Payments
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This week’s biggest funding round saw Jump Trading, JPMorgan contribute to the round
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Experiment involving Visa, Mastercard, JPMorgan and Citibank set to highlight tokenization benefits via shared ledger tech
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The exchange said Monday it would start accepting bitcoin and ether ETN proposals on April 8 after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority updated its stance on such securities
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Blockworks spoke with Maxi Raimondi, chief financial officer at one of Argentina’s leading crypto exchanges
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URamp enters the existing ecosystem of products from players like Mastercard, Cross Finance and Beam, which all connect on-chain finance to traditional banking
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The FCA said Monday it would not object to such products being offered to professional investors
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The proposed rule could “undermine the digital asset industry’s functionality” when it comes to payments, lawmakers warn
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Lightspark is aiming to break down global payment barriers, throwing its weight behind a new standard intended to make payments as easy as sending an email
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Ferrari’s head of marketing and commercial operations said most US dealers have either already joined or are on the verge of agreeing to the program
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Mastercard is focused on “delivering choice” in how people pay with its new CBDC program
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The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles accepts payments in crypto assets supported by PayPal
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Shopify now supports Web3 commerce features like cross-border transactions and NFT loyalty schemes through its integration with Solana Pay
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The team behind the app noted that Beam is designed for payments and not for holding long-term investments
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Fantasy sports company Sorare has a multibillion-dollar valuation after two separate fundraises in 2021
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