WEEKLY FACTS - Week 18
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PayPal and Coinbase extend their partnership and ambitions
They are two giants in their respective markets that have just consolidated their partnership in the United States. This is PayPal and Coinbase, ...
MasterCard joins Kraken in accelerating crypto democratisation in Europe
The American payment giant Mastercard has formalized its new association with one of the world's most renowned cryptocurrency platforms, Kraken. ...
Coinbase innovates by offering loans backed by bitcoins
The cryptocurrency trading platform announced the launch of USDC bitcoin-based borrowings. To do this, Coinbase has partnered with Morpho, a DeFi...
Circle, sets course for France
The issuer of the stablecoin USD tokens (and the lesser-known Euro Coin) has filed an application for registration with the Autorité des M...
Ingenico and Binance partner to test in-store crypto payments
Payment terminal leader Ingenico and crypto giant Binance have just signed a strategic partnership to roll out a payment solution that allows con...
Smartpay launches open banking credit in Japan
Japanese fintech Smartpay has launched a new service that will allow customers to pay for goods online in instalments, directly from their bank a...
The Curve super card wants to impose its fractional payment offer in the US and Europe
Launched in 2018, Curve has raised more than $180 million in equity investments, including crowdfunding campaigns, and has about 4 million custom...
In brief: Curve plans to acquire Blockfi's customers
Curve, la fintech qui propose de l'égragation de cartes de crédit basée au Royaume-Uni, a annoncé son intention d...
Feedback: When Apple Pay goes beyond historical schemes
The figures were recently released, highlighted by TradingPlatforms. They illustrate a major turnaround in the payments market, with mobile payme...
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...
Novi finally hits the market
Facebook's digital wallet, called Novi, is finally making its appearance on two international markets. A half-hearted launch, however, since ...
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...
News in Brief – May 2019
Players’ Strategy FRANCE – Nickel claims 4,800 agents (1 in 5 newsagents) or 60% increase year-over-year. Goal: attract 10,000 agents by 20...
Facebook Building their Own Cryptocurrency
FACTS Last spring, Facebook’s CEO announced they intended to work on a Blockchain and craft their own cryptocurrency.
Aave Unveils a Crypto Asset-Based Bank Transfer Option
FACTS The British FinTech –subsidiary of ETHLend– launches a mobile app enabling its users to pay everyday bills in virtual currencies.
