Payments News
Hana Wallet Launches: An Aussie-Made Crypto Wallet for Everyday Payments
Sydney-founded crypto startup, Hana Wallet, has officially launched its virtual prepaid crypto card, the Hana Web3 Debit Mastercard, a non-c...
Google Unveils AI Payments Protocol With Stablecoin Support, Partners With Coinbase
Google has announced the launch of a new open-source payments protocol, enabling artificial intelligence (AI) applications to both send and ...
PayPal Adds Crypto Transfers and Payment Links to Supercharge Peer-to-Peer Payments
PayPal has unveiled PayPal Links, a new peer-to-peer (P2P) feature that combines personalised payment links with crypto transfers, aiming to...
26% of Singaporeans Hold Crypto as Volkswagen Embraces Bitcoin Payments for Cars
Singapore’s crypto scene is in an interesting situation. On one hand, mainstream brands are edging digital assets into everyday commerce; ...
VanEck: Stablecoin Boom Fuels M&A Frenzy for Payments Bridge Firms
Stablecoins are giving new shine to one of crypto’s least glamorous corners: the on-and-off ramps that bridge digital assets with the trad...
Blue Origin to Accept Bitcoin, Ether, and Stablecoins for Space Flights
Blue Origin, the space exploration company founded by Jeff Bezos, will now accept cryptocurrency and stablecoin payments for suborbital flig...
Bigger Than Saylor: Steak ‘n Shake Sizzles with 10.7% Sales Jump as Bitcoin Becomes a “Game Changer”
It turns out that letting people pay you for your service (or product) in crypto can actually boost sales. US fast-food chain Steak ‘n Sha...
Ripple to Acquire Stablecoin Payments Firm Rail in $200M Deal
Ripple, the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, announced on August 7 that it will buy stablecoin-powered payments processing company, Ra...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes EIP-7999 to Simplify Ethereum Transaction Fees
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and developer Anders Elowsson have introduced a new proposal, EIP-7999, aimed at simplifying Ethereum’...
Ripple Faces Scrutiny Over Bank Partnership Claims as CTO Responds to Transparency Concerns
YouTuber Andrei Jikh took to Crypto Twitter to voice his concern over XRP and Ripple, specifically adoption, utility and long-term viability...
PayPal Unveils Crypto Checkout for US Merchants, Slashing Cross-Border Fees
PayPal will allow US-based merchants to accept payments in more than 100 cryptocurrencies, part of a broader push to expand stablecoin adopt...
Russia Sets Deadline for ‘Digital Ruble’ Rollout Despite Resistance to CBDC Payments
Russia’s lower house of parliament, known as the State Duma, has passed a bill requiring the nation’s major banks and all companies with...