Amex planning to use AI for ‘approving cards and lines of credit’

American Express plans to extend its AI capabilities through partnerships despite having experimented internally with numerous machine learning-powered services.

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Robinhood buys credit card fintech X1 for $95M

In 2022, X1 claimed to have 500,000 people on its waiting list for a credit card. Over the past two years, the startup has raised $62 million from venture capital firms.

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Web2 and Web3 tools are merging as crypto-backed debit cards

The Bit2Me card supports eight cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, ADA, and SOL, with more anticipated later this year. (Read More)

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Growth in Crypto Interest In This South American Country Leads To Binance Mastercard Tie-Up

Binance and Mastercard are uniting once again to present a new offering in Brazil: a Binance-branded prepaid crypto card. The move comes as crypto popularity [...]

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Credit cards can bridge Web2 to Web3, says music industry exec

As decentralized finance continues to become more mainstream, traditional financial tools can serve as a bridge from Web2 to Web3 for those who still remain skeptical.

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Visa's trademark applications suggest more involvement in crypto space

The company's trademark owner applied for its name to be used in software “to view, access, store, monitor, manage, trade, send, receive, transmit, and exchange” crypto and NFTs.

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Mastercard taps Paxos to launch crypto trading for banks

Mastercard will deploy its technology to integrate crypto trading into banks’ interfaces, while Paxos is set to provide its trading and custody services.

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Binance and Mastercard will launch prepaid crypto cards in Argentina

"Payments is one of the first and most obvious use cases for crypto, yet adoption has a lot of room to grow,” said Maximiliano Hinz.

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ECB exclusive: Crypto payments 'not currently cost effective,' Amex exec says

The American Express executive said that their firm is bullish on crypto and is actively working to incorporate more crypto-related services in the future.

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American Express is launching its first cryptocurrency rewards credit card 2022

According to a joint announcement made at this week’s crypto conference Consensus in Austin, American Express is launching its first-ever crypto rewards credit card in collaboration with Abra. The statement follows in the footsteps of other big credit card companies such as Visa and Mastercard, but it is still a significant step forward in the […]

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Israeli Firms Max, BOG to Launch Card that Offers Bitcoin Cashbacks

Israeli payments firm, Max, has entered a strategic cooperation agreement with the country’s largest cryptocurrency financial service provider, Bits of Gold (BOG) to launch a new card, MaxBack Crypto.

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Israeli Firms Max and BOG to Launch Card That Offers Bitcoin Cashbacks

Israeli payments firm, Max, has entered a strategic cooperation agreement with the country’s largest cryptocurrency financial service provider, Bits of Gold (BOG) to launch a new card, MaxBack Crypto.

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Two credit card firms in Israel to let cardholders buy Bitcoin

Two Israel-based credit card companies, Max and Isracard, have started working on Bitcoin investment and cashback solutions via a credit card.

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Nexo Launches Crypto-Backed Card Powered by Mastercard

Cryptocurrency-backed loan platform Nexo unveiled on Wednesday the Nexo Card, its first crypto-backed card powered by Mastercard in select European markets.

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New crypto card by Nexo allows users to pay without selling Bitcoin

Nexo has officially launched its cryptocurrency credit card in collaboration with Mastercard after announcing the project back in 2019.

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Tribal Credit raises $40M in 'hybrid' debt round funded by dollars and stablecoins

The company is pushing new use cases for blockchain payments through its partnerships with Bitso and Stellar Development Foundation.

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Binance to finalize acquisition of Swipe, paving for CEO exit

The exchange acquired a majority stake in Swipe in July 2020 as part of a broader effort to advance mainstream adoption of crypto payments.

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Crypto.com Launches Visa Crypto Card for Brazilian Users

Brazilian cardholders won't be charged with annual or monthly fees nor ATM withdrawal fees.

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Mastercard Rolls Out Crypto-Backed Cards To Millions Of Users Throughout Asia

Mastercard is ushering crypto into the Asia-Pacific region with its Bitcoin and crypto-backed cards.  Covered: The Mastercard Deal Where Else Is Crypto Being Adopted? Is Visa Next? Mastercard is embracing the adoption of cryptocurrency with the launch of its crypto-backed cards. Mastercard users throughout the Asia-Pacific (APAC) will be able to instantly convert their crypto […]

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BREAKING: Mastercard launches crypto-linked cards across Asia-Pacific

From CBDCs to payments and up to crypto forensics, Mastercard has been highly active in the digital currency market.

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