PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Security in the digital age is a goal for most retailers and consumers — and nearly everyone else in the business world. When it comes to personal information, especially data linked to payment accounts, the level of privacy and accuracy of security are key in keeping the retail world spinning. Although most U.S.

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JULY 21, 2020

Crypto boosters have spent the better part of the past decade promoting the idea that great fiat-currency disruptions are coming care of blockchain and literally hundreds of thousands of variations of cryptocurrency circulating in the world today. Even bitcoin is accepted by only a relative handful of digital retailers.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Retail investors will be allowed to invest up to $200,000 a year in foreign securities, without being required to invest via a Thai intermediary institution. Thai investors can trade gold in foreign currencies. There is no restriction on outward transfers, with the exception for a few specific purposes.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

At present, he said, a number of factors have inhibited the adoption of bitcoin as a transactional currency, including the fact that it’s expensive and can be very slow. Wider adoption will be driven, in part, by regulatory frameworks that enhance security and foster trust in using cryptos in everyday commerce.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If one measures success for digital currencies in buzz — and in price appreciation for many of the marquee names — then 2020 stands out as a banner year. You might point to the fact that cryptos might be embraced as a hedge against other investment holdings — a hedge against inflation or even against geopolitical risk.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Love or hate blockchain, there’s no denying that digital currencies have grown in popularity, and there is certainly a market for cryptocurrency acceptance at physical retail points of sale (POS). But he believes that, if using digital currencies in the real world becomes easy, people will embrace it, so that’s what he aims to do.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

PYMNTS’ latest roundup finds investor interest for B2B eCommerce , small business banking, corporate card technology, cybersecurity and autonomous supply chain tech, but it was a ResTech startup that secured the most funding of the week, by a considerable margin. MaxWholesale.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Amun Co-founder and Chief Executive Hany Rashwan told FT , “The Amun ETP will give institutional investors that are restricted to investing only in securities, or do not want to set up custody for digital assets exposure, to cryptocurrencies. The retailer, established in New York, sells a range of products from car seats to toys.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

They convert their fiat currency into cryptocurrency, which middlemen in Cuba then bid on and pay for in cash to the sellers’ family members in Cuba. 3) that it completed a successful trial of Project Helvetia , which explored the feasibility of integrating a digital asset with a central bank currency.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

He has also called it a “mirage,” “not currency” and “tulips.”. Earlier this month , Berkshire Hathaway made an investment in grocery chain Kroger and caused the company’s shares to spike. A similar thing happened in November, when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that Berkshire Hathaway owned 1.2

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

With growth also high on the agenda of Boards and CEOs, finance leaders must balance cost-control efforts against investments. Villanueva attributed this to the convenience, transparency, and security of the process. Real-time payments can facilitate emergency payroll, fund disaster relief and AP exception payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

A year ago, bitcoin was on the rise to its peak at $20,000, and in December of 2017 it was up 40 percent, when a large number of retail investors were buying. New coin offerings need to be registered and follow traditional securities rules. “If The currency is split into two versions right now, with Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers. Within that latter number, stated Farfetch, at the end of the most recent quarter, “we partnered with 614 of the world’s leading luxury retailers and 375 brands.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

s Monzo is collaborating with PayPoint to enable users to make deposits into their accounts through retail locations. And in Singapore , the CoinPip platform is rolling out a system to enable users to tap into digital currencies for mass payments or remittances, Yahoo! News reported. On another note, the U.K. ’s

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The company wants to raise up to $500 million through sales of the new digital currency. Securities and Exchange Commission released an investor bulletin this summer that warned about the risks of such an investment. Initial coin offerings, while increasingly popular, are controversial, CNBC said. China banned ICOs in September.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo stock and dropped a Goldman Sachs investment. Buffet, however, purchased an investment in Barrick Gold Corp. It is essential for SMBs to secure financing, but this common process is burdensome and full of hurdles. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Dumps US Bank Stocks For Gold. valued at $563.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shut AriseBank down in March. In other news, people can start mining crypto in the comfort of their own home without having to invest in a huge machine. The company has teamed up with Foxconn to produce the phones, which will sell for a retail price of $999.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It seems blowing past $1,400 at the start of this week wasn’t enough for the digital currency. The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4 The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4 Some exchanges even pegged the digital currency’s value at over $1,600.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s chief securities regulator is calling on the world regulators to get on the same page when it comes to Facebook’s Libra to avoid the “real risk of regulatory arbitrage.”. “If And technology investment pioneer Glenn Hutchins is betting on blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Demand remains an Achilles heel for all cryptocurrencies because most people have soured on this investment class, and have no interest in putting in new money. AAX will leverage LSEG’s Technology to deliver a world-class exchange that ensures safe, trusted and secure digital asset trading for all.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

“By working together, the partnership will connect people across the cluster of countries using multiple currencies. Participants will be able to send and receive funds immediately across the Nordic markets at a lower cost and with higher security.”. Javier Perez, president of Mastercard Europe, said he’s excited about the partnership.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the onset of Industry 4.0 , the drive toward supply chain digitization is fueling massive investments in Internet of Things (IoT), smart sensors and connected devices. Digitization is a big trend, and data is the new currency. Retailers and logistics companies, they need a lot more data, and they want it in real time.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In other news, the Marco Polo Network has announced that it has secured its first Russian-German import-export operations financing project. Cointelegraph reported that the question states, “At any time during 2019, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency?”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 The market, he said, “is very retail-heavy,” and retail investors who see their portfolios drop quickly by 20 percent are likely to rush to get out. billion raised.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Visa is committed to its mission of ensuring smooth operation of non-cash payments for all participants of the payment system — banks, merchants [retail businesses] and consumers,” Visa said, adding that it won’t talk third-party opinions “based on assumptions and personal view of the author.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

at the hands of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), bringing prices down below $1,000 for the first time in months, not all news has been bad news. Already, retailers in Japan are boarding the bitcoin train. A beacon of hope has emerged for bitcoin just in time for spring — and it’s brought up prices with it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While mint chocolate chip ice-cream might be the way to a foodie’s heart, MintChip digital currency is not the way to a millennial’s mobile wallet, apparently — at least not in Liberty Village, Toronto. million passengers a day in the year that ended in March, and Apple has invested in special chips for its iPhones to support the service.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The currency isn’t going to work,” the executive said. You can’t have a business where people can invent a currency out of thin air and think that people who are buying it are really smart.”. money movement, payments in securities transactions). The JPM Coin is not for retail customers, but will be used internally by JPMC.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Flexibility, he said, comes in the form of digital currency — easily transferable and usable across any number of spending categories, moving from travel, for example, to groceries. It’s important to make sure that redemption is easy and flexible.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Each of those backers is slated to ante up $10 million to help launch the digital currency. The current issues and the current system cited by Marcus are still there to be grappled with, of course, spanning privacy and security and any number of central banks that are training their sights on issuing their own digital currencies.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

The advantages extend from transparency to security and, of course, immutability. Patent and Trademark Office that would leverage blockchain to secure user authentication efforts and boost security initiatives. Securities Offerings, Too. In patent news, Capital One has filed an application with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

This week, he launched a bitcoin gift card integration with certain top retailers through digital wallet iPayYou.io. Even after years of effort and hundreds of millions in VC capital invested, digital currency continues to have one major weakness: The world of bitcoin is desolate. Just like cash.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In retail news, it’s a good day to be Overstock.com. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) requirements. Overstock has a license for an alternative trading system through its acquisition of Pro Securities two years ago, according to CNBC. investor concerns. “I

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

The big news this week in cryptocurrency is, of course, bitcoin hitting new record highs amid the possibility that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve a bitcoin exchange–traded fund. This would bring a certain amount of stability eventually, but it could see short-term exuberance by retail traders.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

FCA advised: “You should only invest in an ICO project if you are an experienced investor, confident in the quality of the ICO project itself (e.g. The way this works is that a company creates its own digital currency that can be spent within its ecosystem. Still, digital currency proponents didn’t see the ICO ban as a bad thing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Visa is pursuing further innovations in infrastructure security for the payments industry. The company recently invested in the crypto storage company Anchorage , which safeguards investors’ digital currency and gives them more control over their assets.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

Beyond the service industry, other investments have led to the formation of partnerships to help companies secure cross-border payments and broaden omnichannel opportunities. When Disruption Hits the Gas Pump, the Gas Pump Delivers.

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