American Express Patent Filing Touts Blockchain for Faster Payments American Express’ travel and merchant arm has filed a patent application looking at using a blockchain to facilitate quick transactions.… Read More
Taiwan Central Bank Chief Cautious on Central Bank Crypto The new governor of Taiwan’s central bank has said speculation has taken over from cryptocurrencies’ original role as a payments tool.… Read More
Playboy TV to Accept Crypto Payments for Adult Content Playboy TV is launching a new payment option that will allow customers to access its exclusive content using cryptocurrencies.… Read More
Europe’s Central Bank Touts Crypto As Underbanked Aid A new opinion piece from European Central Bank officials discusses the important role a central bank-backed cryptocurrency could play in society.… Read More
Square Seeks BitLicense to Bring Bitcoin Buying to New York Square is in the process of applying for a BitLicense in a bid to expand its Cash App’s bitcoin option to New York residents. … Read More
Easy Payments with Cryptocurrency Using Denaro Debit Cards. Over two billion people currently remain unbanked as they have no way of accessing the most basic of financial services. However, with blockchain technology, FinTech companies have been to reform, to some level, banking services in order to eliminate t…… Read More
Thai Bank Extending Ripple Remittance Options to Euro and Pound Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank is adding two new currencies to its Ripple-based blockchain remittance platform.… Read More
Coinbase Hires NYSE Finance Vet to Grow Enterprise Products Coinbase has hired a former New York Stock Exchange executive, the startup announced Thursday.… Read More
Overstock Venture Arm Invests $3 Million in Blockchain Payments Startup Bitt, a Barbados-based blockchain payment startup, has received a $3 million investment from Overstock’s Medici Ventures.… Read More
Japanese Banks to Harness Ripple DLT for Consumer Payments App A group of Japanese banks is planning to use Ripple’s blockchain-based payments technology in a smartphone app aimed at general consumers.… Read More