Abra news and trends

Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets Points to Possible Crypto Spring
Mobile Applications // April 25, 2023

Crypto winter may be turning into crypto spring, as we see in the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets. With certain crypto wallets now seemingly locked in place, there’s strength in the sector yet and plenty of trading activity as well. The Top 5...

Provider Rankings of Crypto Wallets Feels Like Something Weird Going On
Cryptocurrency // March 17, 2023

Mind telling us what’s going on with the Provider Rankings of Crypto Wallets? It’s like a crowded elevator in here. Something’s afoot. Stay tuned. The Top 5 Where to start? How about the logical place: at No. 1 where there is now a three-way tie between Binance, Coinbase,...

CFOs Look Back on 2022 as the Year of Digital Transformation
Digital Payments // December 29, 2022

For scores of CFOs, 2022 may go down as the year where they zeroed in on “what really matters” — including digital transformation. Amidst the turbulence of the last couple of years and the broader stirrings of macroeconomic pressures today, financial leaders used the past...

NFT Weekly: Amex, Abra Team Up; Mastercard Targets NFT Sales; Seth Green Buys Back Bored...
Cryptocurrency // June 14, 2022

The digital asset financial services company Abra announced on June 10 that it is launching the first crypto rewards credit card on the American Express network. The Abra Crypto Card will offer crypto rewards on any purchase, Abra CEO Bill Barhydt said. “We’ve made it super easy...

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CFOs Look Back on 2022 as the Year of Digital Transformation

December 29, 2022
For scores of CFOs, 2022 may go down as the year where they zeroed in on “what really matters” — including digital transformation. Amidst the turbulence of the last couple of years and the broader stirrings of macroeconomic pressures today, financial leaders used the past year to take a hard look at their processes and […]

Abra Goes Global, Leverages Crowdtesting

April 06, 2017
For technology startups looking to expand their reach, crowdtesting has become a key resource to ensure operability on the global market. FinTech Abra, for instance, looks to change the way...

Quick Reads
Crypto Firm Abra Settles States’ Charges of Operating Without Licenses

June 26, 2024
Cryptocurrency firm Abra and its CEO and largest equity owner Bill Barhydt have reached a settlement with 25 state regulators. The settlement follows the states’ finding that Abra and Barhydt operated a mobile app for buying, selling, trading and investing in crypto without receiving the required state licenses, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) […]

Abra to Offer Crypto Rewards on Amex Network Card, Integrated NFT Wallet

June 12, 2022
Abra, the digital asset financial services company, has announced a new crypto rewards card to transact in U.S. dollars, offering crypto back, a press release said Friday (June 10). The...

Bitcoin Daily: Turkey’s Central Bank Looks at Digital Currency; Crypto Wealth Management Platform Abra Nets...

September 15, 2021
The Turkish central bank said it has created the Digital Turkish Lira Collaboration Platform in order to conduct more research on the possible benefits of a digital currency, Reuters reported....

Bitcoin Daily: Abra Users Can Now Take Out Loans On Crypto Collateral; OKEx To Exit...

March 23, 2021
Abra has rolled out Abra Borrow, which will help the company reach its goal of becoming a complete crypto bank, a company blog post stated. According to the post, this...