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Crypto Biz: Tether’s 10 years with meteoric growth, ties to US, European hurdles

DIGIT — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Tether has achieved its first 10 years with a considerable jump in its user base, a closer relationship with US authorities and fresh regulatory challenges in Europe.

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Visa and Wirex Partner to Bring Seamless Crypto Payments to Millions of Merchants Globally

DIGIT — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:21:11 +0000

Wirex and Visa have partnered to launch Wirex Pay, aiming to bring seamless crypto payments to millions of merchants worldwide, enhancing accessibility and convenience. “This partnership is set to revolutionize the way we use digital assets,” said Wirex Pay, emphasizing that Wirex and Visa are teaming up to “drive innovation in web3 payments.” Wirex and […]

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Wirex taps ZK-proofs for non-custodial crypto debit card issuance

DIGIT — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:17:39 +0000

Wirex first launched its crypto debit card in 2015 and currently claims over six million customers.

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Wirex may suffer card outage in EEA due to UAB PayrNet licensing issue

DIGIT — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Wirex cards may stop working in the European Economic Area but funds held in the account are safe, the company said.

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Report Claims Visa and Mastercard Plan to Pause New Partnerships, Visa’s Head of Crypto Insists ‘Story Is Inaccurate’

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:00:21 +0000

According to a recent report from sources familiar with the matter, Mastercard and Visa, the credit card and payment services giants, are halting new partnerships with cryptocurrency firms. This news comes after the collapse of several cryptocurrency ventures that offered crypto debit cards and failed due to financial difficulties last year. After the report published, […]

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UK Payments Company Wirex Becomes Visa Global Partner, Extends Crypto Card Program Reach to Over 40 Countries

DIGIT — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:00:44 +0000

Wirex, a London-based digital payments company, has announced it has become a global partner of Visa, to allow the company to bring its card services to more markets in the world. The new partnership means that Wirex will be able to offer its crypto card services to APAC and U.K. markets. Wirex Partners With Visa […]

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Avalanche blockchain now accessible to 4.5M users across Wirex payment ecosystem

DIGIT — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Users can spend AVAX, in addition to 61 crypto and traditional currencies on Wirex once linked up to a crypto-enabled debit card.

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Ukrainians Offered New Crypto Services, Bitcoin Cards

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:30:02 +0000

Along with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Ukrainians are enjoying an expanding range of related services and products. Besides new options to buy and trade coins, crypto users in the country will be offered two cards that will allow them to spend their digital currencies in stores and online. Wirex Gives Ukrainians Access to Over […]

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Wirex halts UK signups after consultation with financial regulator

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:56:54 +0000

Wirex has temporarily halted signing up new U.K. customers following what it called “constructive dialogue” with the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Older investors are getting into crypto, new survey finds

DIGIT — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:21:15 +0000

Wirex and the Stellar Development Foundation emphasized that age is “no barrier to adopting blockchain technology.”

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