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Videos

Cryptocurrency Payments App Wirex and Visa Expand Partnership to 40 Countries

London-based cryptocurrency payments app Wirex has signed a long-term global partnership with Visa (V) to expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the U.K. Wirex will now be able to directly issue crypto-enabled debit and prepaid cards to over 40 countries to over 5 million customers. Wirex Regional Managing Director Svyatoslav Garal shares insights into the expansion.

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Finance

Crypto Payments Firm Wirex and Visa Expand Partnership to 40 Countries

The partnership's footprint will now expand to the U.K. and APAC.

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Videos

Visa's Reported Crypto Push

Cointelegraph reports that payments giant Visa is looking into how to accept settlement payments from issuers in USDC starting on Ethereum. "The Hash" panel discusses Visa's latest crypto ambitions and the implications for mainstream adoption.

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Tech

Visa Proposes Automatic Payments Using Ethereum Layer 2 System StarkNet

Visa said self-custodial wallets could use a unique “account abstraction” method to set up automatic recurring payments on StarkNet as existing smart contracts do not currently support such steps.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Finance

Visa Ends Its Debit Card Pact With FTX

The original partnership to release crypto debit cards in 40 countries was reported on in October.

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Finance

Visa Files Trademark Applications for Crypto Wallets, NFTs and the Metaverse

The move follows that of other large corporations and payment companies including American Express.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Videos

FTX Partners With Visa For Crypto Debit Cards Across 40 Countries

FTT, the native token of crypto exchange FTX, surged 7% after a report that payment giant Visa (V) has partnered with the exchange to roll out crypto debit cards. “The Hash” panel discusses FTX’s continued bets in crypto and the potential impact on crypto payments.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange FTX's Token Surges 7% After Visa Partnership Report

FTX has partnered with Visa to roll out crypto debit cards across 40 countries.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Estonia Grants First Crypto License to LastBit's Striga

The crypto banking company is first to jump over new anti-money laundering hurdles which significantly toughen Estonia's legal regime.

Estonia toughened crypto laws earlier this year. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoiners Owe Andrew Ross Sorkin a Big Thank You

By successfully campaigning to further politicize the payments system, The New York Times columnist just made value-neutral cryptocurrency networks more valuable in the long term.

New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin at CoinDesk's Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)