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Visa bets on stablecoins to speed up cross-border paymentsVisa is piloting a new system allowing businesses to use stablecoins for international payments, eliminating the need to pre-deposit cash i...
30 Sep, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
Bank of England considers shelving plans for a digital poundThe BOE has been privately urging the banking industry to instead accelerate payment innovations that could result in similar benefits with...
23 Jul, 2025, 12.10 AM IST
US banks tiptoe toward crypto, awaiting more green lights from regulatorsUS president Donald Trump vowed to become the first "crypto president" before he took office. He has since wooed the industry's elite at th...
29 May, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
Wall Street's big banks are leaning towards Bitcoin, other Cryptocurrencies? Will there be big shift?US banks' initial steps towards crypto are likely to be tentative. Large lenders are hesitant to be the first to expand into crypto. More b...
28 May, 2025, 06.22 PM IST
US banks tiptoe toward crypto, awaiting more green light from regulatorsUS banks are cautiously exploring cryptocurrency expansion amid regulatory easing, focusing on pilot projects and partnerships. While JPMor...
28 May, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
Pushing e-rupee payments using UPI infra on RBI's agendaThe RBI had launched the e-rupee for retail transactions on a pilot basis on December 1, 2022. As of June, about 13 lakh users have downloa...
12 Jul, 2023, 10.27 AM IST
Rapid introduction of a central bank digital currency is fraught with risks, especially for end-usersSome cite the danger that the RBI, by failing to issue its own digital unit, will lose control of the payments system to private payments p...
04 May, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
Twitter, Stripe pilot cryptocurrency payments for creatorsTwitter is in the midst of a takeover attempt by Tesla head Elon Musk, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency world who has used the plat...
22 Apr, 2022, 09.06 PM IST
Crypto Week at a Glance: Bitcoin narrative continues along with adoption, and a bit of MuskMusk taking over Twitter is seen as a boon by a majority of crypto investors as he has been vocal about cracking down on the rampant scams ...
17 Apr, 2022, 11.16 AM IST
As Venezuela's economy regresses, cryptocurrency fills the gapsAs hyperinflation and U.S. sanctions disrupt Venezuela's economy, cryptocurrency is emerging as a way to provide services handled elsewhere...
22 Jun, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Bitcoin jumps to one-week high as Visa pilots crypto settlementBitcoin jumped by as much as 6.3% during the European session to climb back above $58,000. The wider Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index also adv...
29 Mar, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrencyThe company told Reuters it had launched the pilot program with payment and crypto platform Crypto.com and plans to offer the option to mor...
29 Mar, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
Visa to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrencyVisa's move comes as major finance firms including BNY Mellon, BlackRock Inc and Mastercard Inc have embraced some digital coins, sparking ...
29 Mar, 2021, 02.26 PM IST