Adam White, COO, Bakkt began his journey in the crypto world when he joined Coinbase six years ago, much to the dismay of his family and friends who believed he was throwing away his Harvard education on a pseudo-market. Driven by an innate interest in the potential of digital assets and by a stroke of … Continue reading Adam White, COO of Bakkt on the Custody Offerings and Future Roadmap
Cardano, based in Zug, Switzerland recently partnered with COTI, an enterprise-grade fintech platform to create an ADA payment solution for merchants. The ADA payment system will be launched in November this year, and it will help merchants to process payments in ADA and receive payments in 35 different local currencies into their bank account. This … Continue reading Cardano Partners With COTI To Enable Merchant Transactions via ADA Payment Gateway
A Medium post released on Oct.28 by Mike Blandina, Chief Product Officer at Bakkt revealed that the company’s current interests lie in developing a consumer app and merchant portal which they will test with their first launch partner, Starbucks, in the first half of 2020. Blandina noted that he was resolved to lead the company’s … Continue reading Bakkt Partners with Starbucks to Test Consumer App and Merchant Portal
Following recent news that blockchain advancements will be at the forefront of Chinese development across a range of industries, there has been an immediate reaction in Chinese tokens and crypto applications. China Merchants Bank (CMB) has recently announced an investment in crypto wallet BitPie. BitPie is one of the longest-running crypto wallets in China. China… … Continue reading Bitcoin Continues to See Gains After President Xi’s Announcement
Worldline, a top European company in the payments and transactional services industry, has struck a deal with Bitcoin Suisse, a notable Swiss crypto financial services firm, to present crypto payment services to Swiss consumers and merchants both in-web shops and in-store. This partnership is daunted as the most ambitious project to happen in Switzerland as … Continue reading Worldline and Bitcoin Suisse to Revitalize Swiss Point of Sales with Crypto Usage
Utrust, a blockchain-powered payment technology that enables online businesses to accept cryptos, announced its collaboration with the travel industry, Alternative Airlines, their first merchant to allow its users to pay via cryptocurrencies. Reported on October 13 via Utrust’s blog post, Utrust’s mission is to encourage the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies, making it easy for people … Continue reading Utrust Joins Hand With Alternative Airlines To Ensure Secure Crypto Payments For Users
At the ongoing Singapore FinTech Festival, Crypto.com has revealed its collaboration with Xfers, a Singapore-based payment processing portal. Crypto.com is a platform that spearheads payments and cryptocurrency acquisition. By December 2019, the partnership seeks to permit Crypto.com users to purchase and sell crypto, such as Ripple, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin, among others in SGD. Through … Continue reading Crypto.com Joins Hands with Xfers to Enhance Cryptocurrency Adoption in Singapore
In the first-ever Blockchain Service Network Partner Conference hosted by the National Information Center and Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government in China, it was announced that cryptocurrency exchange Huobi had joined the Blockchain Services Network (BSN), an alliance initiated by the State Information Center (SIC). The alliance also welcomed China UnionPay, China Merchants Bank International, WeBank, and Chinese telecom giants, … Continue reading Huobi Joins State-Backed Blockchain Alliance in China to Provide Blockchain Infrastructure Services
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is planning on introducing new regulations on cryptocurrency, which according to Kuben Naidoo, SARB deputy governor, will be fully implemented and enforced in the first quarter of 2020. The purpose of the new regulations noted in the report is to stop the citizens from using digital currency to evade … Continue reading South African Reserve Bank to Strictly Regulate Cryptocurrency in 2020
BitPay, the blockchain payments processor, now supports three stablecoins, namely, Circle’s USD, the Gemini Dollar, and Paxos Standard Token. This will allow over 30,000 merchants, including Microsoft and Avnet to accept payments in these three stablecoins. Essentially, BitPay’s users, alongside its prepaid cardholders will have the choice to spend the above – mentioned stablecoins through … Continue reading Alternatives of USDT Gained Wider Merchant Access including Microsoft