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Cryptocurrencies could threaten to upset financial stability if they encourage swathes of households to pull of out utilising deposits from commercial banks, according to the Bank of England. The bank…

With Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies coming closer to the forefront of digital payments, how long will it be before cryptocurrencies are widely accepted by retailers?

“Do you take crypto?” – How long before we can all pay with cryptocurrency?

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April 30, 2021

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A change in payment, e-commerce, retail and financial industry is emerging, and it is going to be momentous. University Canada West lecturer Dr Pooja Lekhi Bitcoin’s valuation recently hit $60,000…

PayPal chief executive Daniel Schulman believes there will be a "tremendous decline in the use of cash" within the next 10 years, according to an interview with Time Magazine.

PayPal CEO predicts “tremendous decline in the use of cash” within the next 10 years

Industry News

April 27, 2021

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PayPal chief executive Daniel Schulman believes there will be a “tremendous decline in the use of cash” within the next 10 years, according to an interview with Time Magazine. Schulman…

JD.com has begun paying some staff with a new government-backed digital currency as a number of China’s major companies begin promoting the ‘digital yuan’.

JD.com to start paying staff in ‘digital yuan’ as China storms ahead with state-backed crypto rollout

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April 26, 2021

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JD.com has begun paying some staff with a new government-backed digital currency as a number of China’s major companies begin promoting the ‘digital yuan’. The state-backed digital yuan, a digital…

Shoppers could soon be paying for goods with a new state backed-digital currency as the Treasury and the Bank of England launch a ‘central bank digital currency’ (CBDC) taskforce.

Shoppers could soon be paying with ‘Britcoin’ as government launches state-backed crypto task force

Payment

April 20, 2021

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Shoppers could soon be paying for goods with a new state-backed digital currency as the Treasury and the Bank of England launch a ‘central bank digital currency’ (CBDC) taskforce. The…

Paypal has announced it is giving customers the chance to 'checkout with crypto' at its 29 million merchants for everyday purchases.

PayPal now lets you checkout with cryptocurrency

Mobile & Apps News

March 31, 2021

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PayPal has announced it is giving customers the chance to ‘checkout with crypto’ at its 29 million merchants for everyday purchases. The service, which is currently only available to consumers…

PayPal to acquire cryptocurrency start-up Curv suggesting shoppers could soon pay with digital currency

Payment

March 9, 2021

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PayPal has announced plans to acquire cryptocurrency security firm Curv in a move which suggests the payment giant could soon allow customers to pay using digital currency. According to Decrypt,…

Retailers could soon turn to cryptocurrencies to minimise costs as Mastercard and Visa prepare to hike up interchange fees fivefold.

Retailers could begin accepting cryptocurrency as card interchange fees skyrocket

News

February 25, 2021

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Retailers could soon turn to cryptocurrencies to minimise costs as Mastercard and Visa prepare to hike up interchange fees fivefold. Card giant Mastercard announced in January that from October 15…

JD.com will start accepting digital yuan

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept digital yuan

Ecommerce Payment

December 7, 2020

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