MasterCard now offers digital currency-products
MasterCard has partnered with Bakkt to offer digital currency products to its network of enterprises and banking giants.
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Consumer payments, incentives and rewards with Bitcoin on CoinGeek Zurich
At the CoinGeek Zurich conference, a panel consisting of industry leaders in the payments sector share how their companies are using BSV to modernize operations, reach new users, reduce costs and incentivize their customers.
Philippines mobile wallet GCash eyes digital currency integration
GCash, which serves over 40% of the population, believes that in order to cement its position as a disruptor, it needs to integrate one of today’s rising technologies—digital currency.
Payments giants are looking towards blockchain rails—here’s why
Leaders from JPMorgan, Mastercard, FIS Global, and Tassat recently shared their thoughts on using blockchain and digital currencies for payments.
US Federal Reserve to publish research paper as it digs deeper into CBDC
In its latest statement, the Fed Reserve has confirmed that it’s publishing a discussion paper in the summer exploring the implications of the CBDC on the payments landscape.
Iran allows local firms to pay for imports with ‘officially mined digital currency’
In its latest announcement, the Central Bank of Iran revealed a new regulatory framework that allows forex companies and banks to pay for such import as electronics and raw materials.
Worldline continues to build its “Payments Platform as a Service” (PPaaS) solution, at the heart of its Terminal Solutions & Services transformation roadmap
The commercial launch of PPaaS is scheduled for the second half of 2021, supporting the Group’s Terminals, Solutions & Services division’s transformation towards being an ecosystem enabler and trusted technology partner in the new world of cloud-based payments acceptance.
China’s digital yuan will be private but not anonymous: CBDC lead
The controllable anonymity will protect the central bank digital currency against criminal use and ensure the bank can track all payments the users make, according to a central bank official.
First set of local retailers in Shanghai accept digital yuan payments
As local outlets report, China is accelerating its rollout as it readies the digital currency for use during the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022.
Will Mastercard support BSV?
Mastercard announced that they will directly support select digital currencies in their network–BSV should meet their listing criteria.
Here’s how Anypay makes it easier for merchants to accept digital currency payments
Now that Anypay has been integrated into the Acadia POS system, merchants can seamlessly accept digital currency the same way they accept debit and credit cards.
Airbnb eyes integrating digital currency payments and blockchain
According to its IPO prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Airbnb is exploring several applications of blockchain technology.