Payments Archive

Lightning Labs, the development team working to grow the Lightning Network, just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop. Lightning Loop is …

A major legal post focusing on blockchain has opened at Facebook in the latest sign of associated payment plans

Cryptocurrencies are now accepted by the leading Swiss online retailer Digitec Galaxus

Jeremy Allaire, co-founder & CEO of payments company Circle, has said that as the sector continues to see new market entrants, stablecoins using open standards will …

Six global banks have reportedly signed letters of intent to issue stablecoins backed by their national fiat currencies on IBM’s now-live Stellar-powered payments network

IBM’s Jesse Lund has hinted that bank-targeted stablecoins will be a major development for the tech giant’s blockchain cross-border payments solution

Blockstream has launched its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) on mainnet. Essentially, this means users can now broadcast data via the company’s satellite network and …

Lawyer explains that, despite the trend, accepting crypto payments for legal services needs close attention

Adoption by Starbucks and Kroger may prove to be a tipping for crypto payments

A payments and cryptocurrency platform is wooing music and film lovers by offering free Netflix and Spotify subscriptions to its Visa cardholders #SPONSORED

Revolut, a mobile finance and payment application based in the U.K., has launched a service that makes it possible for its clients to “auto-exchange” fiat and …

Bitt, a portfolio firm of Overstock’s blockchain firm Medici, partnered with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to pilot a central bank digital currency