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 customer experience and usability. Sure, buying...
Dubai Set to Introduce Cryptocurrency Payments
Dubai will enable its citizens and residents to make digital payments for retail purchases, bills, and even school fees with a state-backed cryptocurrency thanks to a partnership...
Ripple Survey Says 75% Of ‘Payment Professionals’ Want To Use Digital Assets
45 percent of 700 “global payments professionals” who took part in Ripple’s Blockchain in Payments Report are in the process of adopting the technology. Ripple: Adoption...
Russia May Use Ethereum Blockchain for Its ‘SWIFT’ Payments
The central bank of Russia is preparing to transfer payments on SPFS, its domestic version of SWIFT, to the blockchain in 2019. Ethereum Or New Blockchain To Power Blockchain SWIFT As...
Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Bitcoin Cash Are Neck-and-Neck in the Payments Race
While Bitcoin is still overwhelmingly preferred for transacting, the latest data shows that Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and, surprisingly, Dogecoin, are currently neck-and-neck in the...
Goldman Sachs Spent $50M and All It Got Was This Lousy (Fiat) Startup
Developers and commentators have hit back at Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire after he announced his startup is permanently divorcing itself from Bitcoin. CEO Allaire: Bitcoin...
Tech Reporter Gets NFC Payment Chip Implant In His Hand
When a Bitcoin user embedded a payment chip into his hand, people assumed he was crazy. But apparently, he sparked a bright concept, as tech reporter Charlie Warzel did the same with...
Circle CEO: “Blockchain Will Sooner Disrupt The Mobile Payments Industry”
An exciting partnership between Barclays and Bitcoin exchange Circle could lead to a slew of new features and innovations in the digital payment industry. Moreover, this is very...
Google Wallet Becomes Centralized Bitcoin “Competitor”
Google is one of the many players looking to venture into the world of peer-to-peer payments shortly, and their Wallet payment solution is evolving over time as well. However, it was...
Recent PayPal Exploit Shows Benefits of Decentralized Payment Solutions
Online payments are becoming more and more important every day, but that doesn’t mean the platforms we use are stepping up their security game. PayPal, one of the largest online...
Android Pay To Go Head-to-head With Bitcoin In The UK
The mobile payment ecosystem has never been more competitive than it is right now, as various companies and device manufacturers are battling for supremacy all over the world. Android...
UserEcho Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments Through Stripe
As more and more companies and service providers start accepting Bitcoin payments, things are slowly shifting for digital currency all over the world. UserEcho is not an everyday...