The black swan collapse of FTX in November 2022 severely rattled global confidence in crypto. It also increased the scrutiny of U.S. regulators, though no new laws impacting the industry have been passed. Now, according to Dr. Yan Zhang, co-founder of Web3-native payment aggregator Pelago,...
After the disastrous events concerning cryptocurrency over the past few months, industry observers are wondering — does crypto have a future? Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of Web3 native payment aggregator Pelago/Airswift, said it does and that it all comes down to the blockchain-grounded assets’ original...
In tough times, embattled industries tend to transform themselves around new realities. Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of full-stack cryptocurrency payments provider Airswift, told PYMNTS’ CEO Karen Webster during a recent discussion that he sees right now as one of those pivotal moments for crypto and Web3...
Regulated decentralized systems will be key to an improved outlook for the cryptocurrency industry, Airswift CEO Dr. Yan Zhang writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “2023 Payments New Year’s Resolutions.” The cryptocurrency industry, which is resilient and undergoing a self-healing process, will enjoy a...
April 26, 2023
PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023, and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO at Airswift, said the Airswift/Pelago team is working on building up a crypto liquidity pool designed to increase the liquidity available for facilitating payments. […]
April 13, 2023
The black swan collapse of FTX in November 2022 severely rattled global confidence in crypto. It also increased the scrutiny of U.S. regulators, though no new laws impacting the industry...
April 03, 2023
After the disastrous events concerning cryptocurrency over the past few months, industry observers are wondering — does crypto have a future? Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of Web3 native payment aggregator...
February 22, 2023
In tough times, embattled industries tend to transform themselves around new realities. Dr. Yan Zhang, CEO of full-stack cryptocurrency payments provider Airswift, told PYMNTS’ CEO Karen Webster during a recent discussion...
February 02, 2023
Airswift and Cloud Payments have teamed to simplify cryptocurrency payments with Visa and Mastercard. Airswift, a crypto payments provider, announced the partnership in a Thursday (Feb. 2) news release, saying it would “enable cryptocurrency spenders with instant access to crypto at the points-of-sale” using Visa and Mastercard payment. The company says the partnership will provide […]
November 21, 2022
Cryptocurrency payment solutions provider Airswift has launched a full-stack payment gateway for online businesses. Airswift Connect integrates with merchants’ online stores to enable them to accept cryptocurrency worldwide, the company...