Crypto industry analysts cheered yesterday over Visa’s announcement to buy fin-tech company Plaid. And while many see this as a further legitimization of blockchain technology, in reality, we should all be concerned about our privacy.Not surprising to see this kind of consolidation, and expect this will set the stage for more to come in 2020…
Visa Stablecoin Treasury Engine Pushes Settlement Deeper Into Institutional Finance Visa has launched a stablecoin treasury engine for financial institutions, marking another step in the shift from crypto payment experiments to real institutional settlement infrastructure. The service is designed to let financial institutions settle merchant network balances using stablecoins such as USDC and EURC. That…
Visa is showing some bullish behavior around NFTs. As reported on at our sister network Bitcoinist today, Visa made a splash by purchasing a CryptoPunk to kick off the week. The purchase was made late last week for around 49.50 ETH – approximately $150,000. The company is showing clear optimism on the future of the…
XRP prices bullish. Targets at 40 cents InstaReM join hands with Visa in the Fast-track Program Transactional volumes shrink but could rise as buy momentum pick up After SWIFT and Corda Settler announcement, InstaReM is now collaborating with Visa to enhance Fintech’s money transfer arrangement. Everything else constant, this is good news, and as XRP…
Pundits of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin supporters alike all agree, that the biggest barrier to adoption is mainstream acceptance. It won’t be until crypto achieves VISA-level penetration that the asset class has a chance to replace cash. But how fast does that happen if VISA themselves fully embrace the emerging asset class? Following the payments giant…
According to a new study, more than half of Americans believe that using crypto payment provides firms a competitive advantage. 57% Want Bitcoin Payment According to a recent survey conducted by payment network Mercuryo, 57% of respondents felt that taking bitcoin payments will provide businesses a competitive advantage. More than a third of businesses indicated…
Alchemy has announced that it will be rolling out cryptocurrency cards that will support above 40 cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and others. Furthermore, the crypto-fiat platform disclosed that users could link the cards to their Paypal digital wallets and Google Pay from the announcement. With such, users can pay through both Visa and MasterCard networks seamlessly.…
Alchemy AgentCard Brings Visa Payments To AI Agent Commerce TL;DR Alchemy-backed AgentCard is positioning itself as a virtual card and identity layer for AI agents. The product gives agents a way to make online purchases while users set limits and monitor spending. The launch connects crypto-style programmable payments with more familiar card-network rails. The bigger…
My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in…