Business 11 July 2019

Visa co-leads $40M funding round of crypto startup Anchorage

Anchorage has been working on a new omnimetric blockchain security system that will remove the need for passwords.

Business 24 June 2019

Malaysia to offer new visa to attract blockchain experts

The country’s government is going to use the technology to track food supply chains and could move agricultural and energy projects to the blockchain.

Business 17 June 2019

Facebook’s stablecoin finds support from Visa, Uber

The digital currency will reportedly be hosted on the Libra Blockchain and backed by the Libra Reserve, but it has also reportedly found support outside of Facebook.

Business 12 June 2019

Visa’s new platform for cross-border payment is powered by blockchain

The payments giant’s new platform for cross-border payments incorporates elements of blockchain to deliver payments more efficiently.

Business 7 June 2019

Line Pay takes on Apple, Google, Samsung with new digital Visa card

Line Pay is getting ready for the future with more blockchain integration, this time with a Visa payment option.

Business 1 May 2019

Math shows that crypto is ready to take on the world

A simple tool is available on the London Bitcoin SV meetup site that allows everyone to see exactly what transaction speeds exist

Business 11 April 2019

Coinbase introduces Visa crypto card in UK

Visa has agreed to a deal with Coinbase to allow a new Visa-branded debit card for the cryptocurrency exchange’s clients in the UK.

Business 25 March 2019

Visa wants cryptocurrency, blockchain pro to join ‘Visa Crypto’ team

The global credit card company is looking for a crypto professional who is familiar with “permissionless blockchain technology” to join the team, according to a Smartrecruiters posting.

Business 22 March 2019

North Korea dissidents turn to cryptocurrency to topple Kim Jong-un

The group, called Cheollima Civil Defense, is selling some 200,000 visas to a future free North Korea, in hopes of raising as much as $27 million selling the citizenship documents on the blockchain.

Business 4 March 2019

Kroger bans Visa payments from 134 grocery stores

Citing high fees, Kroger has banned Visa credit card payments from 134 grocery stores, and may turn to Bitcoin as an alternative.

Business 18 February 2019

Case for crypto gets stronger as Visa, MC prepare to raise fees

Visa and Mastercard, the two biggest U.S. card networks, are planning to introduce higher fees, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. The new fees are expected to be implemented this coming April.

Business 26 October 2018

VISA not keen on crypto investments just yet

Credit card company Visa is waiting for cryptocurrencies to be more widely used before making them a business priority.