All articles by Aninda Chakraborty
Aninda Chakraborty
BR-DGE secures funding to support international expansion
BR-DGE said new market and product launches are planned for the second half of this year.
Open Standard unveils dollar stablecoin backed by Visa and Mastercard
The venture will issue a US-dollar pegged stablecoin called Open USD later this year.
UK FCA lowers planned stablecoin capital buffer in final crypto rules
Instead of 2%, stablecoin issuers will now need to hold capital equal to 1% of the total value of stablecoins they issue.
Paysafe goes live on Primer for card payments
Paysafe said Primer’s platform helps merchants to “intelligently route” transactions to “preferred” payment service providers.
SQRIL expands stablecoin-to-QR payments into Central Asia
The company now plans to expand to Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Paraguay.
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GCash parent Mynt files for Philippine IPO, targets up to $1.5bn
The offering could raise gross proceeds of up to 92.3bn pesos ($1.5bn), assuming full exercise of the overallotment option.
ECB digital euro project advances as EU committee adopts position
The project will create an electronic form of money for euro area consumers and reduce reliance on international card networks.
Payment Asia links with PayMe by HSBC to expand merchant acceptance
The integration will enable merchants on Payment Asia to accept PayMe payments.
Meta weighs investing in Indian fintech Cred at $4bn valuation – report
Since inception, Cred has raised around $1bn from investors.
Microsoft picks Checkout.com as EMEA payments partner for key products
Microsoft will connect via the Microsoft Payments API, enabling payments to be routed through a single system.