The Swiss company SMD Security Printing Sàrl with its Icynote brand is trying to create a bitcoin in paper money, similar to traditional banknotes, for cold wallet, in the middle of the digital age and in the midst of the rise of cryptocurrencies.
Currently, traditional physical bills and coins are…
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Mastercard will let merchants receive cryptocurrencies
The multinational financial services company Martercard has reported that by the end of 2021 merchants will be able to receive payments in cryptocurrencies, a modality that will allow customers to mobilize digital, traditional or crypto…
Visa calls on companies interested in issuing recharged cards with crypto
The provider of credit cards and payment services, Visa, could issue virtual cards recharged with cryptocurrencies as expressed by the multinational financial services through a call to companies interested in working with payment cards.…
Naiguatá could guarantee the national payment interconnection service
Venezuela is evaluating the request of the Superintendence of Institutions of the Banking Sector (Sudeban in Spanish) to implement a national transaction platform called Proyecto Naiguatá.
The measure was taken in anticipation of the…
MasterCard acquires the Nets platform
The American credit card company Mastercard has reached an agreement to acquire most of the corporate services of the Danish fintech Nets, including its real-time payment platform and electronic invoicing, for 2,850 million euros.
The…
MasterCard earned 30.5% more during the second quarter of the year
The US payment service provider Mastercard posted a net profit of $ 2,048 million in the second quarter of 2019, which is equivalent to a 30.5% improvement over the same period last year.
Net income between April and June climbed 12.2%,…
Sudeban, Visa and Master will launch a new payment system
After a meeting of the Superintendency of Banking Sector Institutions (Sudeban) and representatives of Visa and Mastercard payment operators it was defined that the new national payment system will be created jointly.
"In the first phase…
Facebook recruits MasterCard and Visa for token launch
The social network Facebook is in contact with companies such as MasterCard and Visa to refine details of the issuance of its own cryptocurrency backed by fiduciary money.
This was indicated this week by The Wall Street Journal in a report…
Sweden runs out of cash
Technological advances have reached the traditional banking system to transform the way users perform various transactions. Each time fewer people go to a physical agency to pay for services or make deposits. The trend is called cashless…
Cryptocurrencies gain ground to credit cards
The ups and downs in the value of cryptocurrencies has moderately influenced investor preferences. Although many people may see crypto as a risk, they still prefer them to credit cards in countless transactions.
This trend is mainly based…
Mastercard proposes creating a bank of cryptocurrencies
It is presumed that the giant of credit cards and financial services Mastercard, is preparing for the creation of a bank dedicated to the world of cryptocurrencies.
The company would have made a request to the United States Patent Office,…
Netflix denounces attempt to steal financial information
This Monday, the entertainment company Netflix reported that a group of people posed as them to try to steal financial information through emails.
This type of information theft attempt is known as phishing, it is to supplant identities of…