Skip to content
cryptocurrency RSS
European payments in 2021: Cards remain No. 1 for consumers
Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business growing strongly.... read more
The post European payments in 2021: Cards remain No. 1 for consumers appeared first on Payments Cards & Mobile.
Diem drops Swiss license and heads to US for stablecoin trial
Facebooks cryptocurrency Diem has been forced to abandon plans to gain a license in Switzerland via its financial regulator FINMA and is instead going to set up operations in the... read more
The post Diem drops Swiss license and heads to US for stablecoin trial appeared first on Payments Cards & Mobile.
KYC and the rise of cryptocurrency payments
What a difference a year makes. Just 18 months ago, leading global bankers were describing cryptocurrencies as “a worse [bubble] than tulip bulbs” – and now Goldman Sachs has launched... read more
The post KYC and the rise of cryptocurrency payments appeared first on Payments Cards & Mobile.
Report: Opportunities and challenges of CBDC for international payments
The emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) is gathering speed, with more than half of the world’s central banks actively considering their introduction. The reasons are varied: to compensate... read more
The post Report: Opportunities and challenges of CBDC for international payments appeared first on Payments Cards & Mobile.
Citi Bank eyes moving into the cryptocurrency market
Citi Bank is reportedly considering taking its first steps into cryptocurrency markets after a surge in interest from clients. The group is the latest major bank to consider pushing into... read more
The post Citi Bank eyes moving into the cryptocurrency market appeared first on Payments Cards & Mobile.
