“Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset,” explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.
Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020
Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version.
Alibaba Denies ‘Partnership’ With Lolli, Highlighting Crypto Industry Pitfalls
What really constitutes a “partnership” at the intersection of e-commerce and crypto?
PayPal’s Axing of PornHub Model Payments May Boost Verge Crypto
PayPal has abruptly cut its payments service to thousands of live performers on Pornhub. Can the verge crypto pick up the slack?
This Crypto-Savvy Bank Is Building Bandwidth for Bitcoin Retail Payments
The German bank is set to help European retailers accept bitcoin payments in early 2020.
Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers
Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments.
Abra to Add Cash-to-Crypto Outlets at All Philippines 7-Elevens
Investment app provider Abra is to sell cryptocurrency for cash at 6,000 outlets across the Philippines, including all 7-Eleven stores.
Largest Bitcoin ATM Network Coinme Raises New Funding from Ripple’s Xpring
Coinme, which provides kiosks and ATMs for digital currencies, raised $1.5 million in a Series A-1 financing round that included Ripple’s subsidiary Xpring and Blockchain Finance Fund. Proceeds from the funding will be used for additional licensing to expand its U.S. and international coverage. The company is licensed to operate bitcoin ATM’s in 29 states […]
Winklevoss-Backed Flexa Expands Crypto Payments Service to Canada
Functioning like a pipeline for commercial transactions, SPEDN processes regular purchases in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ethereum.
Walmart Wants to Patent a Stablecoin That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Libra
Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.
You Can Now Tip on Twitter With Brave’s Basic Attention Token
Twitter users can tip content using Brave’s Basic Attention Token, adding to its micro-tipping services.
Fold App Adds Bitcoin ‘Kickbacks’ for Purchases at Target, Starbucks
Mobile shoppers can earn bitcoin for purchases from Amazon, Starbucks, and Target, just to name a few.
Millions in Crypto Is Crossing the Russia-China Border Daily. There, Tether Is King
Tether has a real-world use case: Chinese importers of cheap goods in Russia use it to send millions home daily.
Tech Retailer Newegg Expands Bitcoin Payments to Another 73 Nations
Online electronics and software retail giant Newegg has expanded bitcoin payments to nearly all of its served countries in partnership with BitPay.
Bitcoin Startup Lolli Looks to Global Expansion With Hotels.com Partnership
The bitcoin rewards app Lolli is going global in 2019, starting with the travel industry.
Crypto App, Debit Card 2Gether Adds Dash to Roster of 9 Tokens
2gether, a European payment app allowing users to spend crypto via a Visa debit card, is adding dash to its list of nine supported coins.
Breez Reveals Lightning-Powered Bitcoin Payments App for iPhone
Now in beta for the iPhone, Breez’s app harnesses lighting, Neutrino and atomic swaps to make bitcoin P2P payments feasible for daily transactions.
Visa and App Provider LINE Pay to Use Blockchain in New Fintech Offerings
Japanese app provider LINE Pay Corporation has inked a deal with Visa to create new fintech services for their retail and merchant customers.
Russian Retailer Dixy Using Ethereum Tech to Streamline Trade Finance
Grocery chain Dixy has partnered with a blockchain startup to greatly reduce the time it takes to pay suppliers
SBI Plans Launch of In-Store Payments With Ripple-Powered ‘Money Tap’ App
SBI Ripple Asia is live testing in-store payments using its Ripple xCurrent-powered Money Tap app before a full launch “this year.”