Report
| MAY 12, 2022
Payment provider innovation across remittances, B2B payments, and retail card and noncard payments is setting a long-term growth runway. In the short term, providers must navigate a host of obstacles to enable more crypto users to become crypto payers—and so far they’re succeeding.
Article
| MAY 16, 2022
Noncard crypto payments are increasingly available to consumers and may also be attractive to merchants.
Article
| MAY 26, 2022
It now lets users convert payments to Bitcoin, and it launched two products to let customers access third-party apps.
Article
| MAY 3, 2022
In 2021, cryptocurrency accounted for $6.10 billion worth of transactions worldwide, up 177.3% from $2.20 billion the year before. Come 2023, crypto transaction value will hit $16.16 billion as more businesses accept these digital currencies as payment.
Article
| APR 8, 2022
Bolt acquired crypto startup Wyre Payments to help it stand out in the highly competitive one-click checkout space.
Article
| MAY 17, 2022
Inefficiency and environmental impacts make Bitcoin unfit as a payments network, per Sam Bankman-Fried. We think CBDCs pose better chances.
Forecasts
| MAR 30, 2022
Report
| DEC 8, 2021
Payments are set to break physical and digital borders in 2022. Innovations will make payments accessible across regions; super apps will address consumers’ financial needs all in one place; and lending will extend credit to once-inaccessible segments.
Forecasts
| MAR 30, 2022
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| APR 1, 2022
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| APR 1, 2022
Article
| MAR 14, 2022
The payments firm partnered with FTX and launched a new API service aimed at attracting crypto firms.
Article
| FEB 3, 2022
Article
| FEB 11, 2022
Twitter invested in Bitcoin payment provider OpenNode’s $20 million funding round.
Article
| JAN 31, 2022
Both card networks reported strong volume growth and outlined ambitions for cryptos and B2B payments.
Article
| JAN 19, 2022
Bitcoin is losing ground in the payments realm as stablecoins solve key crypto pain points, which could move the needle for crypto adoption.
Article
| JAN 24, 2022
It’s already made crypto-payments-focused partnerships, and an exec said it’s looking at crypto. Or maybe it’s more about the metaverse.
Article
| JAN 24, 2022
Of the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US that accept cryptocurrency, 93% take payments in Bitcoin, making it the most commonly accepted crypto.
Article
| JAN 4, 2022
A US neobank is offering a simple onramp to crypto that targets Hispanic users. Could it pave the way for using digital assets in cross-border payments?
Article
| DEC 13, 2021
Confirming speculations, Meta is enabling P2P payments within WhatsApp through its digital wallet app, Novi.
Article
| NOV 12, 2021
Enabling cryptos into products like Apple Pay and Apple Card could open up monetization and engagement opportunities.
Report
| APR 6, 2021
Blockchain is attracting enormous interest on the back of surging cryptocurrency valuations and increasingly high-profile payment integrations. But as a real payment currency, blockchain-based cryptocurrency still must overcome many hurdles before it can truly disrupt the space.
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| MAR 1, 2022
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| JAN 27, 2022
On the company’s earnings call, CEO Steve Squeri added color to the issuer’s performance and addressed popular trends like BNPL and cryptos.
Article
| JAN 11, 2022
PayPal confirmed it’s looking into developing a stablecoin, an asset class with unique crypto benefits that can help drive volume.