Category: Payments

Mastercard Reveals Plans to Launch its Multi-Token Network (MTN)

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:August 16, 2023

Payment processing giant Mastercard announced it will roll out a beta version of its Multi-Token Network (MTN) this summer in the United Kingdom. The MTN will “act as a testbed for developing live pil...

Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)Traditional Finance (TradFi)Trademarks & Intellectual Property Identity

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 28, 2023

J.P. Morgan Uses Its Own Token “JPM Coin” to Settle a Payment in Europe

J.P. Morgan successfully executed its first blockchain transaction for corporate clients in Europe, using its proprietary token, the JPM Coin. The transaction was done by Siemens AG, a Germany-based e...

J.P. Morgan Completes Blockchain Transaction using JPM Coin for European Clients

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 24, 2023

J.P. Morgan used its own token, JPM Coin, to complete its first blockchain transaction for corporate clients in Europe.

SAP’s Digital Currency Hub Uses Circle’s USDC Stablecoin to Test Cross-Border Payments

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 24, 2023

SAP, the German software giant, is conducting trials with Circle's Ethereum-based USDC stablecoin to address challenges related to cross-border payments for its clients.

Mastercard Files for Blockchain-Related “Crytpo Credential” Trademark

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 23, 2023

Payment processor giant Mastercard has filed a trademark application that covers a variety of tools associated with cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Identity Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)Traditional Finance (TradFi)Trademarks & Intellectual Property

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 12, 2023

J.P. Morgan Teams Up With 6 Indian Banks To Settle Interbank Transactions Using Blockchain

J.P. Morgan is running a pilot program with six Indian banks with the goal of settling interbank dollar trades in real time, 24/7 on Onyx, its private blockchain-based trading platform.

Liechtenstein Plans to Add Bitcoin as Payment Option for Government Services

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 5, 2023

Liechtenstein, a small European country known for its favorable regulatory environment for fintech and blockchain startups, is considering allowing its citizens to pay for government services with Bit...

New Ralph Lauren Store in Miami Design District Accepts Crypto Payments

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:May 23, 2022

Legacy fashion brand Ralph Lauren has opened a new store in Miami’s Design District. What makes this location particularly special is that the design not only embraces Miami’s vibrant fashion culture ...

Payments Retail Fashion

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:April 20, 2023

Walmart Files Web3 Trademarks for its Sam’s Club Brand

Retail giant Walmart has recently submitted some Web3-related trademark applications for the name and logo of its subsidiary, Sam's Club. The applications indicate Walmart's intentions to explore vari...

Retail NFT Healthcare Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:February 6, 2023

Intuit Files Web3-Related Trademarks with Plans for Crypto Bill Payments

Intuit, a prominent software company headquartered in California, has recently filed a trademark application signaling its interest in exploring the world of cryptocurrency and NFTs. The application s...

Payments NFT NFT Marketplace Trademarks & Intellectual Property

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:January 10, 2023

Subway Accepts Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network

Subway, the largest franchise in the world, is back at it again with Bitcoin. A few franchise locations in Berlin, Germany are running trials using the Bitcoin Lightning Network to accept payments.

Payments Food and Beverage Retail

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:November 9, 2022

Gucci Finds Success After Launching Crypto Payments

Since Gucci’s initial launch of its pilot program to accept cryptocurrency payments in just five of its stores, the luxury brand has seen success and found it fit to expand. Now, 70% of Gucci’s direct...

New York Yankees to Offer Bitcoin Savings Plan to Employees

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:August 4, 2022

Iconic American baseball team, the New York Yankees, has announced that it will enable its employees to be paid in the most iconic crypto to date: Bitcoin. Through its multi-year partnership with NYDI...

Human Resources Payments Jobs

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:April 20, 2023

Airline Vueling Announces It Will Accept Bitcoin Payments

Vueling is a Spanish airline that will be accepting Bitcoin as payment. The airline has partnered with BitPay, one of the largest Bitcoin payment infrastructure providers, and Universal Air Travel Pla...

PayPal Announces Users Can Move Their Crypto to Third-Party Wallets

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 16, 2022

PayPal CEO, Dan Schulman, says that allowing its users to move their cryptocurrency holdings off the Paypal platform and into third-party wallets is a "first step away from the fiat world" and a recog...

Leading Dubai Retailer to Accept Crypto Payments for its Hotels and Malls

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 10, 2022

Majid Al Futtaim, a prominent entity that manages shopping malls, hotels, cinemas, hypermarkets, and retail stores across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, unveiled its strategic alliance with Binanc...

Payments Wallet Technology NFT Retail

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 5, 2022

Fast Food Restaurant Chipotle Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments

Chipotle, the Mexican-style fast-food restaurant, is no stranger to innovation. From out-of-the-box social media strategies and fun internet games to win a side of queso, they are fantastic at capturi...

Payments Customer Engagement Food and Beverage

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:April 20, 2023

Stripe Partners with OpenNode to Offer Fiat-to-Bitcoin Conversions for Business Clients

Payment processing company Stripe has partnered with Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode to offer instant fiat-to-Bitcoin conversions for its business clients. The new feature will enable businesses to...

One Of The Largest Real Estate Developers In Brazil Now Accepts Bitcoin

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:May 24, 2022

Gafisa, one of Brazil’s largest real estate developers, is now accepting Bitcoin as payment for real estate. One of the motivators for Gafisa to accept Bitcoin is to bypass intermediaries. Real estate...

Real Estate Payments

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:May 23, 2022

Gucci Announces Pilot Program to Accept Crypto Payments

Luxury retail giant Gucci is making big steps towards its adoption of blockchain by accepting payments made with cryptocurrency in select stores in the US. Assuming the pilot is deemed a success, the ...

PacSun Is First Enterprise To Rely on BitPay’s Lightning-based Crypto Payments Platform

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:April 20, 2023

BitPay, one of the largest cryptocurrency payments in the world, has integrated with Lightning Network to support Bitcoin payments. Pacific Sunwear, also commonly known as PacSun, is the first merchan...

Switzerland City of Lugano Announces Bitcoin, Tether, and LVGA as Legal Tender

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:April 20, 2023

The southern Swiss city of Lugano has partnered with iFinex, Inc. to allow local businesses to accept Bitcoin, Tether, and LVGA for payments. Additionally, its residents will be able to pay taxes, par...

airBaltic Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency for Bookings

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:March 3, 2022

Latvian airline airBaltic has announced its decision to accept a range of new cryptocurrencies as payment for flights, becoming one of the first airlines in the world to embrace digital currencies. In...

Destinia Adds Payment Support for 5 New Cryptocurrencies to Use for Travel Bookings

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:March 29, 2021

Destinia, a popular European online travel agency, has introduced an array of crypto payment options for its users. Now, when booking hotel reservations, flights, travel packages, or train tickets, us...

Alternative Airlines Announces It Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:November 18, 2019

UK-based travel company Alternative Airlines, in partnership with Utrust, has announced that it is now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for flights. The move is part of the company's efforts to ...

Sacramento Kings NBA Team Becomes First Major Professional Sports Franchise to Adopt Bitcoin Payments

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:June 10, 2022

The Sacramento Kings announced they will be not only the first NBA team to accept Bitcoin payments but also the first major professional sports franchise to allow its fans to engage with the cryptocur...

Payments Retail Sports Ticketing

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:January 16, 2014

Destinia Becomes First European Travel Agency to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Destinia has made a pioneering move as the first and largest online travel agency in Europe to embrace Bitcoin payments. This groundbreaking decision allows its clients to use Bitcoin as a convenient ...

Payments Compliance Stablecoins

By Elizabeth Morrison

Published:January 1, 2014

Interview

SAP's Digital Currency Hub Eases Pain of Enterprise Crypto Payment Record-Keeping and Compliance

By David BerlindPublished:November 28, 2023

Interview

Supercar Maker Ferrari Joins Growing List of Global Brands that Accept Cryptocurrency Payments

By David BerlindPublished:November 10, 2023

Interview

Mukn Launches Web3 Enabler for Crypto Payments in Salesforce

By David BerlindPublished:September 28, 2023

Stakeholder Engagement

J.P. Morgan Onyx Coin Systems

Project Owner :

J.P. Morgan Chase & Company

Stakeholder Engagement

Cargill Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Cargill

Stakeholder Engagement

FedEx Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

FedEx

Stakeholder Engagement

Siemens Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Identity Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)Traditional Finance (TradFi)Trademarks & Intellectual Property

Project Owner :

Siemens

Industry Disruption

Mastercard Crypto Credential

Project Owner :

Mastercard

MoonPay NFT Checkout

Payments NFT Marketplace

Project Owner :

MoonPay

Zimbali Networks justpayme

Central Bank Payments Government

Project Owner :

Zimbali Networks

Stakeholder Engagement

Ferrari Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Automotive

Project Owner :

Ferrari

Industry Disruption

AMC Theaters Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Entertainment

Project Owner :

AMC Theatres

Regulatory Action

Mastercard CBDC Tokenization

Project Owner :

Mastercard

Stakeholder Engagement

HSBC Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Real Estate

Project Owner :

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited

Coinbase Commerce

Payments Developer Tooling

Project Owner :

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Wyre (SCUTTLED)

Project Owner :

Wyre (SHUTTERED)

Dropp

Project Owner :

Dropp

Regulatory Action

Federal Reserve Board FedNow Service

Project Owner :

Federal Reserve Board

Industry Disruption

PayPal

Project Owner :

PayPal

Stakeholder Engagement

Tesla Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Tesla

Shinhan Bank Cross-Border Stablecoin Remittance Program

Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)Traditional Finance (TradFi)Trademarks & Intellectual Property Identity

Project Owner :

Shinhan Bank

Industry Disruption

Mastercard Multi-Token Network (MTN)

Project Owner :

Mastercard

Circle Payments

Project Owner :

Circle Internet Financial

Business Innovation

SAP Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Interoperability

Project Owner :

SAP

Digital Transformation

Visa FinTech Fast Track

Project Owner :

Visa Inc.

Regulatory Action

Liechtenstein Government Bitcoin Payments

Project Owner :

Government of Liechtenstein

Digital Transformation

Mastercard Artist Accelerator Music Pass NFT

Music Payments NFT

Project Owners :

Mastercard

, Authentic Artists

Industry Disruption

Bitpay Payments

Payments Food and Beverage

Project Owner :

BitPay

Stakeholder Engagement

Ralph Lauren Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Retail Fashion

Project Owner :

Ralph Lauren

Burger King Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Burger King

Regulatory Action

Lugano, Switzerland Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Retail NFT Healthcare Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)

Project Owner :

City of Lugano, Switzerland

Stakeholder Engagement

Sam’s Club Web3 Trademarks

Project Owner :

Sam's Club

Stakeholder Engagement

Intuit NFT & Metaverse Program

Payments NFT NFT Marketplace Trademarks & Intellectual Property

Project Owner :

Intuit

Stakeholder Engagement

Fidelity NFT & Metaverse Program

NFT Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Metaverse Payments NFT Marketplace Decentralized Exchange (DEX)Trademarks & Intellectual Property

Project Owner :

FMR LLC (Fidelity)

Digital Transformation

Stripe

Payments Food and Beverage Retail

Project Owner :

Stripe

Stakeholder Engagement

Subway Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Subway

Stakeholder Engagement

Gucci Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Human Resources Payments Jobs

Project Owner :

Gucci

Stakeholder Engagement

New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) Bitcoin Savings Plan

Project Owner :

New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG)

Stakeholder Engagement

NY Yankees Employee Bitcoin Savings Program

Payments Employee Engagement Sports

Project Owner :

New York Yankees

Stakeholder Engagement

Breitling Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Retail Fashion

Project Owner :

Breitling

Digital Transformation

UATP Airline Payments

Project Owners :

Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP)

, Vueling Airlines

Stakeholder Engagement

Vueling Airlines Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Vueling Airlines

Binance.US Binance Pay

Payments Wallet Technology NFT Retail

Project Owner :

Binance.US

Stakeholder Engagement

Majid Al Futtaim Malls Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owners :

Binance.US

, Majid Al Futtaim

Stakeholder Engagement

Chipotle Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Customer Engagement Food and Beverage

Project Owner :

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Stakeholder Engagement

Flexa

Project Owners :

Flexa Network

, Chipotle Mexican Grill

, Lightning Network

OpenNode

Project Owner :

OpenNode

Foxbit Crypto Payment Gateway

Project Owner :

Foxbit

Industry Disruption

Gafisa Bitcoin Real Estate Payments

Real Estate Payments

Project Owners :

Gafisa

, Foxbit

Digital Transformation

NCR Payments

Project Owner :

NCR Global

Digital Transformation

Shopify Payments

Project Owner :

Shopify

Strike

Payments Human Resources

Project Owner :

Strike.me

Stakeholder Engagement

Pacific Sunwear (PacSun) Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Payments

Project Owner :

Pacific Sunwear (PacSun)

Digital Transformation

HSBC And Wells Fargo Interbank FX Settlement Program

Project Owners :

Wells Fargo

, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited

Crypto.com Pay

Payments Loyalty Programs

Project Owner :

Crypto.com

Stakeholder Engagement

Sacramento Kings Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Retail Sports Ticketing

Project Owner :

Sacramento Kings

Stakeholder Engagement

airBaltic Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Payments Food and Beverage

Project Owner :

airBaltic

Digital Transformation

Pizza Hut Venezuela Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Pizza Hut

Digital Transformation

Coinbase Global Inc. Coinbase Card

Payments Centralized Finance (CeFi)

Project Owner :

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Stakeholder Engagement

Expedia Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Expedia Group

Stakeholder Engagement

Destinia Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

Destinia

Digital Transformation

Alternative Airlines Flight Booking

Project Owners :

Alternative Airlines

, Utrust

Stakeholder Engagement

Utrust Cryptocurrency Payment Solution

Project Owner :

Utrust

Digital Transformation

Amazon Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owners :

Twitch Interactive

, Whole Foods Market

Digital Transformation

SL Benfica Cryptocurrency Payments Program

Project Owner :

SL Benfica

Alchemy Pay

Digital Transformation

Alipay Electronic Wallet

andpay Payments

Payments Central Bank Government

Digital Transformation

Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK) Programmable Payments

Stakeholder Engagement

Bank of Korea Financial Wire Network (BOK-Wire+)

Banxa

Bitpay Send

Bitrefill

Bleumi

Bolt

CaixaBank P2P Digital Payments Prototype

Cash App

Centrapay Consumer Payments

Regulatory Action

China Construction Bank (Asia) Programmable Payments

CoinCorner The Bolt Card

Decentralized Exchange (DEX)Central Bank Payments Centralized Exchange (CEX)

Coinmerce Exchange

Coti

COTI ADAPay

Crossmint Payments

Payments NFT

Digital Transformation

CryptoBuyer Pay

Cuscal Payments Platform

e-Money Payments

Payments Cross-Chain

Eligma GoCrypto

Regulatory Action

EMTECH Digital Cash

Central Bank Payments

Flexa Network Spedn

Giesecke+Devrient Payments

Digital Transformation

Global Payments GP Tom

Payments Wireless

Global-e

Retail Payments

Stakeholder Engagement

ICBC Offline Payments

Digital Transformation

Immersve Metaverse Mastercard

KubePay

Lightning Network

Wallet Technology Payments

Lipa Wallet

Stakeholder Engagement

Lolli

Loyalty Programs Payments

Magic NFT Checkout and NFT Gallery

NFT Wallet Technology Payments

Mercado Pago

Metaps Payment

Payments Wallet Technology Government

MintStars

NFT Payments

Digital Transformation

MyLugano Application

Regulatory Action

Nexi PoS Payments

Payments Central Bank Government

Nexo Crypto Card

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Payments

Industry Disruption

Partior

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Interoperability Payments

Pay With Hang Song

Central Bank Payments Government

Regulatory Action

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) CBDC Program

Revuto Subscription Payments

Ripple Cross-Border Payments

SCB TechX Cross-Border Stablecoin Remittance Program

Six Clovers Versal Payments

Solana Pay

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Payments

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Payments

Trusty Digital Financial Platform

WadzPay 2.0

Payments Tokenization

Regulatory Action

Worldline P2P Offline Payments Prototype

Payments Central Bank Government

XeniPay

Xsolla Subscriptions

Zebec Payment Streams

Payments Human Resources

ZTLment Payouts