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Pan-African exchange Yellow Card has said it will seek licensing in the country.
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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said in a blog post published on Oct. 20 that it will stop offering its Visa debit card product in Europe. The company said that it will no longer offer those cards in the European Economic Area (EEA) and that existing cards will not be usable after Dec.
2023-10-21 22:40 | |
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The cryptocurrency exchange said the card service will terminate Sept. 21.
2023-8-24 13:09 | |
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Credit card processor Checkout. com cuts ties with Binance over AML concerns. Binance is reportedly considering legal action, Forbes said in a report published August 18. Binance recently announced it was shutting down its regulated buy-and-sell crypto arm Binance Connect.
2023-8-18 18:39 | |
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Chris Maurice, founder and CEO of crypto exchange Yellow Card said in Africa, crypto isn't the "casino" that it can sometimes feel like in the West.
2023-6-30 01:52 | |
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Wirex cards may stop working in the European Economic Area, but funds held in the account are safe, the company said.
2023-6-25 00:00 | |
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The expanded network helps bring new crypto card programs to market and creates crypto-to-fiat conversion capabilities, Mastercard said.
2023-6-22 14:00 | |
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A non-fungible token (NFT) based card game called Z-ERA has been exploited for $285,000, blockchain security firm CertiK reported on June 20. CertiK said it discovered an exploit against Z-ERA’s BNB Smart Chain address in which an externally-owned account (EOA) deployed an unverified contract to steal funds.
2023-6-21 01:45 | |
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Unbanked, a cryptocurrency card and trading platform, said May 25 that it would be winding down its services due to harsh U. S. regulations. Regulations affected funding Unbanked cited regulations as the primary reason for its shutdown.
2023-5-26 03:30 | |
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During a recent Ask Me Anything (AMA) on the topic of the Crypto. com card, CEO Kris Marszalek said, “You can count on us to juice the benefits or add new benefits as the market recovers. ” Crypto.
2023-5-2 12:50 | |
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Nationwide said it has taken this decision due to "media coverage" and "regulatory uncertainty."
2023-2-3 15:04 | |
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NFT transactions gained another mainstream step as payments giant Mastercard (MA) said its card holders can buy NFTs on various marketplaces without needing to first purchase cryptocurrency.
2022-6-11 23:31 | |
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A long time in the making, the Abra Crypto Card will be the first Amex cryptocurrency product, said Abra CEO Bill Barhydt.
2022-6-11 21:40 | |
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The Delaware-registered company said Visa and Stripe cut it off for serving too many Russians, but on-chain data has stoked users' suspicions.
2022-5-5 20:07 | |
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VanEck Community NFT co-founder Matt Bartlett said that the tokens could serve as a type of digital membership card.
2022-5-3 12:53 | |
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Staking rewards of as much as 8% would be offered to its card users, the company’s CEO said.
2022-5-3 08:51 | |
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"Visa and Mastercard dig their own graves by politicizing their products and pushing people all over the world toward Bitcoin," said Marty Bent.
2022-3-9 00:00 | |
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A Ukrainian official previously said that local laws do not prohibit people from paying in crypto if it’s converted into fiat.
2022-2-2 15:22 | |
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“We’re exploring other ways, potentially, to redeem your membership rewards points, but I don’t think you’re going to see an American Express card linked to cryptocurrency anytime soon," said Stephen Squeri.
2022-1-26 19:15 | |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said the tech giant had no immediate plans to accept cryptocurrency, thereby putting an end to rumours about potentially enabling cryptos into products like Apple Pay and Apple Card, Coin Rivet reported.
2021-11-29 15:08 | |
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The Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX) reported its fourth-quarter revenue of $8. 15 billion. During its earnings call, President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson said they are deepening its digital relationship and expanding the reach through payment partnerships with PayPal and Bakkt.
2021-10-29 16:22 | |
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Financial services company American Express chief executive Stephen Squeri said they are not planning to offer a cryptocurrency linked card “any time soon. ” “When I look at cryptocurrencies, it’s really more of an asset class,” akin to gold, Squeri said at Yahoo Finance’s All Markets Summit.
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Payments giant Mastercard has announced that its crypto card program is being enhanced for cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges. The company said, “Making the process simpler will allow more banks and crypto partners the opportunity to offer their consumers the choice of paying with cryptocurrency.
2021-7-21 02:00 | |
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Visa Inc. announced Wednesday that the transactions via crypto-linked Visa cards exceeded $1 billion in the first quarter. The company further said that it is partnering with 50 major cryptocurrency platforms “to launch card programs that make it easy to convert and spend digital currency at 70 million merchants worldwide.” Visa Announces $1 Billion in […]
2021-7-9 04:30 | |
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Payments giant Paypal has launched the “Checkout With Crypto” service to allow consumers to make payments at millions of merchants using cryptocurrencies in their Paypal wallets. “This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit card or a debit card inside your Paypal wallet,” said Paypal’s CEO. […]
2021-3-30 17:15 | |
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In an unprecedented move, Nvidia has announced that it will be artificially limiting its new graphics cards for cryptocurrency mining specifically. In a blog post published Feb. 19, the hardware giant said that its new RTX 3060 card will be the first to feature this limitation.
2021-2-19 15:00 | |
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Quontic Bank is launching a bitcoin rewards checking account with a debit card. Customers can earn 1. 5% back in bitcoin on their debit card purchases. “Bitcoin is gaining massive momentum both as a digital currency, an asset class, and as a store of wealth,” the CEO of the bank said.
2020-12-17 20:45 | |
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BlockFi CEO Zac Prince said it will be the first credit (not debit) card in the cryptocurrency industry.
2020-12-2 17:00 | |
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Thanks to Bitcoin, Gab has achieved its first $100,000 revenue in a month, said Andrew Torba, the social networking service CEO. For the first time in its four year history, Gab saw a six-figure revenue that too without a “single credit or debit card transaction.
2020-11-26 00:24 | |
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Ajay Banga, CEO of global payments and card technology firm Mastercard, is not sold on the Bitcoin promise of banking the unbanked individuals, he said in an interview with Fortune yesterday. The post Mastercard CEO is bearish on Bitcoin, but sees growth for CBDCs appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-10-29 17:30 | |
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Yellow Card has raised $1. 5 million in a seed round. The Nigerian crypto startup said it will use the money to expand its operations in Africa while making it easier for people on the continent to buy and sell digital assets.
2020-8-31 01:00 | |
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Madrid-based payment app and card issuer 2gether said it can only reimburse investors with its native tokens following Friday’s hack.
2020-8-3 14:44 | |
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Two-time U. S. presidential candidate John McAfee has launched a privacy-centric cell phone data service. McAfee said that his Ghost cell phone data service offers 4G data without using a physical SIM card, is compatible with most major phones, and works in more than 50 countries.
2020-7-9 00:08 | |
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Before Wirecard's insolvency filing, Crypto.com and TenX said customer funds were unaffected by their partner's accounting scandal.
2020-6-26 19:35 | |
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German payment processor Wirecard which issues debit cards of Crypto. com has its share plunging more than 60% after the company said on Thursday that its auditor Ernst & Young can’t find evidence for €1.
2020-6-18 20:25 | |
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On 7 February 2020, Rodolfo Novak (NVK), the Cold Card and Opendime creator, tweeted a photo of himself with Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun and Adam Back, Blockstream’s CEO. NVK said “Ethereum was over” and that the three had a plan to move Tron over to Liquid, a network that leverages the Bitcoin chain. The […]
2020-2-25 18:35 | |
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On February 7, Cold Card and Opendime creator, Rodolfo Novak (also known as NVK), tweeted a picture of himself with Tron founder Justin Sun and Blockstream’s CEO Adam Back. Novak said “Ethereum was over” and the three had a plan to move Tron to Liquid, a network that leverages the BTC chain.
2020-2-9 03:00 | |
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Carbon Money has announced that the project is leaving the stablecoin space. The team said that they would instead be pursuing their “better-performing credit/debit card on-ramp. ” Some, particularly those from the EOS community, were caught off guard by the move.
2020-1-29 13:46 | |
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The exchange, along with its existing wallet and debit card service, readies Crypto.com for rainy days and bull runs alike, CEO Kris Marszalek said.
2019-11-14 11:32 | |
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Amazon is reportedly working on speeding up checkouts at its physical stores by using your hand as a form of identification. According to a the New York Post, the retail giant is said to be quietly testing new scanners that can identify human hands to make a store purchase.
2019-9-4 10:08 | |
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The largest gift card exchange in Japan will use the aelf (ELF) blockchain in order to radically improve the issuance, distribution and traceability of gift cards. Amaten, which processed more than a million transactions altogether last year with 132,000 users, said it will be developing a new gift card marketplace on top of the aelf […] The post Exclusive: Japanese Card Exchange To Use AELF To Solve $1.2bn Shortfall appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2019-8-20 09:01 | |
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On Thursday, August 15, 2019, London-based, Ethereum-powered banking alternative, Monolith reported on its recent partnership with smart asset company, Digix (token: DGX) and stablecoin project, MakerDAO (token: DAO).
2019-8-17 19:18 | |
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Apple is rolling out its much sought-after credit card to select users today. The company said the card, issued in partnership with Goldman Sachs, will be made available to all iPhone users in the US later this month.
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Good morning! It’s the first day of a new week so you know what that means. It’s time for Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Take a look. 1. Owners of Apple’s hotly anticipated credit card will not be able to buy cryptocurrency with it, Reuters reports.
2019-8-5 11:46 | |
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US-based bank, Capital One, revealed last night a data breach that exposed data of exposed the data of 106 million credit card applicants including names, phone numbers, addresses, and dates of birth.
2019-7-30 08:05 | |
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An 84-year-old woman in the US has been targeted by Bitcoin sextortionists after she signed up to Panera, a well-known restaurant brand in the US, to get a free bagel for her birthday. Arlene Kaganove told NBC 5 she had applied for a “MyPanera” reward card to get a free everything bagel on her next birthday.
2019-7-26 15:52 | |
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Coinspeaker Nexo: We will Take the Gram ICO Token From Telegram as CollateralCrypto loans firm Nexo said they will accept the Gram ICO token from Telegram as collateral allowing customers to use the tokens as backing for its instant credit lines and planned credit card.
2019-7-6 15:34 | |
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Last year, India’s top court ruled that the central government’s national identification system – Aadhaar – doesn’t violate the privacy of citizens. Now, there are three major developments on this front that might put privacy activists on high alert.
2019-7-5 16:08 | |
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Payment company Xfers has partnered with blockchain startup Zilliqa to explore the use of blockchain and smart contracts to bring greater speed, efficiency and transparency to payment solutions for enterprises, the company said on Tuesday.
2019-6-18 22:44 | |
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The country's facing a crippling foreign exchange crisis and looking for ways to limit capital outflows, including via crypto.
Nigerian banks are still restricted from holding or trading crypto on their own behalf, despite regulators’ softening stance toward digital assets.
The Nigerian cryptocurrency community has been turning to peer-to-peer exchange platforms to continue trading.
The Nigerian Senate wants Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele and chief securities regulator Lamido Yuguda to testify about cryptocurrencies.
Some Nigerians plan to continue using bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies despite a directive issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week ordering banks to close down accounts associated with cryptocurrencies.
Both nations hope to prevent banks from providing services to crypto companies.