Digital Wallet

OpenNode to Test Bitcoin Infrastructure in Bahrain
OpenNode to Test Bitcoin Infrastructure in Bahrain
September 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency infrastructure company OpenNode is preparing to test its payment processing and payouts platform in Bahrain, a country that to date has not adopted Bitcoin...

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Argentinian FinTech MODO Launches Instant Payments, Eyes BNPL
Argentinian FinTech MODO Launches Instant Payments, Eyes BNPL
September 12, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

MODO, a virtual wallet solution popular in Argentina, has launched an instant payments feature and is exploring a buy now, pay later (BNPL) product, iupana...

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El Salvador Weekly: One Year in, Bitcoin Currency Experiment Has Bombed
El Salvador Weekly: One Year in, Bitcoin Currency Experiment Has Bombed
September 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The anniversary of El Salvador’s experiment with bitcoin as a legal tender hit without much fanfare on Sept. 7, as it takes a fair bit...

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Report: Crypto May be Part of Adam Neumann’s New Startup, Flow
Report: Crypto May be Part of Adam Neumann’s New Startup, Flow
September 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann’s new residential real estate startup will reportedly include a digital wallet enabling the use of cryptocurrencies. The startup Neumann helped...

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EU Digital Wallets Take On Global Card Networks, Strive for Interoperability
EU Digital Wallets Take On Global Card Networks, Strive for Interoperability
September 05, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Interoperability has long been a guiding principle for the European payments ecosystem. A kind of mantra that has weathered the rollercoaster of European political (dis)integration,...

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El Salvador Weekly: What Disappearing Bitcoin ATMs?
El Salvador Weekly: What Disappearing Bitcoin ATMs?
August 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador’s finance minister, Alejandro Zelaya, said on Aug. 11 that “the Salvadoran population continues to use Bitcoin and the Chivo Wallet,” in the words...

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FinTech Innovative Payment Solutions, TV’s Mario Lopez Sign Endorsement Deal
FinTech Innovative Payment Solutions, TV’s Mario Lopez Sign Endorsement Deal
July 11, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (IPSI) has teamed with Mario Lopez, a TV personality who has appeared on “Access Hollywood” and “Saved by the Bell,” to...

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Meta Closes Novi Wallet, Which Launched Stablecoins, CBDCs
Meta Closes Novi Wallet, Which Launched Stablecoins, CBDCs
July 05, 2022  |  Meta

In a coda to its stablecoin payments ambitions, Meta announced on July 1 that the Novi digital wallet project is at an end. Launched with...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Remittances Aren’t Happening; Veterinary Clinic’s Running on Loans
El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Remittances Aren’t Happening; Veterinary Clinic’s Running on Loans
June 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The government-issued Chivo digital wallet was supposed to be a way to encourage Salvadorans to adopt bitcoin after the government of President Nayib Bukele made...

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