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Blockchain Base is exploring the idea of issuing a network token to support its vision of building a global on-chain economy.
Saying in a Monday (Sept. 15) blog post that it is in the early stages of this exploration, Base added it has not determined the timing, design or governance of a potential network token.
The company said it had not considered adding a network token in the past...
Mastercard has added five new startups to its Start Path startup engagement program for blockchain and digital assets.
The startups joined Start Path after a competitive global application process and will now gain support from the program, Mastercard said in a Monday (Sept. 15) press release.
This support includes access to Mastercard’s global network, partnerships and FinTech...
Consumers can now access Affirm’s payment options when making in-store purchases with Apple Pay on iPhone in the United States.
The move marks an expansion of a capability that was already available when checking out with Apple Pay online and in-apps, Affirm said in a Monday (Sept. 15) press release.
“This gives Apple Pay users in the U.S. added flexibility and transparency at even...
Every four months, the Federal Reserve releases its survey of household spending, offering a snapshot into where household budgets have been allocated and where paychecks are earmarked for future spending.
In the August results, released Monday (Sept. 15), the pace of spending slowed, although many households across all income levels ponied up for large-ticket purchases as summer wound...
The office of the CFO and crypto assets might sound like strange bedfellows.
After all, CFOs and other finance leaders are the staid stewards of corporate balance sheets; while digital assets are typically understood to reside in the move-fast-and-break-things vertical of finance, a Wild West ecosystem with a checkered past.
The volatility of cryptocurrencies, the regulatory fog, and...
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has begun the rollout of its blockchain-powered Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform, starting with private funds.
The DMI platform supports the full asset lifecycle, including issuance, tokenization, distribution, post-trade asset settlement and servicing, across multiple asset classes, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 15) press release...
Payment platform PXP has introduced a solution aimed at addressing the issue of cart abandonment.
Checkout Components, announced Monday (Sept. 15), is designed to give businesses control over how payments are presented, processed and optimized on desktop and mobile platforms, thus keeping customers from abandoning their purchases at the last stage.
“Merchants want more than just a way...
Visa has introduced Visa Private, an offering designed for wealthier cardholders.
Rolling out in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before a wider launch in the Gulf region, the new offering is aimed at cardholders who want “a level of service and benefits that go beyond conventional card experiences,” Visa said Monday (Sept. 15).
The company’s announcement said that the UAE is forecast to...
Robinhood is introducing a fund designed to expand retail investors’ access to private markets.
The trading platform announced Monday (Sept. 15) that it had filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to put in motion the process to advance public shares of the fund, known as Robinhood Ventures Fund I.
“For decades, wealthy people and institutions have invested in private...
Doctronic raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to expand its services and grow the adoption of its artificial intelligence-native platform designed to deliver healthcare.
The platform uses generative AI to deliver health guidance in minutes and provides access to licensed physicians via video visits, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 15) press release.
Doctronic’s AI...