CoinZoom supports most popular cryptocurrencies including bitcoin (BC) and ether (ETH) in pairs with US dollar. The platform also provides facility for proof-of-stake (PoS) coins, which brings rewards for holders. CoinZoom already has a trending app for Apple iOS devices and can be also used as a remittance solution. CoinZoom founder and CEO Todd Crosland…
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Visa has just announced on Monday, January 20, that is has agreed to acquire Plaid. Inc, a fintech privately held startup for $5.3 billion, as reported by local news outlets. Through the acquisition, Visa will have greater access to the ever-expanding fintech space, a fact that has increased competition and the M&A activity in the…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 14, 2020. UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said this morning its full year 2019 results would meet expectations “despite ongoing economic and political uncertainty.” The UK housing market has been seen as a barometer of Brexit sentiment…
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MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGI) will team up with Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) to enhance its person-to-person (P2P) debit card deposit service internationally. The pilot program will initially focus on payments to Spain and to the Philippines. Plans are to expand to other jurisdictions soon thereafter. MoneyGram, like its direct competitor Western Union, has always tried to…
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For veterans of the payment industry, it is beginning to be “Déjà vu” all over again. In the early days of Visa and Mastercard, back in the seventies, there were ongoing payment wars between the two U.S.-based card associations and banks in Europe, which preferred their home-grown services, dubbed EuroCheque and Europay at the time,…
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In its initial idealized beginnings, Bitcoin was intended to be another payment option at the point of sale, free from interference by bankers and a cheaper alternative for merchants. A few zealots actually predicted that Bitcoin would soon rival Visa and MasterCard at the point of sale, but that dream soon disappeared, as BTC became…
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Visa continues to be a leader in the the blockchain and crypto spaces. This time, Visa is betting on the digital asset custodian company Anchorage, which is a fellow in Facebook's Libra Association. Andreessen Horowitz are also partnering on the $40 million funding round. According to TechCrunch, Anchorage is a revolutionary custodian solution, as it…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for June 12, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Pressure has been building over the last few days and by this morning tens of thousands of protestors were…
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On June 3rd, a consortium of major companies launched b.yond, a financial innovation platform that will enable banks and businesses to quickly utilize several innovative fintech payment services. The customers of digital services demand the best and most innovative solutions and constantly want more sophisticated services.. b.yond allows consumer-facing businesses to be in the driving…
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The blockchain space is exploding with full force. Now, besides financial institutions, fintech and technology companies are racing to introduce new blockchain and crypto-related products to offer to their clients. It really seems that the more blockchain-oriented a company becomes, the better it serves the growing tech needs of its customers. No exception to the…
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