Younited, a new French unicorn
A unicorn is a startup that is valued at over €1 billion. This makes the consumer credit specialist the 28th French unicorn, joining other f...
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Yuzu becomes PSAN and launches the first green savings account in cryptocurrency
Yuzu.Green is a fintech created by Clément Coeurdeuil, former co-founder of Budget Insight. It aims to give new meaning to savings by offe...
Revolut allows you to pay in cryptocurrency via your payment cards and earn 1% cashback
Neo-bank Revolut has released a new feature that allows users to turn their credit or debit card into a crypto card. Revolut says it is moving cl...
In short: Meta definitively buries Novi
The last vestige of the vast cryptocurrency project of the Meta group (ex-Facebook), Novi will close its doors for good soon. A new message to th...
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...
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...
Payments News in Brief – December 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Monese lets their UK customers open joint accounts and starts featuring joint accounts in euros for EEA ...
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.:...
ADN’co Payments Insight – September 2019
Players’ Strategy – e-Banking: the Race Towards Customer Acquisition FRANCE – ING launches a free, non-income-dependent offer for the sake...
Payments News in Brief – September 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Curve opened their capital to large audiences for a short while via the crowdfunding platform CrowdCube....
Wells Fargo Gets a Cryptocurrency Ready
FACTS The American banking group Wells Fargo starts a stable coin pilot for internal settlements.
China to Issue Own Digital Currency
FACTS During the China Finance 40 Forum event, People's Bank of China reported their virtual currency could be considered operational after...
An Open Banking-Based Ethical Loyalty Programme
FACTS Koin Rewards, FinTech behind a Blockchain-based ethical loyalty programme, teams up with the account aggregation service TrueLayer.
Money Transfer: Ripple Enters MoneyGram’s Capital
FACTS The Californian start-up Ripple behind a Blockchain-based real-time payment protocol announces a 2-year strategic partnership with tr...
Cryptocurrency: Facebook Launches Libra
FACTS Facebook just implemented the infrastructure required to launch their cryptocurrency. The American group made an announcement regardi...
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...
PayPal Invests in Cambridge Blockchain
FACTS The US e-payments giant joins a Series A investment in the Blockchain start-up, Cambridge Blockchain.
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...
