FinTech

Block Fi has joined hands with Visa to launch its new bitcoin rewards credit card. The product has been available to most residents of the United States since last Tuesday. The company had been working to unveil a BTC-based credit card since December of last year and was met with much enthusiasm from traders, who joined a waiting list to be among the first to garner the product. Block Fi and Visa Work to Bring BTC Rewards to Customers Overall, as many as 400,000 names...

Blockchain Capital remains a major tech backer in the DLT space with investments in numerous crypto and DLT projects. Fund V with $300M Funding According to a press release published on Monday (June 22, 2021), Blockchain Capital has closed funding for its Fund V LP. The capital raise reportedly drew participation from several high-profile backers including global payment giants Visa and PayPal. Capped at $300 million, Blockchain Capital’s latest fund was oversubscribed likely...

After El Salvador announced plans to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, an official from Paraguay’s government has hinted at a similar development. The country’s Deputy of the Nation, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, suggested that the government will start working on a big project involving the largest cryptocurrency and PayPal. Is Paraguay Next in Line? The cryptocurrency community argued for years that struggling countries from less fortunate parts of the world, such as South...

Crypto fans around the world were excited to hear last October that PayPal would soon be allowing users to purchase and store cryptocurrencies through the trading platform. In addition, PayPal said that it was on the verge of allowing customers to pay for items and services with digital currencies. PayPal Is Changing Things Up a Bit This got things hopping up and down and the bitcoin boom ultimately began, though things came with a catch as users soon began to find out...

In a recent job post, the company is now looking for a Business Development Manager for “Alternative Payments” —with experience in several fields, including cryptocurrencies. The key qualifications require at least five years of experience working in alternative payment providers, such as digital wallets and crypto-assets. Candidates will be responsible for the end-to-end business development and launching of new programs related to FinTech products.  Apple Seeking Fintech...

If you think the bitcoin or cryptocurrencies you purchased through PayPal are officially yours, think again. As it turns out, anyone who purchases digital assets through the company are not given private keys to these coins, thereby denying them ownership, though it is still possible to garner a hefty profit on these assets granted they move up in price. PayPal Is Looking to Retain Control PayPal first announced its venture into the crypto space during October of last...

eBay-Hauptgeschäftssitz in San José CC 4.0 by Coolcaesar, Wikipedia Der Online-Marktplatz Ebay mit über 160 Millionen Nutzern erwägt in Zukunft Bitcoin als Zahlungsmittel zu akzeptieren. CEO Jamie Iannone bestätigte, dass Ebay dies momentan prüft. Immer mehr Zahlungsdienstleister und Online-Shops akzeptieren Kryptowährungen als Zahlungsmittel. Im Herbst 2020 kündigte PayPal...

In recent months, large payment companies such as Robinhood and PayPal have begun allowing people to purchase bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through their sites. While people have likely had fun doing so, they have encountered an issue in that some of these firms do not allow users to move their digital money to other platforms. Revolut, a London-based banking app, initially took this approach as well, but is now looking to change form. Revolut Is Changing How It...

Google-Pay-Update bringt Coupons und Tickets Mit dem neuesten Update von Google Pay sind seit November 2020 nun auch Coupons und Gutscheine in der App verfügbar. Mit diesem Schritt setzt Google ein klares Zeichen und verschiebt seinen Fokus vom mobilen Bezahlen hin zum Online-Shopping und Finanzmanagement. Zudem bietet die neue App weitere Features, wie etwa zum Versenden von Geld oder für einen detaillierten Finanzüberblick an. Somit...

Bei Bitcoin sind Transaktionen einmalig. Das heisst, eine Transaktion im Bitcoin-Netzwerk kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden. Will man im Bitcoin-Netzwerk erhaltenes Geld zurücksenden, muss eine neue Transaktion aufgegeben werden. Bei kommerziellen Anbietern wie PayPal ist dies anders. Da laufen die Transaktionen über eine zentrale Stelle. Das amerikanische Unternehmen PayPal fungiert als Drittanbieter zwischen Banken und Händlern. Der Online-Bezahldienst ist sehr populär,...