Category: Payments
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FX Settlement Provider CLS Begins Final Testing for Blockchain Payment Banking Service
At least 7 banks are reportedly ready to sign up to the CLS blockchain-based payment netting service after the launch this summer, as the service enters its final testing stages
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Telegram Reveals Personal ID Verification Tool for Sharing Data with ‘Finance, ICOs’
Crypto’s go-to messenger app Telegram launches encrypted ID verification tool, Telegram Passport
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UK Remittance Service TransferGo Adds Crypto Trading in ‘World First’
TransferGo reportedly becomes “world’s first” fiat remittance service to offer crypto trading
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Circle Adds Zcash to Crypto Investment App
Circle added zcash to its cryptocurrency storage and investment app, the company announced Monday.
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Arrington-Backed Startup Launches Crypto-for-Cash Credit Platform
A crypto lending startup backed by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington launched a U.S. dollar credit platform on Monday.
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Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues: Crypto Cafebar, Gold Vendor, Concealed-Carry Clothing
An increasing number of stores have started accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) and a few other cryptocurrencies. This bitcoin cash adoption roundup features five vendors that recently started accepting the digital currency including a brand new cafebar dedicated to 15 cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Coins Crypto Cafebar Japan is a…
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Ripple's Enterprise Blockchain Network Adds a New Bank
Muscat-based financial management firm BankDhofar has become the first Oman bank to join RippleNet, a global enterprise blockchain network by Ripple.
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5 More Payments Firms to Adopt Ripple's xVia Tech
Five firms across Europe and Asia plan to adopt Ripple’s xVia protocol to bring their payments services to emerging markets.
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Ripple Says Sales of XRP Cryptocurrency Rose 83% In Q1
While XRP’s price has fallen since the end of the year, Ripple’s sales of the cryptocurrency are stronger than ever.
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The Notorious Bunny Ranch Brothel Now Accepts Bitcoin
According to the infamous licensed brothel in Nevada, the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a sex worker named Lana West was paid for her intimate favors with a few thousand dollars in bitcoin. Since then the Bunny Ranch has announced accepting the digital currency for sexual services. Also read: Five Reasons Why Bitcoin Cash is About to Win…