Sources: Apple is in talks with Visa, Mastercard, and Indian banks ICICI, HDFC, and Axis as part of its plans to launch Apple Pay in India around mid-2026
Apple Inc. is in discussions with key Indian banks and global card networks in preparation to start Apple Pay in the world's most populous country.
Kraken launches a Mastercard-powered debit card with 1% cashback and multi-asset spending in the UK and EU as part of a global rollout of its Krak money app
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Coinbase confirms that it called off acquisition talks with UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK; a report had put the deal price at $1.5B to $2.5B
but faster, open, global rails. Lightning, Base, or something new? The smart money's picking its horse. Garrett Skrovina / @gskrovina : Coinbase reportedly walking away from BVNK acquistion is interes...
Sources: Mastercard is in late-stage talks to acquire crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup Zerohash for between $1.5B and $2B
Mastercard's stock has moved in response to reports of stablecoin interest from banks and large merchants like Amazon and Walmart.
Sources: Coinbase and Mastercard have each held talks to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK for $1.5B-$2.5B; a deal would be the largest stablecoin acquisition yet
Almost one year after the fintech giant Stripe struck a $1.1 billion deal to acquire the stablecoin startup Bridge …
YouTube is rolling out age estimation tech in the US to identify teen users and serve more age-appropriate content, regardless of the birthday given at signup
here's what's going to change Laura Varley / Silicon Republic : YouTube rolling out AI-powered age verification tech Rishaj Upadhyay / Windows Report : YouTube Will Use AI to Spot Underage Accounts Au...
Chainlink and Mastercard announce a partnership to enable credit card holders to buy crypto assets “directly onchain through a secure fiat-to-crypto conversion”
Is Best Wallet Token the Big Winner? Lele Jima / The Crypto Basic : Chainlink and Mastercard Team Up to Let Three Billion Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain Shrishesh Tanksalkar / Coinpedia Fintech News ...
Sources: Visa offered Apple ~$100M to become the Apple Card's payment network; Amex is also competing while Mastercard is trying to keep its role as the network
AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal :
Mastercard withdrew its commitment to invest $100M in 54 Collective, a top VC firm in Africa, where startup funding fell from $4.6B in 2022 to $2.2B in 2024
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To challenge Visa and Mastercard, India is pushing homegrown card network RuPay with its exclusive use of UPI, which handles 13B+ real-time transactions monthly
Manish Singh / TechCrunch : X: @refsrc and @refsrc . Forums: Slashdot X: Manish Singh / @refsrc : India's UPI is fueling the growth of homegrown card network RuPay RuPay is powering almost a third of...