Payments

Crypto enthusiasts have a new way to spend their digital assets, and it's available for use in Europe wherever a Visa card is accepted.

In addition to collaboration with banks to issue 6 new stablecoins, IBM's payments project World Wire will leverage Stellar Lumens as a global bridge currency.

Crypto liquidity is a big barrier for cryptocurrency adoption, but a new payments provider could help provide a solution. PolisPay, a blockchain payments service, has just announced the implementation of the Dash cryptocurrency for their…

Today, Dash, a leader in cryptocurrency payments and e-commerce, announced a partnership with VegaWallet to implement new applications and utility for Dash's blockchain-based payment protocols.VegaWallet is now officially the first…

The challenge of making and receiving payments in Africa has been widely documented. The continent has the world’s highest remittance fees, and payments between different countries aren't any easier. You have to convert the local currency…

An IBM blockchain executive has let slip details about the company's new cross-border payments solution World Wire, and its growing relationship with the Stellar (XLM) blockchain. Jesse Lund, IBM’s VP for blockchain solutions, has hinted…

In the Western world, many people look at cryptocurrencies as an investment, and obsess over their price movements. In Africa, however, cryptos are much more than an investment asset class: they are transforming lives, in the financial…

Brad Garlinghouse may be a Bitcoin hodler, but he's no fan of the technology behind the world's top cryptocurrency. At a panel of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Ripple CEO called out several problems with Bitcoin and…

A settlements platform has unveiled a new scheme to encourage cross-border transactions.Hong Kong-based Bitspark announced earlier today that users of their payments network will be rewarded in Zephyr (ZEPH) tokens every time they send…

It's been five years since payments platform Dash made its debut, which makes the project about 35 in crypto years. The Dash team has revealed that it's not easy to keep the fire burning year after year, and we would venture that it's…

What Is Electroneum? Electroneum is a blockchain-based payment platform designed specifically for use on mobile devices like smartphones. It’s claimed to be the first Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) compliant…

Cryptocurrency is making headway in the field of cross-border remittances, but most people still find it too intimidating for regular use. A study by Clovr found that although 15% of respondents had used cryptocurrency to send cross-border…

The prospect of getting something for nothing is a powerful motivator. The American actress, Sandra Bullock, once (in)famously said that she would do "anything for free stuff" though whether this statement has been tested in the wild is…

Taking a look at COTI with my code review today. White label payments solution, high throughput claims, custom stable coins, wants to revolutionize the way digital currencies are perceived by merchants and buyers using their Trustchain…

What Is Dash? Dash is an open-source cryptocurrency and decentralized autonomous organization that forked from Litecoin. It aims to overcome Bitcoin’s shortfalls in governance, consensus, and speed. As a payment system, Dash is expanding…

Ripple’s stars have aligned again, in an eclipse that briefly saw the XRP token occlude Ethereum as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.Crypto moves in mysterious ways, but there’s nothing baffling about the way…