When it comes to payments apps, there’s a new sheriff in town. Square’s Cash App now has a total of 33.5 million downloads compared with PayPal Venmo’s 32.9 million cumulative downloads according to Nomura Instinet analyst Dan Dolev. “If the Cash App continues to grow ...
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Bitcoin & Blockchain
Bitcoin & Blockchain
Our Friday newsletter has an in-depth profile of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency and blockchain technology plans as well as our usual extensive Friday payments news roundup. Facebook Gets Serious About Payments, Cryptocurrency When Facebook announced a small cryptocurrency development SWAT team earlier this week, it wasn’t ...
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We’ve got a couple of quick stories for you today, starting with the demise of signatures on credit cards by the major credit card networks. That’s way overdue. Also, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will let users pay by cryptocurrency for products and gifts using ...
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Our newsletter today has an extensive roundup of global e-commerce and retail news about Amazon, Newegg, Toys “R” Us, Saks Fifth Avenue and Under Armour. We also take a look at Bancor’s new cryptocurrency wallet, which automatically converts digital coin values and allows users to ...
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We’ve got a roundup of the latest global e-commerce and retail news including cryptocurrency payments, new investment in Paytm, and the latest from Amazon, Newegg, Toys “R” Us, and data breaches at Saks Fifth Avenue and under Armour. E-commerce Bancor launches auto-converting cryptocurrency wallet Bancor’s launch ...
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With 1,600 cryptocurrencies now listed on CoinMarketCap.com, it’s nearly impossible for an investor to quickly buy, convert and sell more than a small handful of standard cryptocurrencies. Bancor’s launch of its new cryptocurrency wallet allows users to buy, store, manage, and convert automatically between any ...
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Originally posted at Blockcoin Today A new research study shows that 71% of cryptocurrency exchanges are heading for a train wreck when it comes to password security. The research report by Dashlane Inc, a New York City marketer of password-management software looked at password security ...
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A new research study shows that more than half of Square merchants would accept cryptocurrency payments for goods and services. The survey of 100 US merchants by Nomura Instinet showed 60% are open to taking bitcoin payments instead of dollars. “This result is surprising, especially ...
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Today’s newsletter looks at several new consumer and merchant payments options. The first is PayByCar which brings new meaning to the phrase “auto” payments with its new in-vehicle payments service. The second story is about new merchant payment options using cryptocurrency and Litecoin payments in ...
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The new refrain at checkout could soon be “Will that be debit, credit card or cryptocurrency?” with the launch of two new merchant cryptocurrency payments options. Both new services include the option of Litecoin payments. LitePay launches Litecoin payments LitePay, a new cryptocurrency-enabled payments platform ...
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