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Philippines Leading Mobile Wallet Explores Possible Crypto Offering
GCash would join such other major payment firms as PayPal and Square in addressing growing demand for cryptocurrency services.
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Jun 4, 2021 at 6:14 a.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2021
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The Bahamas Edges Closer to Hurricane-Proof Digital Currency
The Bahamas is betting its mobile phone-based digital currency could be the key to faster post-disaster economic recovery.
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Danny Nelson
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Jul 15, 2020 at 7:09 p.m. UTC
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LG's Mobile Arm to Trial Blockchain Payments for Overseas Travelers
South Korean telco LG Uplus is to trial a blockchain-based mobile payment service aimed to let travelers save fees when shopping abroad.
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Daniel Palmer
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Sep 17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Softbank Completes Blockchain Test for Cross-Carrier Mobile Payments
Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp. has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers.
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Wolfie Zhao
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Sep 12, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
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Intuit Scores Patent for Processing Bitcoin Payments With Text Messages
California-based business and financial software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing bitcoin payments via text message.
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Christine Kim
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Aug 9, 2018 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Powers New Worldwide Cellphone Top-Up Service
Mobile payments pioneer mHITs has created a bitcoin platform it claims is the "easiest way" to send phone credit across borders.
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Grace Caffyn
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Feb 16, 2015 at 10:04 a.m. UTC
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Circle Brings NFC to Android App for Touchless Payments
Circle has integrated near-field communication to provide its Android users the option for quick, contactless mobile payments.
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Tanaya Macheel
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Jan 6, 2015 at 6:27 p.m. UTC
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What Bitcoin Can Learn From Mobile Money's Journey
Many of the greatest challenges faced by bitcoin today mirror those of its predecessor – mobile money.
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Sarah Boone Martin
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Dec 20, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2014
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Braintree's Bill Ready: Bitcoin Will Impact Mainstream Payments
Braintree chief executive Bill Ready spoke to CoinDesk exclusively about how he wants to take bitcoin to the mainstream.
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Joon Ian Wong
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Nov 7, 2014 at 10:20 p.m. UTC
Nov 7, 2014
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Payments Veterans Discuss Bitcoin vs Apple Pay at NY Law Conference
Payments veterans waded into the bitcoin vs Apple Pay debate at a New York law conference this week.
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Tanaya Macheel
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Oct 23, 2014 at 9:25 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2014
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