In discussions of blockchain technology and its effect on payments, the idea that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will replace fiat money abounds. While arguments for and against the feasibility of such a hypothetical future tend to split opinions, several tokens are already powering cross-border transactions for...
A shakeout is coming to the roughly 19,000 cryptocurrencies battling for a piece of the blockchain pie, according to industry insiders like Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. On June 3, the head of the cryptocurrency-based, cross-border payments firm told CNBC that he expects that only “scores”...
To get crypto cards into the hands of the masses, to get them spending in commercial and retail use cases … well, the cards have to be issued first. Issuers, of course, want to link into the Mastercard network so that users can spend their...
Another connected car partnership is making its way onto the track as Google and Fiat are teaming up to take on connected cars. A variation on the popular 500 line of Fiats, the new Hey Google edition comes prepared for the rider who wants their...
August 03, 2021
To get crypto cards into the hands of the masses, to get them spending in commercial and retail use cases … well, the cards have to be issued first. Issuers, of course, want to link into the Mastercard network so that users can spend their crypto assets wherever Mastercard is accepted and benefit from the […]
April 06, 2021
Another connected car partnership is making its way onto the track as Google and Fiat are teaming up to take on connected cars. A variation on the popular 500 line...
January 04, 2021
Diem may be a shadow of what some proponents promised it would be back in 2019 — namely, a seismic shift for the monetary system itself. What once was billed...
November 10, 2020
Cryptos are having a moment. Scan the headlines over the past few weeks and cryptos, well beyond the marquee bitcoin, are making inroads into mainstream consumer and business activities. PayPal...
March 14, 2023
The open banking platform Tarabut Gateway is entering its region’s busy crypto market. The company announced Tuesday (March 14) it had teamed with Rain, the first regulated cryptocurrency asset trading platform in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. “The partnership is the company’s first collaboration with a crypto asset service provider,” Tarabut said in a news release. “It will bring […]
April 04, 2021
Fiat has unveiled a version of its popular 500 level cars equipped with Google technology and sporting Google trim elements, according to a press release. “The 500 Family Hey Google...
July 02, 2020
In China, crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders are being arrested in an attempt to crack down on illegal transactions, according to a report from CoinDesk. Prominent OTC trader Zhao Dong, of...
March 05, 2020
And now, in India, get ready for the crypto deluge. Maybe. This week, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that a ban on cryptocurrency trading was unconstitutional. The ban, put in...
