Airswift news and trends

Pelago Co-founder Sees DeFi Crypto Shining in Today’s Complicated World
Cryptocurrency // April 13, 2023

The black swan collapse of FTX in November 2022 severely rattled global confidence in crypto. It also increased the scrutiny of U.S. regulators, though no new laws impacting the industry have been passed. Now, according to Dr. Yan Zhang, co-founder of Web3-native payment aggregator Pelago,...

Airswift CEO Says Decentralized Payment Protocols Are Crypto Sector Savior
Cryptocurrency // April 03, 2023

After the disastrous events concerning cryptocurrency over the past few months, industry observers are wondering — does crypto have a future? Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of Web3 native payment aggregator Pelago/Airswift, said it does and that it all comes down to the blockchain-grounded assets’ original...

Airswift CEO Says 3 Features Are Key to Crypto’s Future
Cryptocurrency // February 22, 2023

In tough times, embattled industries tend to transform themselves around new realities. Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of full-stack cryptocurrency payments provider Airswift, told PYMNTS’ CEO Karen Webster during a recent discussion that he sees right now as one of those pivotal moments for crypto and Web3...

Airswift CEO: Crypto Future Is Decentralization With Regulated Infrastructure
Opinion // February 07, 2023

Regulated decentralized systems will be key to an improved outlook for the cryptocurrency industry, Airswift CEO Dr. Yan Zhang writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “2023 Payments New Year’s Resolutions.”   The cryptocurrency industry, which is resilient and undergoing a self-healing process, will enjoy a...

Interviews & Exclusives
Fixing Crypto’s Liquidity Problem Will Boost Adoption

April 26, 2023
PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023, and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO at Airswift, said the Airswift/Pelago team is working on building up a crypto liquidity pool designed to increase the liquidity available for facilitating payments.   […]

Pelago Co-founder Sees DeFi Crypto Shining in Today’s Complicated World

April 13, 2023
The black swan collapse of FTX in November 2022 severely rattled global confidence in crypto. It also increased the scrutiny of U.S. regulators, though no new laws impacting the industry...

Airswift CEO Says Decentralized Payment Protocols Are Crypto Sector Savior

April 03, 2023
After the disastrous events concerning cryptocurrency over the past few months, industry observers are wondering — does crypto have a future? Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of Web3 native payment aggregator...

Airswift CEO Says 3 Features Are Key to Crypto’s Future

February 22, 2023
In tough times, embattled industries tend to transform themselves around new realities. Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of full-stack cryptocurrency payments provider Airswift, told PYMNTS’ CEO Karen Webster during a recent discussion...

Quick Reads
Airswift and Cloud to Offer Streamlined Instant Crypto Payments

February 02, 2023
Airswift and Cloud Payments have teamed to simplify cryptocurrency payments with Visa and Mastercard. Airswift, a crypto payments provider, announced the partnership in a Thursday (Feb. 2) news release, saying it would “enable cryptocurrency spenders with instant access to crypto at the points-of-sale” using Visa and Mastercard payment. The company says the partnership will provide […]

Airswift Launches Gateway to Help Online Merchants Accept Crypto

November 21, 2022
Cryptocurrency payment solutions provider Airswift has launched a full-stack payment gateway for online businesses. Airswift Connect integrates with merchants’ online stores to enable them to accept cryptocurrency worldwide, the company...