Sentences with phrase «currency payments startup»

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Align Commerce, a San Francisco — based startup, is already facilitating business - to - business transactions across borders in local currencies using the bitcoin blockchain; Canadian companies can currently receive payments via the service but not send them.

Like many other places around the world, digital currency startups think Bitcoin's payment network could help the country's unbanked transact globally and online.

«The wave of investment in digital currency startups clearly signals that payments channels are attracting a new degree of interest, and new competitors are changing customer expectations,» said David Gunn, who leads Bain's EMEA payments team.

The new FinTech Cluster based at MaRS will connect leaders in the technology and financial services sector with startups developing next generation technology in payments, financial services, peer - to - peer transactions, alternative lending, and crypto - currencies.

Interac is joining MaRS» Financial Technology («FinTech») cluster to connect with leading startups developing next - generation technology in emerging payments, peer - to - peer transactions, alternative lending and crypto - currencies.

It may be early days in Canada for fintechs, a catchphrase for new innovative financial technology startups, and major technology companies that are challenging traditional financial institutions on their turf by offering cheaper and easier - to - use Internet - or smartphone - based services such as payment apps or peer - to - peer lending or digital currencies, but Canada's Big Six banks are paying heed even though they appear to be on solid ground.

Allaire, whose startup Circle is vying to taking bitcoin into the consumer mainstream, spoke at Inside Bitcoins, one of a growing number of event franchises capitalizing on a spike of interest in payments and virtual currencies.

Uphold, a startup that does digital payments, announced that it has now developed a support mechanism for the buying and selling of Ripple's XRP, joining a list of currencies — fiat as well as crypto — that can be bought, sold or exchanged.

Germany - based startup BitXatm has announced the arrival of its Sumo Pro - a cryptocurrency ATM with a POS (point of sale) function that will appeal to merchants seeking to easily accept payments from customers in digital currencies.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will soon test how it could issue digital currency using a blockchain - based interbank payment system; Cash is drying up for bitcoin and blockchain startups amid a broader decline in FinTech funding, according to new research from KPMG and CB Insights — ...

The three - year - old startup, which uses blockchain technology to create digital, localized cryptocurrencies for communities, says the token will incentivize communities to engage and consume locally and enable several new utilities such as currency exchange, payments, lending services and KYC — functionalities that will be added into the ecosystem over time, the company said.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will soon test how it could issue digital currency using a blockchain - based interbank payment system; Cash is drying up for bitcoin and blockchain startups amid a broader decline in FinTech funding, according to new research from KPMG and CB Insights — it is time for Bitcoin to take centre stage again.

Dash, the leading payments - focused digital currency, has joined forces with BlockCypher to launch a grant program for startups and established companies seeking Blockchain - based solutions...

Articles in discussion as follows: - Bitcoin outperformed the altcoin portfolio by 3.8 x over the past three years; Fiat currency devaluing at alarming rate in Bangladesh; Hackenergy 2016 was a two - day Dutch hackathon sponsored by ENGIE Nederland; Investor cash levels jumping to levels not seen since 9/11; monthly volume of cross-border payments settled via Bitcoin is increasing at an exponential rate; Pentagon $ 1.8 M Deal to Use Blockchain for Data Security; Swiss banking giant UBS has named a new head of blockchain; Visa has announced new details about a forthcoming business - to - business payments service developed in partnership with blockchain startup Chain... MasterCard next?