merchants

Policy

Regulations

India's Reliance Retail, Other Merchants Now Accepting Digital Rupee

The pilot phase for India's digital currency has expanded beyond the original four cities.

By Amitoj Singh

Sponsored

Feb 2, 2023 at 1:31 p.m. UTC

Feb 2, 2023

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Business

Shopify

Shopify Expands Crypto Payment Options With Crypto.com Pact

Shopify merchants also have access to Jack Mallers' Strike, Coinbase Commerce and BitPay.

By Michael Bellusci

Sponsored

May 19, 2022 at 3:28 p.m. UTC

May 19, 2022

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Business

Circle

Circle Enlists FIS, Crypto.com for Merchant Payments Settled in USDC

The deal with FIS Worldpay is meant to free firms from the “fiat-only ecosystem.”

By Michael Bellusci

Sponsored

Apr 6, 2022 at 1:11 p.m. UTC

Apr 6, 2022

CirclePayments NetworkMerchants

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Business

Payments

Binance Adds Merchant Features to Early Version of Payments Platform

Binance Pay now includes merchant functions, allowing businesses to process payments in crypto, online or in-person.

By Jamie Crawley

Sponsored

Mar 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2021

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Markets

Cftc

CFTC Issues Guidance on Digital Currencies for Futures Commission Merchants

The CFTC wants futures commission merchants to take care when dealing with customer's funds.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sponsored

Oct 22, 2020 at 2:01 a.m. UTC

Oct 22, 2020

CFTCMerchantsCoinFlash

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Tech

Open-source

Kraken Pledges $150K for Development of Open-Source BTCPay Server

Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.

By Alyssa Hertig

Sponsored

Jun 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2020

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Business

E-commerce

The COVID-19 E-Commerce Boom Hasn't Trickled Down to Bitcoin, Despite Advantages

Although a variety of e-commerce platforms are booming during COVID-19 lockdowns, bitcoin payments remain exceedingly niche.

By Leigh Cuen

Sponsored

Jun 25, 2020 at 8:02 a.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2020

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Tech

Payments

Samsung to Target EU Payments Sector With Blockchain-Based Solution for Banks

The platform will use blockchain to automatically input payments data into bank records.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Mar 4, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2020

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Business

Retail

OpenNode Finds Way for Retailers to Turn Fiat Payments Into Bitcoin (Using Apple Pay)

Bitcoin-loving retailers can now receive BTC from customers paying in fiat.

By Leigh Cuen

Sponsored

Feb 19, 2020 at 11:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 19, 2020

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Business

Payments

Coinbase Commerce Integrates Dai Cryptocurrency for Merchant Payments

This is the first new cryptocurrency added by Coinbase Commerce since it added USDC in May 2019.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Feb 14, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2020

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