The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is continuing its experiments in the field of central bank currencies (CBDCs). “Project Jura” is investigating cross-border payment processing in cooperation with the central bank…
Venmo now offers its more than 70 million customers the opportunity to buy, store and sell cryptocurrencies directly in the app. Adoption of crypto-assets as a means of payment appears…
Visa announced it will allow the use of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin to settle transactions on its payment network. The company is launching a pilot program with a payment…
After stunning the market earlier this year with a bold bet on Bitcoin, Tesla Inc. has now started accepting Bitcoin (the world’s largest electronic currency) as a means of payment…
The Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball (MLB) team is now accepting payments of Bitcoin (BTC) for home-game luxury suites. This follows a larger trend of cryptocurrency and NFT adoption in…
Credit card company Mastercard announced this week that they will accept “select crypto currencies” as payment. Their focus will primarily be on centralized stable-coins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs),…
Visa, the largest company for payment cards alongside Mastercard, continues to intensively look into supporting cryptocurrencies. CEO Alfred Kelly sees great potential in this industry, particularly in so-called stablecoins, which…
Korean payment giant Danal Fintech joins Korea’s largest blockchain ecosystem and integrates its cryptocurrency into its payment app. The goal of the partnership is to bring virtual assets one step closer to everyday life.
One of the biggest food delivery services, Just Eat, accepted bitcoin as a payment means on the territory of France. This includes over 15,000 restaurants and is possible through partnering…
Roberto Campos Neto, the President of the Central Bank of Brazil, shared the plans regarding digital Central Bank currency (CBDC). A possible starting point is 2022. The Banco Central do…
