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...
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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...
News in Brief – September 2018
Players’ Strategy UNITED STATES – According to Bloomberg, Google and Mastercard would have entered a partnership last year on tracking card...
Square Still Crafting a Universal Bank
After having spent several months working on expanding their range of offers, Square shows even higher ambitions and claims they intend to make b...
News in Brief – August 2018
Players’ Strategy FRANCE – HiPay releases their results for H1 2018, reporting €13 million turnover (+12%) and €1.3 billion processed trans...
Buy a Luxury Car with Crypto-currencies
The soaring value of Bitcoin and other crypto-assets attracted the attention of product and service providers in the luxury industry. More option...
News in Brief – March 2018
Players’ Strategy MEXICO – Amazon launches their Amazon Rechargeable debit card in Mexico enabling unbanked customers to make e-purchases. ...
Ben, a Bot for Virtual Currencies
Chatbots are increasingly being used in financial contexts and have been improved over the months to perform complex tasks, including even traini...
News in Brief – February 2018
Players’ Strategy INTERNATIONAL – eBay officially chooses Adyen instead of their long-time –and once payment subsidiary– PayPal. Adyen will...
