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US Lawmakers Call on Payment Giants to Exit ‘Chilling’ Libra Project

William FoxleyOct 9, 2019

Senators Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown have called on Visa, Stripe, and MasterCard to reconsider their membership of the Libra Association.

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Facebook Libra Backers Are Not Official Partners Yet, Says Visa CEO

Daniel PalmerJul 24, 2019

While Facebook's Libra project was said to have 28 founding partners when unveiled, that isn't quite the case, says Visa CEO Alfred F. Kelly.

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Coinbase Expands Reach of Visa Card in Europe, Adds 5 New Cryptos

Daniel PalmerNov 14, 2019

The exchange has added new crypto options to its Visa debit card, including XRP, XLM and REP, and also expanded availability to 10 more nations.

Security

Concerns Over Facebook Data Use Derailed at Least 3 Crypto Partnerships

Leigh CuenJun 14, 2019

Philosophical disagreements with crypto experts have slowed the development of Facebook's GlobalCoin, sources say.

PayPal

Report: Uber, PayPal, Visa to Back Facebook’s GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency

Nikhilesh DeJun 13, 2019

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber are all backing Facebook's new cryptocurrency, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Payments

Visa Goes Live With Blockchain-Powered Business Payments Service

Daniel Palmer

Visa's B2B Connect payments service, in part built with Hyperledger Fabric, has officially gone live.

Payments

Visa and App Provider LINE Pay to Use Blockchain in New Fintech Offerings

Benedict Alibasa

Japanese app provider LINE Pay Corporation has inked a deal with Visa to create new fintech services for their retail and merchant customers.

Coinbase

Coinbase Launches Crypto Visa Debit Card for UK and EU Customers

Yogita Khatri

Coinbase has launched a Visa debit card allowing U.K. and EU users to spend crypto directly from their exchange accounts.

Payments

Banking Startup Launching Visa Card That Lets You Spend 7 Cryptos

Yogita Khatri

Banking startup 2gether is launching a prepaid Visa debit card that allows eurozone-based users to spend cryptocurrencies.

Payments

Circle’s Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

Anna Baydakova

Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.

Visa

DOJ Charges ICO Co-Founder With Securities Fraud

Stan Higgins

The Department of Justice has unveiled fraud charges against a co-founder of cryptocurrency startup Centra.

Coinbase

Who’s Said What About the Coinbase-Visa Dispute

Nikhilesh De

A Visa spokesperson claimed that neither it nor Coinbase were responsible for last week's charging issue seen by the crypto-exchange's customers.

Payments

Philippines Banks to Use Visa’s Blockchain Payments Platform

Daniel Palmer

Five banks in the Philippines are teaming up to use Visa's blockchain-based payment system, according to a report.

BitPay

Crypto Debit Card Providers Hit After Visa Cuts Ties With Issuer

Nikhilesh De

European bitcoin debit card providers say they were told to suspend their services by card network Visa on Friday.

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