PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. To continue the rollercoaster analogy, the cryptocurrency’s value has been on a steep climb all year, and it stands to reason that bitcoin’s skyrocketing value must eventually slow and reverse.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Origin said the digital currency is a natural addition to its aim of facilitating peer-to-peer (P2P) commerce. The digital currency receives “competitive yields” from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols without intervention as it stays in a user's wallet.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 12, 2018

Cryptocurrency generates an absurd amount of skepticism and fear, but taking a clear-eyed view reveals a path to stability and sustainability, including the inevitable adoption of crypto in P2P lending, writes Stani Kulecov, founder and CEO of Ethlend.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2019

As P2P Payments Spreads Its Wings, Challenges Loom. The spotlight burned brighter for peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in the first quarter of 2019, with those payment methods finding popularity among more consumers. Bitcoin Gets Second (or Third, or Fourth) Wind.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The app uses RippleNet , Ripple’s global financial payments network, to provide international remittances, corporate payments and peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers. to buy bitcoin, the custodian announced in a blog post. After adding a bank account to the service, users can buy up to $5,000 in bitcoin a week — or $20,000 a month — with a 0.99

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2020

On P2P marketplace Paxful , traders are selling up to $16.2 million in discounted bitcoin in exchange for gift cards — an amount that a report from Arcane Research says is half Paxful's trade volume, Cointelgraph reports. Trade of bitcoin for gift cards, the report says, comes out to 48 percent of Paxful's revenue.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

“Paying people should be instant, free and easy regardless of their location or the currency, whether that is splitting the cost of your Airbnb or sending a Bitcoin birthday present,” said Mark Hipperson , founder and CEO of Ziglu, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Square struggled with a weak reported GPV last quarter, which caused stocks to fall after earnings were released, despite an otherwise strong report that demonstrated revenue growth from increased transactions, subscriptions and services, and bitcoin usage. Previously, they could buy, sell and transfer bitcoin through the app.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Universality is, well, universally, desired in business — particularly when it comes to technology and especially when it comes to person-to-person (P2P) payments. Hardly critical mass — and as a replacement for P2P, demonstrating utility is vitally important. And herein lies a bit of head-scratching.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Peer-to-peer ( P2P ) payments are exploding. P2P payment network Zelle’s Q3 results show its year-over-year payment values rose by 58 percent, while transaction volume increased by 73 percent. Earlier this year, it started allowing users to deposit bitcoin , and recently added stock trading capability to the Cash app.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Consumers, he said can buy bitcoin today through its back-end partners that manage digital wallets for the consumer. What we have seen increased significantly is the bitcoin purchases.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Bitcoin might be making a comeback. This latest surge brought bitcoin’s three-day gains to more than 22 percent. Its first hackathon with P2P ethereum exchange 0x will run from January 10 to February 7, with 0x offering $50,000 worth of its token as prizes to get people to sign up. 19) morning to reach a high of $3,929.10.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Such disruption and transformation can transcend use cases, said the executive, across B2B, B2C and P2P transactions. And to extend the discussion to P2P, Webster noted that there is much innovation within this space. Could, Webster asked, P2P be a font of disruption — but also an opportunity for banks?

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Bitget Research has attributed much of this growth to favourable local crypto regulations in the Middle East, the approval of Bitcoin ETFs , and the increasing attractiveness of digital assets amid a market upturn. Twenty-nine per cent of UAE-based users surveyed believe that digital assets offer a more convenient way of holding assets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Speculation on such a deal first came up in May, when word surfaced that Sun was interested in buying the peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing platform and its architecture. In other news, bitcoin has broken the $8,000 barrier for the first time since May, the Financial Times reported. In addition, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

Bitcoin’s value keeps breaking through ceilings again and again. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. What looks like a record high one day is left in the dust the next.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Because, as it turns out, Venmo might just be able to help cure a broken heart (or make one worse), the big bitcoin price drop might have been a boon for cybersecurity, and Girl Scout cookies might just be the reason you see more healthy eating options advertised over the next few weeks. Bitcoin’s Price Busts, So Hackers Change Tactics.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

In a recent press release , Stratis said it launched the Stratis Breeze Wallet, with its integrated Breeze Privacy Protocol to enhance the privacy of transactions made with bitcoin. Despite a surge in popularity for bitcoin in recent years, it is unclear whether cryptocurrencies will gain traction in the B2B payments space.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers were a key driver, noted management. When excluding bitcoin, Cash App revenues were $183 million, up 96 percent year over year, with the remaining tied to bitcoin at $178 million. Ahuja said that users of bitcoin tend to generate more revenues than other users. million in the June quarter.

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Payments Source

JULY 16, 2018

Today: Apple Pay pushes larger payments in ad campaign; Aeon tests palm biometric payments; Bank-led P2P grows in Russia; Mueller indictment details election hackers' bitcoin laundering. The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 20, 2015

Global bitcoin lending platform, Bitbond , announced today it received $670,000 (€600,000) in an Angel funding round. Bitbond’s mission is to make global borrowing and lending more accessible, and it does that by using bitcoin to create a global market for small business loans. Business angels include: Florian Heinemann.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

Small peer-to-peer (P2P) trades aren’t on the radar of the Chinese government. News of the country’s escalated actions sent the price of bitcoin lower in trading. Since last year, China has been clamping down on bitcoin trading , banning exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs). percent in London to $13,580.50.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Alipay revealed that it will be banning any transactions related to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Alipay refuted that claim in a Twitter thread , writing “There’re several reports about @Alipay being used for bitcoin transactions.

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Fintech Review

MAY 21, 2024

Peer-to-Peer Payment Systems: Simplifying Transactions Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment systems simplify the process of transferring money between individuals. P2P platforms are not just convenient; they are also cost-effective. The rise of P2P payments reflects a broader trend towards digital financial services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Visa Direct To Power TransferWise Real-Time Global P2P. The past several months have seen bitcoin perhaps overshadowed (just a bit) by any number of large-scale efforts to bring digital coins to mainstream society. Visa Direct has been used to process 2 billion transactions in 2019, a number it is looking to grow in 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlockCard is teaming with peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful for a new crypto debit card, while the Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Ternio’s BlockCard Teams With P2P Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful for Crypto Debit Card.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Mastercard started with week with an announcement of how its Mastercard Send product would extend the reach and the speed of Early Warning’s clearXchange P2P network for bank customers with a Mastercard branded debit product. The culprit is said to be the use of the BitGo wallet and the structure of the bitcoin accounts itself.

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Payment Method Description Processing Time Cost Use Cases Popular Examples Credit Cards Bank-issued cards for borrowing funds Instant Varies (2-3% for merchants) E-commerce, retail, travel Visa, Mastercard, American Express Debit Cards Draws directly from user’s bank account Instant Low to none for consumers Everyday purchases, ATMs, retail Visa Debit, (..)

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

But with the emergence of peer-to-peer payments and processors, as well as conduits like bitcoin, he said there is no need for middlemen to facilitate those actions. In a simple transaction, a seller downloads the OpenBazaar client and creates a product listing, which becomes available through the P2P network. last month.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Bank earnings this week gave us a bit of insight into the momentum gained by bank-backed P2P payment network Zelle in 2018. While peer-to-peer ( P2P ) payment apps have long been reserved for splitting small bills with friends and family, it is growing across use cases as more consumers become comfortable with the payment method.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The plug-in fits into Coinbase’s “open financial system,” which is a peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto network. As of now, merchants can only accept bitcoin and litecoin, but Coinbase said that bitcoin cash and Ethereum support is on the way.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

SmashFi (South Korea) SmashFi is a service designed to help individual investors easily accumulate and securely store Bitcoin. Often, new investors purchase Bitcoin through exchanges and leave it there, exposing their assets to risks such as exchange bankruptcy or hacking.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Zelle: The Role Of AI In Stopping COVID-Related P2P Payment Scams . Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps face a double-edged cybercrime threat, with both account takeovers (ATOs) and scams targeting their users. Beyond bitcoin is the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The Lures — And Challenges — Of Digital Fiat .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

New payment technology, such as Venmo , Zelle and virtual currencies such as bitcoin or other new payment method preferences by consumers, could reduce the general population’s need or demand for cash and negatively impact our transaction volumes in the future,” the company wrote in the filing.

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The Paypers

MARCH 24, 2020

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has announced its partnership with Paxful , a global, P2P Bitcoin marketplace.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

Following the theft of $530 million in NEM tokens from Coincheck last week, governments will likely call for more cryptocurrency regulation and investors may turn to peer-to-peer (P2P) methods of trading instead of centralized exchanges, Bloomberg reported. Gox, the now-defunct bitcoin exchange that shuttered in Feb.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

But the value of most cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, fluctuates on a daily basis. After all, most businesses aren’t interested in accepting a currency like bitcoin that might tank in value the very next day. In 2010, for example, a programmer purchased pizza for 10,000 bitcoin (~$30). Get the full report. Source: Quartz.

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