Number of IBM Blockchain Patents Surge 300% In One Year
The number of blockchain patents that IBM owns has surged by as much as 300% in a little less than ...
Tag: Mastercard
Visa, Paypal Say They’ll Pay $10 Million to Run ‘Facebook Coin’ – Report
Big companies like Visa and PayPal are reportedly willing to pay millions for the privilege of running a node on ...
‘Facebook Coin’ Will Be More Like Bitcoin Than Starbucks Rewards, Says Analyst
Speculations about the purpose of Facebook’s planned digital coin are getting wilder. Ignoring key features like independence and decentralization, one ...
Bitcoin Set to Be ‘World’s Main Payment System’ in 10 Years – New Research
Bitcoin will “surpass all competition” from other payment systems such as Visa and MasterCard within ten years if current growth ...
Analyst: ‘Bitcoin Poses Existential Threat To Visa, Mastercard, and Paypal’
Investors should not ignore cryptocurrencies' threat to incumbent payment services like Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal, according to Lisa Ellis. In a ...
Visa, Mastercard Plan To Increase Transaction Fees; Cryptocurrencies Don’t
Visa and Mastercard are planning to increase transaction fees for US merchants who accept card payments, Reuters reports. The hikes, which come into ...
My Bank App is Better Than Bitcoin for Payments (And That’s Fine)
The cryptocurrencies are faster and cheaper narrative has fizzled out as banks have embraced digital payments in recent years, improving ...
Why Bitcoin? Patreon Pushed By Mastercard to Ban Accounts in ‘Terrible Precedent’
Crowdfunding platform Patreon is grappling with fiat currency centralization after MasterCard demanded it must block the account of a prominent US ...
