Goldman Sachs completes first over-the-counter cryptocurrency transaction
Goldman Sachs has just completed an over-the-counter trade in a crypto-asset derivative. This world first was carried out in partnership with Gal...
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Prime XBT launches its crypto courses
Crypto asset trading platform Prime XBT has announced the launch of its academy. The latter aims to train future investors in the crypto-currency...
Solana blockchain facilitates crypto-currency payments
A global reference in Blockchain technology, Solana has established itself, since its creation in March 2020, as a challenger to Ethereum, with i...
Paying for travel insurance in crypto-currency
Crypto-currencies are becoming increasingly important in the financial markets but their democratisation among the general public is still in pro...
Estonia takes the lead in MNBC
Eesti Pank, the Central Bank of Estonia, has revealed the results of an experiment conducted on the technological possibilities of launching a bl...
Ledger dedicates debit card to crypto
The French unicorn, specialist in hardware solutions for securing crypto-currencies, Ledger, has come up with a striking innovation. The company ...
Walmart installs Bitcoin ATMs in its stores
This time, it's not a Fake News. The American retail giant Walmart is installing Coinstar machines in its stores in the United States. These ...
In brief: Twitter also pays in crypto-currencies
The social network Twitter is multiplying its initiatives to attract content creators. After the Super Follows, it also introduced a tip distribu...
PayPal realizes its ambition to democratize cryptocurrencies
Online payment giant PayPal is continuing to diversify, today securing the expansion of its new dedicated cryptocurrency service to the UK. PayPa...
Square prepares its physical wallet dedicated to cryptocurrencies
FACTS The co-founder of electronic payment company Square, Jack Dorsey, just announced that his FinTech is currently working on creating a ...
Ripple Raises $200M
FACTS Ripple, the San Francisco-based Blockchain specialist, just raised $200 million, lifting their valuation to $10 billion.
Banque de France to Test a Central Bank Digital Currency?
FACTS During a conference held by the ACPR, the Banque de France announced they were running tests to craft a Central Bank Digital Currency...
Payments News in Brief – October 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED STATES – Active.Ai teams up with Visa to provide banking institutions with interactive AI-powered solutions (e.g.:...
The Era of Crypto-Banks Opens in Switzerland
FACTS The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) granted banking licences to two start-ups specialising in digital assets: Se...
Paypite: Crypto-Currencies for Money Transfers
Photo credits: Paypite FACTS The Paris-based FinTech Paypite, behind a virtual currency for simplifying exchanges between French-speakin...
ADN’co Payments Insight – March 2019
Mobility – Open Payment Gaining Momentum INTERNATIONAL – Visa and Planeta Informática team up to boost contactless payments in the transpo...
News in Brief – November 2018
Players’ strategy INTERNATIONAL – N26 is now available in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Poland. Launched in 2013 in Germany, they keep focusi...
iQotation: Budget Insight’s Aggregation Service for Crypto Assets
The French FinTech Budget Insight introduces iQotation and plans to let their customers handle crypo-assets from their wallet. An API platform an...
Fidelity Bets on Crypto-Currencies
Several investment banks are paying attention to Bitcoin, including Goldman Sachs. Latest example to date: the asset management company Fidelity ...
Eligma Launches a Cryptocurrency-Based Payment App
Eligma relies on next-generation technologies –such as the Blockchain and AI techs– to improve their users’ experience. As this AI-powered e-comm...
