Bank of Korea Sees No Reason for Central Bank Digital Currency
Bank of Korea sees no need to generate a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), an official shared the regulator’s position. Despite the overwhelming presence of cryptocurrency...
Bitcoinist Weekly News Re-Hash: Samsung Pay Hits Online Shopping, Moe Levin Talks 2016
This week proved to be a quiet one as the community showed little activity following the Christmas holiday and going into New Year’s. The price grew during the week, but not...
Samsung Pay Bringing More Competition to Bitcoin by Enabling Online Shopping in 2016
Samsung is planning to expand its mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, into the US online shopping market. Additionally, Samsung will allow more smartphones to support the payment...
Chase Support for Samsung Pay Brings Competition To Bitcoin
Samsung Pay is getting ahead of its competitors thanks to its innovative technology for mobile payments. Now that Chase Bank is supporting Samsung Pay as well, this mobile payment...
Bitcoin Is Superior To Cashless Systems Used Today
A society without physical money is already becoming very apparent in our world. Most people do not use cash or checks like they used to 20 years ago. Currently, there is only 8% of...
Apple Pay Adds Amex Corporate Card Support, Bitcoin Still Favorable Solution For Mobile...
With mobile payments being the next big thing in the world of finance, many eyes are on new services such as Samsung Pay and Apple Pay. Even though both payment methods make it easier...
Samsung Pay Faces Same Struggle as Bitcoin Startups In Finding European Bank Partners
Mobile payments are slowly creeping into our daily lives, as more and more competitive services start to emerge. Apple Pay, one of the most popular mobile payment options, has slowly...