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PayPal CEO Dan Schulman (Geoffroy van der Hasselt/Getty Images)
Finance
Paypal
PayPal's Move to Allow Crypto Transfers to External Wallets the First Step Away From Fiat World, CEO Says
The payment services giant will allow users to turn crypto into fiat for use at any one of 35 million merchant accounts.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman (Geoffroy van der Hasselt/Getty Images)
By Ian Allison
Jun 10, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2022
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Finance
Mastercard
Mastercard Now Allowing Cardholders to Buy NFTs on Several Marketplaces
Mastercard is partnering with multiple platforms including Immutable X, The Sandbox and MoonPay.
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By Michael Bellusci
Jun 10, 2022 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2022
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Flexa
Digital Payments Firm Flexa to Buy Drop Party to Engage With Customers
Drop Party uses merchandise drops to connect brands and consumers
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By Michael Bellusci
Jun 10, 2022 at 1:48 a.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2022
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Small business owner calculating figures, looking at phone
Finance
Crypto for advisors
How Bitcoin Could Power a New Wave of Small Business Innovation
Bitcoin payments are dramatically underutilized – and transacting in bitcoin introduces more ways for a small business to capitalize.
Small business owner calculating figures, looking at phone
By Isaiah Douglass
Jun 9, 2022 at 12:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2022
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Finance
Payment channels
San Diego-Based Edge Unveils Privacy-Focused Crypto Card
The card doesn't require users to input any personally identifiable information to set up or use it.
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By Eliza Gkritsi
Jun 8, 2022 at 2:05 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2022
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Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Finance
Fireblocks
Fireblocks Deepens Payments Push With Checkout.com USDC Settlement
Merchants will be able to settle transactions through USD coin with Fireblocks’ payment technology.
Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Michael Bellusci
Jun 7, 2022 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2022
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Merge Founder Kebbie Sebastian (Merge)
Finance
Alameda research
Crypto Payments Firm Merge Raises $9.5M From Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and Others
Merge plans to bridge the gap between crypto and traditional finance companies with its API payments integration.
Merge Founder Kebbie Sebastian (Merge)
By Oliver Knight
May 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
May 30, 2022
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Yuval Rooz (left), Jennifer Lassiter, Michael Miebach, David Treat and Jon Frost (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
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Mastercard
Mastercard CEO Teases CBDC Panel: SWIFT May Not Exist in 5 Years
Michael Miebach joined a panel on central bank digital currencies during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.
Yuval Rooz (left), Jennifer Lassiter, Michael Miebach, David Treat and Jon Frost (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
By Helene Braun
May 24, 2022 at 10:39 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2022
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Stripe
Stripe, OpenNode Team Up to Allow Instant Fiat-to-Bitcoin Conversions for Businesses
The new OpenNode app will launch on the Stripe App Marketplace in coming weeks.
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By Michael Bellusci
May 24, 2022 at 7:51 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2022
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The Importance of Politically Neutral Money
The problem with the current payment system.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2022
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