Wirex’s new Mastercard-supported card will be linked to 19 crypto and fiat currency accounts in the Wirex app. Wirex — the first cryptocurrency platform to be granted a Mastercard principal membership — will release a new multi-currency card on the heels of the membership. Wirex is a London-based crypto payment processor and is regulated by […]
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Companies like Visa and Mastercard are taking an interest in crypto startups to drive growth, but does this challenge the fundamentals of crypto? Financial services giants Visa and Mastercard have shown an increased interest in the trillion-dollar digital payment sector through their recent acquisitions of innovative fintechs. In January this year, Visa acquired fintech firm […]
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Swipe (SXP) has been seeing wild swings in price this month but a period of consolidation appears likely before the next big move. Swipe (SXP), the 68th digital asset by market capitalization, has been one of the most volatile cryptocurrencies of the previous weeks. Fueled by a new cryptocurrency card and partnership with Binance, SXP […]
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It is high time for traditional financial institutions to see that the crypto industry has matured enough and does not possess high risks. Crypto cards have become a must-have for many crypto services. Hoping to reduce the risk of blocking transactions, companies have been looking again and again for reason why their customers should use […]
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Global payment processors Mastercard and Visa are laying the foundations for crypto support that may drive adoption on a global scale. Leading global payment companies Mastercard and Visa have been making moves to accelerate the support of cryptocurrency payment processors by opening up new options for users around the world. Both companies made strong statements […]
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Mastercard is reaching out to cryptocurrency firms and encouraging them to apply to become partners as part of its newly-expanded cryptocurrency card program. Mastercard is reaching out to cryptocurrency firms and encouraging them to apply to become partners as part of its newly-expanded cryptocurrency card program. On July 20, Mastercard said it was simplifying access […]
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Binance to release crypto balance debit card in April with an initial testing phase in Malaysia and worldwide launch to follow. Binance enters the crypto debit card sector with news of an official Binance Card on March 26. Issued by Visa, the card will initially be available in South East Asia, though other regions will […]
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Mexico announces a new alliance to support blockchain development in Cointelegraph’s weekly digest of news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world has seen another week of major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with the Mexican government announcing a new alliance to support the development of blockchain initiatives. Here is the past week of crypto and […]
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As investor confidence in crypto grows, some of crypto’s biggest name launch cards. Until recently, cryptocurrency debit cards appeared to fall short of expectations. Despite many failed efforts in recent years, crypto debit cards are enjoying a second wind thanks to a surge in crypto prices over the summer. With some of the crypto world’s […]
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Monaco, a blockchain startup in Hong Kong made news after it purchased crypto.com for several million dollars. Since then, the company announced its new cryptocurrency-backed Visa card at the TechCrunch conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Kris Marszalek, CEO of the company discussed how the new MCO Visa card gives people the option to spend their digital […]
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