital Wallets Refresh Sales for Cross-Border Beauty eTailers
Digital Wallets Refresh Sales for Cross-Border Beauty eTailers
September 09, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

eCommerce continues its decade-long rise, with global online sales spiking 38% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 and projected to hit $4.2...

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Stellar: Blockchain Is the Next Big Disruptor of the Cross-Border Payments Category
Stellar: Blockchain Is the Next Big Disruptor of the Cross-Border Payments Category
September 07, 2021  |  Blockchain

Blockchain may be among the buzzier of buzzwords as 2021’s end is in sight and 2022 looms near. At a high level, the shared, immutable...

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Crypto Exchange Uniswap Under SEC Investigation
Crypto Exchange Uniswap Under SEC Investigation
September 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Uniswap Labs, the main developer of one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Wall...

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