Within the partnership, UnionPay cardholders will be able to add their UnionPay cards to PayPal accounts and use them in countries where PayPal is accepted.
Two new partners, Bottomline Technologies and Tranglo, are currently working on integrating Ripple’s technology for their cross-border payments. The U.S. Treasury might also be supportive.
As BitPay officially launched support for XRP, eGifter and CareUSA were announced among the first merchants to accept XRP as a payment method.
MoneyGram has unveiled its strategic partnership with UAE-based Lulu Exchange in a move that will enable it to gain ground in the Oman and Asian-Pacific markets.
During the first day of WEF 2020 at Davos, the U.S. Treasury Secretary acknowledged the demand for faster cross-border payment solutions and said that the U.S. will support companies like Ripple offering such services.
The group of the biggest world’s banks led by the Bank of England will investigate the economic benefits of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In a short time, Visa has announced major investments in fintech startups Plaid and VGS. Let’s find out what plans for working with them Visa might have.
Amazon, an e-commerce giant, is reportedly working on the solution that will offer customers a possibility to pay for purchases with their hands instead of traditional credit cards.
Ripple has highlighted the poor state of the remittance market in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has announced that it will spread there in 2020 beginning with Thailand.
Now Amazon, Burger King, GameStop, DoorDash, Domino’s, and Home Depot will support gift cards purchased on BitPay using XRP.
Visa has made a new strategic investment in a fintech company – Very Good Security (VGS). This comes days after it has become known about the acquisition of Plaid for $5.3 billion.
Two Prime’s FF1 Token combines the features of a close-ended fund, asset-backed token, and a secure store of value. The token sale will take place not in the form of a typical ICO but as a Continuous Token Offering (CTO).
Ripple’s partner MoneyGram is starting 2020 with expansion plans into India. It may have a positive influence on the XRP adoption and price.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects to see more ‘consolidation’ in 2020 after Visa acquired fintech startup Plaid for $5.3 billion. Will it affect the XRP price?
Financial technology startup Fundbox is preparing for conducting an IPO in the future and has created a position of a CFO in its corporate structure.