Payments Network

Mastercard is giving cardholders the ability to purchase NFTs. (Getty Images)
Mastercard Now Allowing Cardholders to Buy NFTs on Several Marketplaces
Mastercard is partnering with multiple platforms including Immutable X, The Sandbox and MoonPay.
Mastercard is giving cardholders the ability to purchase NFTs. (Getty Images)

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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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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.
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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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Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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)

Merge founder Kebbie Sebastian (Merge)
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)

Yuval Rooz (left), Jennifer Lassiter, Michael Miebach, David Treat and Jon Frost (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
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)

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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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The Importance of Politically Neutral Money
The problem with the current payment system.
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The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)
Solana Pay Adds Customized Transaction Requests for Merchants
Pay previously allowed only one-way transfers of Solana-supported assets between users.
The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)