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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.

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Markets

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.

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Markets

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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Markets

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

Markets

BitFury Invests in GoCoin for Payments Processing Push

BitFury Capital has announced an undisclosed strategic investment in digital currency merchant processor GoCoin.

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Markets

Bitnet Lands $14.5 Million Series A Funding to Rival Coinbase, BitPay

Bitnet is targeting large companies with its enterprise bitcoin payments solution and one retail giant is already on board.

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Markets

BTC China Adds Mining Pool and Merchant Payment Services

BTC China has expanded its range of services to include a mining pool and payment processing for merchants.

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Finance

Why Apple Pay Is a Threat to Bitcoin

The imminent arrival of Apple Pay should be worrying bitcoin advocates, and here's why.

Apple Pay Bitcoin Threat