Fiat Currency news and trends

Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
Cryptocurrency // January 22, 2020

Square, the payments provider operated by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, won a patent to debut new tech, allowing users with different assets to transfer payments, including crypto-to-fiat transactions. The patent application states that the technology will enable a person to pay in any currency, and...

i2c Teams With Wirex To Introduce Multicurrency Travelcard To APAC Customers
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 30, 2019

Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with borderless digital payments platform Wirex to introduce a multicurrency travelcard for customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Wirex announced on Sunday (Dec. 29). The hybrid personal banking alternative enables people to use crypto, as well as...

Bitcoin Daily: African Open Blockchain Ecosystem In The Works; Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Scam In...
Bitcoin // December 09, 2019

Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has teamed up with Chinese public blockchain leader Ultrain Technology Limited to develop a pan-African open blockchain system called the African Chain 3.0, according to reports. The foundation of the system “will be built on the public-access-for-commercial-use blockchain model, developed by Ultrain...

Wirex Launches Multicurrency Visa Travelcard For APAC Customers
Global Payments // November 11, 2019

Digital borderless payment platform Wirex, which allows users to pay with both fiat currency and cryptocurrency, has teamed up with Visa to offer the Wirex Visa Travelcard, according to a press release. The Travelcard will be multicurrency and allow customers throughout the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region...

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Mastercard and Nuvei Team to Provide Digital Asset Offramp

July 11, 2024
Mastercard and Canadian FinTech Nuvei have teamed to help consumers turn digital assets into fiat currency. The collaboration, announced Thursday (July 11), is open to consumers in Europe, and lets them convert their assets via debit, credit and prepaid cards. “This new functionality provides a bridge between digital and traditional finance that can be spent […]

Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System

January 22, 2020
Square, the payments provider operated by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, won a patent to debut new tech, allowing users with different assets to transfer payments, including crypto-to-fiat transactions. The patent...

i2c Teams With Wirex To Introduce Multicurrency Travelcard To APAC Customers

December 30, 2019
Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with borderless digital payments platform Wirex to introduce a multicurrency travelcard for customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Wirex announced on Sunday...

Bitcoin Daily: African Open Blockchain Ecosystem In The Works; Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Scam In...

December 09, 2019
Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has teamed up with Chinese public blockchain leader Ultrain Technology Limited to develop a pan-African open blockchain system called the African Chain 3.0, according to reports. The...