Venezuela: Bitcoin to the Rescue as US-Led Visa, Mastercard Boycott Looms
With the United States government threatening to prohibit payment companies from processing transactions in Venezuela, citizens may be forced more ...
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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 ...
Major US Retailer Ditches Visa – Now Considering Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
US retail giant, Kroger, is no longer accepting Visa credit cards at its chain of Smith's food and drug stores. ...
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 ...
Satoshi’s Vision ‘Not a New VISA’ But An Alternative to Banks, Says Dan Held
Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto wanted it to be an “alternative to banks,” not a “new VISA,” cryptocurrency veteran and former ...
You’ve Got a Message: Former Visa CEO’s Startup Introduces a Way of Transferring Crypto via SMS
A blockchain based fintech startup Crypterium introduces an alternative way of transferring crypto. It now allows anybody to send any ...
Former Visa Managing Director Joins Blockchain Payment and ID Platform
Nuggets, a payment and ID platform based on blockchain technology, has managed to attract former Visa Managing Director Kevin Jenkins ...
