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MasterCard Push Bitcoin Card Services in Asia Pacific Region With 3 New Partnerships

Mastercard, the centralized payment processing giant is making big strides in the crypto world and n0w it is planning to push crypto card services in the Asia Pacific region. The firm has partnered with three digital asset firms from the region that would allow native customers to convert their Bitcoin and other crypto-assets into fiat.

Prashant Jha November 9, 2021

Mastercard, the centralized payment processing giant is making big strides in the crypto world and n0w it is planning to push crypto card services in the Asia Pacific region. The firm has partnered with three digital asset firms from the region that would allow native customers to convert their Bitcoin and other crypto-assets into fiat.

Leader in global payments MasterCard has announced its plans of integrating cryptocurrencies into its loyalty program offerings.
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Leader in global payments MasterCard has announced its plans of integrating cryptocurrencies into its loyalty program offerings.
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MasterCard to offer U.S based customers crypto loyalty rewards

Leader in global payments MasterCard has announced its plans of integrating cryptocurrencies into its loyalty program offerings. The tech company revealed its plans in an October 25 announcement where it claimed to have partnered with digital asset platform Bakkt, to offer US-based financial institutions, fintech firms, and merchants on its payment network, a wide variety

Mayowa Adebajo October 25, 2021

Leader in global payments MasterCard has announced its plans of integrating cryptocurrencies into its loyalty program offerings. The tech company revealed its plans in an October 25 announcement where it claimed to have partnered with digital asset platform Bakkt, to offer US-based financial institutions, fintech firms, and merchants on its payment network, a wide variety

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Mastercard Acquires Blockchain Security Outfit, CipherTrace

American payments services provider, Mastercard has announced the acquisition of blockchain intelligence and security services provider, CipherTrace. According to the official announcement, the terms of the deal were not made public, however, the acquisition will come off as a mutually beneficial move for both Mastercard and CipherTrace. CipherTrace provides crypto intelligence tools that help in

Godfrey Benjamin September 10, 2021

American payments services provider, Mastercard has announced the acquisition of blockchain intelligence and security services provider, CipherTrace. According to the official announcement, the terms of the deal were not made public, however, the acquisition will come off as a mutually beneficial move for both Mastercard and CipherTrace. CipherTrace provides crypto intelligence tools that help in

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Just-in: MasterCard Eases Onboarding Process to Boost Crypto Cards Adoption

Mastercard, the payment processor giant today announced the enhancement of its crypto card program just weeks after rival Visa also announced its plans to become a global leader for crypto card payments, promising to make crypto as usable as any other currency. The leading card payment service provider said it is accelerating its crypto exchange

Prashant Jha July 20, 2021

Mastercard, the payment processor giant today announced the enhancement of its crypto card program just weeks after rival Visa also announced its plans to become a global leader for crypto card payments, promising to make crypto as usable as any other currency. The leading card payment service provider said it is accelerating its crypto exchange

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Alibaba’s Ant Group to Allow Online Bank MYBank Test China’s CBDC Digital Yuan

Alibaba’s Ant Group, the official partner of China’s PBoc for its Digital Yuan has started working on digital currency trials involving other stakeholders within the country. China’s online-only bank MYbank, wherein Ant Group holds a 30% stake, is the latest to join the trials and will allow some of its users to link their bank

Bhushan Akolkar May 10, 2021

Alibaba’s Ant Group, the official partner of China’s PBoc for its Digital Yuan has started working on digital currency trials involving other stakeholders within the country. China’s online-only bank MYbank, wherein Ant Group holds a 30% stake, is the latest to join the trials and will allow some of its users to link their bank

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MasterCard In Talks With China’s Central Bank to Support Global “Digital Yuan” Transactions

After enough internal testing locally, the Chinese central bank – The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – is all set to take its CBDC Digital Yuan global. As per the recent report from the South China Morning Post, the payments giant Mastercard is currently in talks with PBoC to facilitate the cross-border transactions for Digital

Bhushan Akolkar May 6, 2021

After enough internal testing locally, the Chinese central bank – The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – is all set to take its CBDC Digital Yuan global. As per the recent report from the South China Morning Post, the payments giant Mastercard is currently in talks with PBoC to facilitate the cross-border transactions for Digital

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Gemini Partners With MasterCard to Facilitate its Credit Card Crypto Reward

Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has partnered with MasterCard to facilitate its credit card crypto reward system starting this summer. Gemini-powered credit cards would offer a 3% crypto reward on purchases made through the card. The card will be issued by WebBank, a Utah-based digital lender. Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s head of digital assets and blockchain products &

Prashant Jha April 27, 2021

Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has partnered with MasterCard to facilitate its credit card crypto reward system starting this summer. Gemini-powered credit cards would offer a 3% crypto reward on purchases made through the card. The card will be issued by WebBank, a Utah-based digital lender. Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s head of digital assets and blockchain products &

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Mastercard Vice-Chair Says Bitcoin Too Volatile to be a Part of its Crypto Payment Plans

Mastercard vice-chair Ann Cairns in a recent conference said Bitcoin is too volatile for its upcoming crypto payment services that the company announced earlier this month. Cairns believes Bitcoin in its current form is too volatile and slow to be a form of payment. She said, “Bitcoin doesn’t behave like a payment instrument, It’s too

Prashant Jha February 26, 2021

Mastercard vice-chair Ann Cairns in a recent conference said Bitcoin is too volatile for its upcoming crypto payment services that the company announced earlier this month. Cairns believes Bitcoin in its current form is too volatile and slow to be a form of payment. She said, “Bitcoin doesn’t behave like a payment instrument, It’s too

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After MasterCard, VISA Announces Plans Around Crypto Development

After MasterCard’s recent announcement on expanding support to cryptocurrencies, VISA has laid out a similar press release willing to keep up with the competition. VISA is planning to make it quicker and easier to spend digital currency worldwide.  According to their announcement, around the world, more than 25 digital currency wallets have linked their services

Nivesh Rustgi July 23, 2020

After MasterCard’s recent announcement on expanding support to cryptocurrencies, VISA has laid out a similar press release willing to keep up with the competition. VISA is planning to make it quicker and easier to spend digital currency worldwide.  According to their announcement, around the world, more than 25 digital currency wallets have linked their services

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Global Crypto Currency War Heats Up As Libra Garners Support From European Central Bank Director

European Central Bank Director, Benoit Coeure, in an interview with Bloomberg, has claimed that Global financial regulators have no plans to ban Facebook’s Libra or other stablecoins. However, digital currency projects will have to meet the highest regulatory standards. Regulators Have No Plans to Ban Libra Libra has been at the altar of criticism by

Supriya Saxena October 17, 2019

European Central Bank Director, Benoit Coeure, in an interview with Bloomberg, has claimed that Global financial regulators have no plans to ban Facebook’s Libra or other stablecoins. However, digital currency projects will have to meet the highest regulatory standards. Regulators Have No Plans to Ban Libra Libra has been at the altar of criticism by

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eBay, Stripe and Mastercard Bid Adieu to Project Libra

Per a recent revelation by Bloomberg and Financial Times, eBay, Stripe, and Mastercard have exited Facebook’s controversial stablecoin project, Libra.  eBay & Stripe Follow Same Suit as PayPal The decision by eBay, Stripe, and Mastercard comes just a week after PayPal’s departure from the project. Interestingly, the firms were among the first 28 inaugural members

Supriya Saxena October 12, 2019

Per a recent revelation by Bloomberg and Financial Times, eBay, Stripe, and Mastercard have exited Facebook’s controversial stablecoin project, Libra.  eBay & Stripe Follow Same Suit as PayPal The decision by eBay, Stripe, and Mastercard comes just a week after PayPal’s departure from the project. Interestingly, the firms were among the first 28 inaugural members

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Libra: US Senate House Wants Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to Testify – Report

The US Senate House of Financial Services Committee has been completely opposed to Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra. Much of their disagreement is steeming from their dislike for Mark Zuckerberg. Reportedly, the Committee under has asked him to testify before January 202. “We need to get Mark Zuckerberg here!” – Senator Sherman during David Marcus’s (Libra

Nivesh Rustgi October 4, 2019

The US Senate House of Financial Services Committee has been completely opposed to Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra. Much of their disagreement is steeming from their dislike for Mark Zuckerberg. Reportedly, the Committee under has asked him to testify before January 202. “We need to get Mark Zuckerberg here!” – Senator Sherman during David Marcus’s (Libra

Regulator’s Eye on Libra Shouldn’t Apply to Bitcoin and Other Crypto - Crypto Champions
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Regulator’s Eye on Libra Shouldn’t Apply to Bitcoin and Other Crypto - Crypto Champions
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Visa and MasterCard Might Back Out of Libra, But Marcus Calls Press Report BS

The series of bad news for Libra continues, now, apparently, backers of the project are second-guessing their involvement. Libra Head, David Marcus, formally with PayPal replied to the WSJ’s report saying, “tone of some of this reporting suggests angst.” According to the report, Visa and Mastercard have declined to publicly support the project. Moreover, including

Nivesh Rustgi October 2, 2019

The series of bad news for Libra continues, now, apparently, backers of the project are second-guessing their involvement. Libra Head, David Marcus, formally with PayPal replied to the WSJ’s report saying, “tone of some of this reporting suggests angst.” According to the report, Visa and Mastercard have declined to publicly support the project. Moreover, including

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Mastercard Begins Crypto Hiring – Will this Put Libra on Track?

Mastercard posted job openings for 28 crypto-experts as it begins building its crypto team. Mastercard Inc. is a leading Financial Services firm based out of the US. It provides consumer credit, prepaid & debit cards, which connects billions of people around the world to a unified payment system. The firm has decided to establish its Blockchain Headquarters

Nivesh Rustgi August 5, 2019

Mastercard posted job openings for 28 crypto-experts as it begins building its crypto team. Mastercard Inc. is a leading Financial Services firm based out of the US. It provides consumer credit, prepaid & debit cards, which connects billions of people around the world to a unified payment system. The firm has decided to establish its Blockchain Headquarters

Facebook’s Libra May Not be Available in India - Report
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Facebook’s Libra May Not be Available in India - Report
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Seven Members of the Libra Association have Signed a Non-Binding Contract: Report

Facebook’s cryptocurrency Whitepaper release created a lot of excitement all over the world, especially in the Financial Services market. What made the announcement even more massive was the fact that 27 members from the FinTech world were announced as members of the Libra Association. Visa, Mastercard, Uber, Paypal, Coinbase, and many other large firms have

Nivesh Rustgi June 26, 2019

Facebook’s cryptocurrency Whitepaper release created a lot of excitement all over the world, especially in the Financial Services market. What made the announcement even more massive was the fact that 27 members from the FinTech world were announced as members of the Libra Association. Visa, Mastercard, Uber, Paypal, Coinbase, and many other large firms have

US Senator Demands Facebook To Share Details of its Libra Crypto Payment Project
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US Senator Demands Facebook To Share Details of its Libra Crypto Payment Project
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Facebook Cryptocurrency: Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber Among Top Members of Consortium, Report

Reportedly, Facebook Inc. has signed up more than a dozen companies including Visa Inc., MastercardInc. PayPal Holdings Inc. and Uber Inc. These technology companies form a consortium which will find a similarity to XRP or Stellar Lumens validators through the Stellar Foundation.  Facebook will reveal the model/whitepaper of its cryptocurrency, Libra on 18th June. The Whitepaper is the basic design of any

Nivesh Rustgi June 14, 2019

Reportedly, Facebook Inc. has signed up more than a dozen companies including Visa Inc., MastercardInc. PayPal Holdings Inc. and Uber Inc. These technology companies form a consortium which will find a similarity to XRP or Stellar Lumens validators through the Stellar Foundation.  Facebook will reveal the model/whitepaper of its cryptocurrency, Libra on 18th June. The Whitepaper is the basic design of any

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Huobi OTC Platform Launches VISA and Master Card Deposit Service

Huobi, the largest cryptocurrency exchange has announced that its Peer-to-peer trading platform or Over the counter trading platform (OTC) is enabling credit card deposit service. The platform is now supporting both VISA and Master Card after signing a new partnership with Simplex payment processing venture. Huobi OTC Partnered with Simplex Per the reports, the platform

Tabassum April 19, 2019

Huobi, the largest cryptocurrency exchange has announced that its Peer-to-peer trading platform or Over the counter trading platform (OTC) is enabling credit card deposit service. The platform is now supporting both VISA and Master Card after signing a new partnership with Simplex payment processing venture. Huobi OTC Partnered with Simplex Per the reports, the platform

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Groestlcoin [GRS] Records 75% Growth After Launching Debit Card Backed By MasterCard

A typical cryptocurrency is soaring the new highs after announcing the launch of their first Debit Card backed by Master card. The coin is named as Groestlcoin or GRS which is currently spotted on 126th position with a record of 75.83 percent over the past 24 hours. Groestlcoin  Coin [GRS] Launches Debit Card Backed By

Tabassum April 17, 2019

A typical cryptocurrency is soaring the new highs after announcing the launch of their first Debit Card backed by Master card. The coin is named as Groestlcoin or GRS which is currently spotted on 126th position with a record of 75.83 percent over the past 24 hours. Groestlcoin  Coin [GRS] Launches Debit Card Backed By

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Ripple, Barclays Invest $1.7 Million in Remittance Start-Up Using XRP

While Ripple and its token XRP are changing the way cross border remittance industry works, it is also backing young start-up which shares the same vision of disrupting the payments industry. According to the latest announcement, Ripple has joined hands with Barclays and Mastercard to infuse $1.7 million funding for remittance start-up SendFriend. SendFriend envisions

Nilesh Maurya February 13, 2019

While Ripple and its token XRP are changing the way cross border remittance industry works, it is also backing young start-up which shares the same vision of disrupting the payments industry. According to the latest announcement, Ripple has joined hands with Barclays and Mastercard to infuse $1.7 million funding for remittance start-up SendFriend. SendFriend envisions

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$90 Billion Brawl between Payment Processors & Merchants, Could Bitcoin/Cryptos be the Answer to This?

The 13-year long running feud between Visa, Mastercard and a number of US banks reached a settlement of $6.2 billion. This has the crypto enthusiasts finding the solution in cryptos like Bitcoin. Visa, Mastercard settles $6.2B for a long-running feud with merchants Yesterday, Mastercard, Visa and a number of US banks agreed on a settlement

Sagar Saxena September 19, 2018

The 13-year long running feud between Visa, Mastercard and a number of US banks reached a settlement of $6.2 billion. This has the crypto enthusiasts finding the solution in cryptos like Bitcoin. Visa, Mastercard settles $6.2B for a long-running feud with merchants Yesterday, Mastercard, Visa and a number of US banks agreed on a settlement