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African businesses have increasingly turned to stablecoins over the past five years to address cross-border payment delays, dollar access, and settlement costs, according to Kora CEO Dickson Nsofor. Dickson Nsofor, CEO of pan-African payment infrastructure platform Kora, told crypto.news that…
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Circle Foundation has announced two grants to help the United Nations Development Programme and World Food Programme test digital payments for development work and humanitarian aid. Circle Foundation said in its Sep. 25 announcement that the separate grants will help…
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Cardano has gained support in the x402 software stack, allowing developers to build applications and AI agents that can pay for online services using ADA and Cardano native tokens. According to documentation from the Cardano Foundation’s x402 implementation, developers now…
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Most people searching for a no-kyc crypto exchange alternative are not looking for less compliance, they are looking for less exposure. Less counterparty risk. Less reliance on a custodian that could be hacked, frozen, or insolvent when they need their…
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Kazakhstan has announced plans to establish a National Cryptocurrency Analytics Center that will monitor digital asset transactions across fiat payments, crypto transfers, wallets and customer data. Qazinform News Agency reported on Sept. 15 that National Bank of Kazakhstan Chairman Timur…
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Orlen's Swiss trading arm lost $378M on 2023 oil contracts as investigators trace Venezuelan payments through intermediaries and crypto.
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Accepting crypto has become easier for online businesses, but managing what happens before and after a customer sends a payment can still involve several moving parts. A merchant needs to generate the payment, confirm that the correct amount has arrived…
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Accepting cryptocurrency is only one part of handling a digital asset payment. What happens to the funds after they arrive can determine how much value a business ultimately keeps. A payment may arrive in Bitcoin at the correct amount and…
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Bybit Pay has integrated with Mesh’s network of more than 300 wallets, exchanges and financial platforms, giving Bybit’s claimed 80 million users a direct way to spend or transfer assets held in their exchange accounts. Bybit Pay removes a step…
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Ethena has launched Ethena Pay in beta for 400 early users, bringing USDe payments, Avalanche settlement and annual reward rates of up to 6% to a self-custodial mobile app. Ethena Pay connects USDe balances with daily payments Ethena said in…
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MEXC has launched a Visa-linked Global Card offering eligible users up to 10% cashback in USDT as monthly crypto card spending reached $759 million in July, roughly 2.5 times its level a year earlier. According to MEXC’s Aug. 31 announcement…
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A new OKX report has found that 90% of college students want crypto and blockchain included in financial education, even though only 28% of reviewed U.S. business schools offered related courses. Crypto education demand exceeds course availability In its New…
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Crypto payment card spending has jumped 2.5 times from a year earlier to reach $759 million in July, supported by nearly 9 million purchases settled mainly through dollar-backed stablecoins. A16z crypto reported the figures using data from Paymentscan, which tracks…
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This article was updated with comments from Zoey Zhou, investment director at Foresight Ventures, regarding PayBox’s security risks and adoption outlook. MoonPay has launched PayBox, a noncustodial payment vault that lets users execute crypto transactions and online purchases through ChatGPT…
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Emirates launched Crypto.com Pay for eligible UAE residents, enabling AED-priced flight bookings through its website and mobile app from July 28.
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Volvo Group tests a proprietary cryptocurrency for supplier transactions as it explores blockchain for payments, traceability and compliance.