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RippleNet Expands Access to Cross-Border Payments in the Asian Market with Thai FinTech Partnership

A Thai FinTech startup, DeeMoney, specializing in remittances and cross-border payments for users, has partnered with RippleNet for global payment. Bangkok-headquartered DeeMoney has joined hands with RippleNet to enable it to process faster and cheaper money transfers to its customers. New Partnership to Support Fast Cross-Border Payments Through RippleNet, an enterprise blockchain-based payment solution provider, … Continue reading RippleNet Expands Access to Cross-Border Payments in the Asian Market with Thai FinTech Partnership

Bitcoin Community Helps in Setting Up Italian Red Cross Medical Center to Fight Coronavirus

The Bitcoin community has funded a noble cause of establishing the second level Advanced Medical Post (AMP) belonging to the Italian Red Cross as it will be instrumental in saving lives in Italy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The epidemic has hit Italy hard as it has recorded more than 132,000 cases and at least … Continue reading Bitcoin Community Helps in Setting Up Italian Red Cross Medical Center to Fight Coronavirus

World Bank Pushes to Raise the Bar for FinTech and DLT for Cross-Border Interoperability and Financial Inclusion

The World Bank Group has recently published a study, issued by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on “Payment aspects of financial inclusion in the FinTech era,” highlighting the concepts derived using blockchain, including stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Disruptive technology and innovation have made its way to the financial services sector, specifically … Continue reading World Bank Pushes to Raise the Bar for FinTech and DLT for Cross-Border Interoperability and Financial Inclusion

British University Reveals Blockchain-Enabled Digital Certificate to Water Down COVID-19 Dangers Across Supply Chains

Birmingham City University (BCU) in the United Kingdom is testing the waters with a blockchain-based digital safety certificate to safeguard consumers and suppliers from risks triggered by the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the press release shared with Blockchain.News, the digital certificate dubbed the Coronavirus Clearance Certificate (CCC), will be instrumental in reassuring stakeholders across supply … Continue reading British University Reveals Blockchain-Enabled Digital Certificate to Water Down COVID-19 Dangers Across Supply Chains

Infinito And Paxful Partner to Accelerate Cryptocurrency Adoption Across the World

Infinito, a multi-crypto wallet provider, has partnered with Paxful, peer-to-peer Bitcoin platform, with an aim to offer financial inclusion across the world. Such a partnership sets to see Paxful’s web-based Virtual Bitcoin Kiosk integrated on the Infinito wallet platform. From now, Infinito wallet users can directly buy Bitcoin at the best prices from other crypto users … Continue reading Infinito And Paxful Partner to Accelerate Cryptocurrency Adoption Across the World

Chinese Government to Consider Cross-Border East-Asian Stablecoin for Hong Kong Amid Implementing Controversial National Security Law

Chinese officials are to consider a cross-border Asian stablecoin in Hong Kong, to facilitate a cross-border payment network between three Asian countries, and four currencies – China, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The world’s second-largest economy is aiming to build Hong Kong into an international financial center in the digital economy era. At China’s … Continue reading Chinese Government to Consider Cross-Border East-Asian Stablecoin for Hong Kong Amid Implementing Controversial National Security Law

Bitcoin in Africa: Cryptocurrency and P2P Bitcoin Trade Surge Across the African Continent

According to recent data and reports, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption are soaring across Africa. Cryptocurrency adoption and peer-to-peer Bitcoin transactions are on the rise across the African continent. There have been significant advances across Africa for crypto adoption in terms of regulation, trade volume, and reported cryptocurrency ownership. Currently Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and … Continue reading Bitcoin in Africa: Cryptocurrency and P2P Bitcoin Trade Surge Across the African Continent

Western Union Makes Offer to Acquire Cross-Border Payments Firm MoneyGram

Financial giant, Western Union is in discussions to acquire cross-border payments company MoneyGram according to a June 1 article by Bloomberg. Western Union Co. is seeking to acquire MoneyGram International Inc. in a transaction that would bring together two of the largest US providers of cross-border payments. The news comes via an anonymous Bloomberg source, … Continue reading Western Union Makes Offer to Acquire Cross-Border Payments Firm MoneyGram

Binance Unveils Crypto-Powered Debit Card in Europe For Seamless Transactions Across 60 Million Merchants

Leading crypto exchange Binance has rolled out its Binance Card, a crypto debit card, in Europe that will enable users to convert their stored cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Binance Coin (BNB), Swipe (SXP), and Binance USD (BUSD) to fiat and spend them at more than 60 million merchants worldwide. Eliminating the conversion hustle and bustle  … Continue reading Binance Unveils Crypto-Powered Debit Card in Europe For Seamless Transactions Across 60 Million Merchants

Cardano to Launch ERC-20 Converter and Cross-Chain Communication for Interoperability Between Networks Including Bitcoin

Cardano founder and IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson recently announced in his YouTube video that the current roadmap for the Shelley hard fork will be going according to plan, scheduled on July 29, 2020.  The Shelley update code was implemented to the Cardano mainnet on June 30, 2020. However, the Shelley hard fork is expected on … Continue reading Cardano to Launch ERC-20 Converter and Cross-Chain Communication for Interoperability Between Networks Including Bitcoin

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