SWIFT's take on unified ledgers, IMF's CBDC research and Brazil DREX vision. In the tokenization segment, Visa unveils a new tokenization platform that'll allow central banks and financial institutions to launch their own stablecoins.
Good news: euro payments, deposits and withdrawals have been restored. Bad news: the Head of Binance U.K. has now left the building, Visa and Mastercard have terminated their Binance Card partnerships.
SWIFT's take on unified ledgers, IMF's CBDC research and Brazil DREX vision. In the tokenization segment, Visa unveils a new tokenization platform that'll allow central banks and financial institutions to launch their own stablecoins.
Good news: euro payments, deposits and withdrawals have been restored. Bad news: the Head of Binance U.K. has now left the building, Visa and Mastercard have terminated their Binance Card partnerships.
The payments giant has been accepting USDC payments on Ethereum from card-issuer Crypto.com in Australia since 2021, and will now use the cheaper Solana network to settle cross-border transactions with Merchant Acquirers, Worldpay and Nuvei, which collect payments on behalf of global retailers.
Binance is likely to leave Georgia soon due to registration issues. This adds to a series of setbacks, including the end of its partnership with Mastercard and Visa.
During the StarkWare Sessions 2023 conference, Cuy Sheffield shared plans to introduce cryptocurrency payments into Visa's services. Other projects are also ongoing.
