Payments News
Chainlink and Mastercard Team Up to Unlock Instant On-Chain Crypto Purchases
Blockchain interoperability and oracle network, Chainlink, announced on June 24 that itâs teamed up with global payments giant, Mastercard...
California Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Cryptocurrency Payments for State Fees
California is one step closer to accepting cryptocurrency for state payments, as the State Assembly unanimously passed Assembly Bill 1180 (A...
Alchemy Pay Comes to Australia with PayID Integration and AUSTRAC Approval
Singapore-based cryptocurrency payments solution provider, Alchemy Pay, has integrated PayID â Australiaâs interbank real-time payments ...
Ripple Leverages DFSA Licence to Onboard Zand Bank and Mamo for Instant UAE Payments
Ripple has officially launched its cross-border blockchain payments platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), deepening its presence in a ...
BIS Study: Crypto Turns Crisis Currency as CrossâBorder Flows Soar to $600B
Itâs probably been nearly a decade since people associated Bitcoin with a mode of exchange detached from the clutches of Governments and b...
Bhutan Unveils Worldâs First Nationwide Crypto-Powered Tourism System
The small Himalayan nation of Bhutan, best known for being the happiest nation on Earth, has partnered with Binance Pay and the local Bhutan...
Wellgistics Health Taps XRPâs Speed and Low Fees to Revolutionise Healthcare Payments
Wellgistics Health Inc. (NASDAQ: WGRX), a pharmaceutical-distribution and healthcare-infrastructure company, will integrate the distributed-...
Tether Unveils Open-Source AI Platform to Power Decentralised Crypto Payments
Tetherâs CEO, PaoloâŻArdoino, revealed the launch of Tether AI, a fully openâsource AI runtime as the company attempts to cement its na...
Melbourne Accountant Sees $30K Assets Frozen: CommBank Flags Legit Crypto Purchase as a Scam
Andrew Broadbent, a Melbourne accountant, tried to invest AU$30,000 in Bitcoin last August through crypto brokerage Stormrake. But the Commo...
Mastercard to Bring a âVenmo-Likeâ Experience to Blockchain Payments
Payment giant Mastercard has made some headlines recently in the crypto community after the company announced the expansion of its blockchai...
Ripple Partners with Chipper Cash to Supercharge XRP-Powered Payments Across Africa
Ripple announced on the 27th of March 2025 that they are partnering with Chipper Cash to support cross-border payments throughout Africa usi...
From Coffees to Clothes: 70% of EU Crypto Payments Fuel Retail and Dining, Oobit Report Reveals
According to the cryptocurrency payments platform Oobit, 70% of crypto payments in the European Union are used for retail, food and beverage...