Lloyds Banking Group Joins BofA, Chase, and Citi in Banning Bitcoin Purchases on Cards
EXCLUSIVE - Add one more to the mix. Today Lloyds Banking Group confirmed it has banned customers from buying bitcoin ...
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5 Startups to Watch: Ledger, Speedinvest, Emma, and More
EXCLUSIVE - Fintech is constantly expanding its reach in the world, adding new customers, new services, and new startups every ...
Facebook Likes Payments: Cryptocurrency, Not So Much
EXCLUSIVE - Payments might not be a substantial portion of social media platform Facebook’s revenues, but it is an important ...
P2P Payments Platform Square Adds Bitcoin
P2P payment platform, Square is now allowing users to purchase bitcoin worth up to $10,000 in a week on its ...
Funding for Startups in FIS-Backed Fintech Accelerator Reaches $38 Million
EXCLUSIVE - If the future of banking is partnering with fintech startups, then finding the most innovative and efficient fintechs ...
Japan’s Government Warns on Cryptocurrency Trading After Coincheck Hack
Japanese authorities are investigating all cryptocurrency trading after last week's hacking of cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck. According to a Reuters report, ...
Hyperledger Releases its Second Blockchain Platform, Sawtooth
EXCLUSIVE— Collaborative blockchain company Hyperledger has made Hyperledger Sawtooth, the second of its active projects to reach a 1.0 version ...
Bitcoin Joins American Express and PayPal on 2017 List of Social Media Darlings
American Express is the “most-loved” financial service on social media in 2017, according to a recent report, followed by PayPal, ...
No More Bitcoin Payments on Stripe
Payment processor Stripe will no longer support bitcoin payments on its platform, citing the cryptocurrency’s price volatility as a factor ...
As New Technologies Falter, Identity Remains a Top Concern for Businesses
EXCLUSIVE—Facial recognition and other forms of biometric authentication may not have their golden moment in 2018, as the recent iPhone ...
