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Stripe Updates Bitcoin Payments Advice, Will Go Live in January

Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.

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Aspen Institute CEO: Bitcoin Micropayments Will Change Banking

Walter Isaacson, author and Aspen Institute CEO, has said disruptive technologies like bitcoin will shape the payments space in the coming year.

Walter Isaacson

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American Express CEO: Bitcoin Protocol Will Be Important

While praising the use case for credits cards, American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault has said he sees potential in blockchain technology.

Ken Chenault, Amex CEO

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6,000 Merchants in Romania Can Now 'Opt In' for Bitcoin Payments

One of the biggest online payment processors in Romania has integrated bitcoin with its merchant services.

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MasterCard Executive Argues Bitcoin Can't Be Trusted

In a new video, MasterCard president for South East Asia Matthew Driver indicates that his company is "not completely comfortable" with bitcoin.

MasterCard

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SumUp Brings No-Fee Bitcoin Transactions to European Merchants

SumUp has integrated bitcoin with its mobile point-of-sale solution and will charge no fees through 2015.

Merchants

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BitPay Aims to Speed Up Bitcoin Checkout with 'One-Tap' App

BitPay’s new merchant app could cut queues at the checkout with one-touch bitcoin payments.

BitPay POS screenshot

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W3C's Web Payments Redesign Could Bypass Bitcoin

One of the web's foundational groups is re-examining online payments, but bitcoin is only just entering the conversation.

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FinCEN Rules Bitcoin Payment Processors, Exchanges are Money Transmitters

FinCEN releases new guidance for custodial bitcoin exchanges and payment processors, ruling them money services businesses under US law.

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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.

New York Law School