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Visa Crypto Card Users Spent Over USD 1B Globally This Year

July 7, 2021

Payments giant Visa announced that crypto-linked card usage surpassed USD 1bn in the first half of 2021. Their consumers globally spent more than USD 1bn worth of cryptocurrency on goods and services through...

PayPal and Visa Participate in Blockchain Capital’s $300 Million Fund

June 23, 2021

PayPal, the US-based payments giant, and Visa, a leading global financial services provider, have participated in the latest $300 million Fund V by Blockchain Capital. According to an official announcement, ...

PayPal, Visa & Other Investors Double Down On Their Crypto Investments

June 22, 2021

Crypto- and blockchain-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital said it has raised USD 300m for its Fund V, with PayPal and Visa among the traditional investors who are still showing interest in the cr...

Visa Starts Settling USDC Stablecoin Payments on the Ethereum Blockchain: Report

March 30, 2021

Payments giant Visa has announced it is now settling payments in the USDC stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain, becoming the first major payments network to use a stablecoin as a settlement currency. Accord...

Simplex Collaborate With Visa To Release Crypto Debit Cards

December 29, 2020

Crypto payment processor, Simplex announced on Tuesday that it has become a principal member of the Visa network. This status will allow the company to directly issue Visa debit cards to the users on its part...

Citigroup Assisting World Governments To Build Digital Currencies

December 5, 2020

Citigroup assisting world government to build digital currencies. Citigroup Chief Executive Michael Corbat said his bank is helping governments "around the world" to create digital sovereign currencies, other...

Visa To Facilitate USDC Payments Thanks To Latest Collaboration

December 3, 2020

Visa to facilitate USDC payments thanks to latest collaboration. Visa has teamed up with the Circle blockchain services business to make USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin transactions compliant with some credit card...

Visa And BlockFi Set To Introduce Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card As Adoption Booms

December 2, 2020

Visa and BlockFi set to introduce bitcoin rewards credit card as adoption booms. Visa and BlockFi join forces to introduce a new credit card that rewards Bitcoin (BTC) users, setting the stage for the broader...

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Visa’s Acquisition Of Plaid

November 6, 2020

DOJ files lawsuit against Visa's acquisition of Plaid. The United States Department of Justice is filing suit against Visa for its acquisition of Plaid. The DoJ is arguing it as an illegal play to achieve mon...

ZenGo Partners with Visa to Launch a Crypto Card

November 3, 2020

Israeli crypto wallet startup, ZenGo announced on Tuesday that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program and is gearing towards the launch of a new payment card. Though the company did not reveal much ...