FinTech

VISA und Mastercard gehört praktisch die ganze westliche Welt, wenn es ums Bezahlen von Dienstleistungen und Waren geht. Selbst kleine Läden und Shops setzen mittlerweile Bezahlterminals der grossen Kartenanbieter ein. In einem aktuellen Blogbeitrag bekennt sich nun VISA erstmals selber zur Integration von digitalen Währungen wie Bitcoin. Bisher war die Integration nur über Drittanbieter wie bsp. Wirex oder Coinbase möglich. Daher ist es nun sehr spannend zu lesen, was...

PayPal, einer der grössten Online-Zahlungsriesen, hat bestätigt, dass Entwickler daran arbeiten, Funktionen zum direkten Kaufen und Verkaufen von Kryptowährungen auf seiner Plattform zu integrieren. Wie The Block berichtete, wurden die Enthüllungen in einem Brief an die Europäische Kommission im März als Antwort auf die öffentliche Konsultation des Gremiums zu seinem vorgeschlagenen Rahmen für Krypto-Assets vorgebracht (frei übersetzt): „Als innovatives FinTech-Unternehmen und...

After adding Stellar to its Samsung Blockchain Keystore, the tech mogul has also featured another cryptocurrency project under its kit.Namely, this is the Decentraland Marketplace application that has already been added to Samsung’s Blockchain Wallet, as per a recent report.Decentraland Joins Samsung Blockchain WalletAccording to an official announcement, the smartphone giant Samsung, who’s attempting to further the adoption of blockchain technology, has involved the popular project...

Stellar blockchain is now officially a part of the Samsung Blockchain Keystore. Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization responsible for the cryptocurrency network’s growth and development announced today.It’s a Match for Stellar and SamsungIn a press release shared earlier, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced the integration of the Stellar blockchain network into the Samsung Blockchain Keystore.This will allow Samsung Galaxy smartphone users to securely store...

Telegram ist ein kostenloser, Cloud-basierter Instant-Messaging-Dienst zur Nutzung auf Smartphones, Tablets und PCs. Es wäre so schön gewesen und endlich hätte die westliche Welt zu China aufschliessen können: Geld mit einem Messenger versenden! Aber leider wurde das Projekt von Telegram eingestellt, wie Telegram-Gründer Pavel Durov in einem Blogbeitrag mitteilte. Die Schuld gibt er der US-Finanzaufsicht SEC, mit der er sich seit langem in...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that platforms like PayPal and Venmo were looking to potentially offer bitcoin and cryptocurrency buying, trading, and selling options to customers. New evidence appears to show that these companies are primarily interested in crypto services due to bitcoin’s meteoric rise during the spread of the coronavirus.PayPal Is Moving Towards a Crypto FutureAs we all remember, bitcoin suffered heavily when the virus initially began to expand during the first half...

In what seems to be the end of a legal battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the messaging giant Telegram, the latter is expected to pay a civil penalty of $18.5 million to the SEC and $1.2 billion disgorgement fee according to a proposed agreement.Telegram Agrees to Pay Disgorgement and Civil PenaltyThe U.S. SEC filed a proposed final judgment with the U.S. District Court of Southern District Of New York on Thursday (June 25, 2020). According to the court...

Recent reports have it that Australians can now pay for BTC at the country’s Post offices. This is a result of a newly formed partnership between Australia Post and the local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au.BTC At Australian Post OfficesIt was recently reported that Australia Post and the country’s local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au entered into a partnership. This will result in the opportunity for people to use cash and EFTPOS payments to buy BTC directly from the post...

A rumor is circulating that PayPal and other payment processors are looking to pledge support for bitcoin in the coming weeks. PayPal is being joined by Venmo, and the result is bitcoin appears to have surged by another $300 at the time of writing.PayPal and Bitcoin to Join Hands?Just 48 hours ago, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap was trading in the $9,300 range. However, now the currency is selling for well over $9,600. The jump was likely sparked by the sentiment that...

Reports started circling lately, that PayPal, one of the world’s largest online payment processors, will allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin.Regardless of whether that’s going to come to fruition, PayPal has spent the last decade marketing Bitcoin in a fairly decisive manner.PayPal and BitcoinEarlier this week, crypto-oriented media CoinDesk broke the news that fintech giant PayPal intends to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its userbase of more than 325...