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P2P

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application. They are said to form a peer-to-peer network of nodes.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

KuCoin P2P Fiat Market Adds USD Support For Crypto Purchases
KuCoin P2P Fiat Market Adds USD Support For Crypto Purchases
June 24, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

To let traders purchase digital currencies, such as BTC, USDT and ETH, via U.S. dollars (USD) through PayPal in addition to other payment methods, the...

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Zopa Secures UK Banking License
Zopa Secures UK Banking License
June 24, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Zopa, the United Kingdom-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender, has reached its latest milestone and received its banking license as it takes on traditional banks, the Financial...

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How P&C Insurer TMNAS Is Leveraging Digital Payments During The Pandemic
How P&C Insurer TMNAS Is Leveraging Digital Payments During The Pandemic
June 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Businesses are all too often left waiting for checks from their insurance companies to arrive in the mail after filing claims for property or equipment...

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PayID Attempts To Legitimize Crypto Payments At Scale
PayID Attempts To Legitimize Crypto Payments At Scale
June 19, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Universality is, well, universally, desired in business — particularly when it comes to technology and especially when it comes to person-to-person (P2P) payments. At a...

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How The Pandemic Has Helped Push P2P Payments Mainstream
How The Pandemic Has Helped Push P2P Payments Mainstream
June 12, 2020  |  Payment Methods

U.S. millennials were early adopters of person-to-person (P2P) payment apps, while Baby Boomers sought out financial institution-based P2P options and older consumers were slow to...

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Deep Dive: How High Costs And Slow Processing Times Impede Remittances
Deep Dive: How High Costs And Slow Processing Times Impede Remittances
June 10, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

The World Bank projects that $572 billion will be sent from migrant workers to their families abroad in 2020. These payments affect the day-to-day lives...

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MoneyGram Reports 100 Percent Digital Transaction Growth In May
MoneyGram Reports 100 Percent Digital Transaction Growth In May
June 09, 2020  |  Digital Payments

MoneyGram has been doing well in May, illustrated by a triple-digit percentage increase in digital transactions. The popular money transfer app reported a 100 percent...

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Mastercard’s New President Of Europe On EU’s Digital Payments Transformation
Mastercard’s New President Of Europe On EU’s Digital Payments Transformation
June 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The pandemic has introduced new variables into innovations, payments and commerce — setting up headwinds in some cases as businesses shutter, and tailwinds as consumers...

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Bitcoin Daily: P2P Bitcoin Trading Up In India After Court Eases Crypto Ban
Bitcoin Daily: P2P Bitcoin Trading Up In India After Court Eases Crypto Ban
June 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Paxful, a peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace, registered substantial rises in Indian trade volume amid a regulatory environment in the nation that is becoming more friendly...

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