Is bitcoin dying in Australia?
Banks and businesses in Australia have ruled out any possibility of using bitcoin after 13 of its 17 cryptocurrency exchanges were closed down last month.
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Former Bitcoin Foundation director joins Pillsbury as special counsel
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, an energy-focused international law firm, has appointed cryptocurrency veteran Patrick Murck as special counsel in its Washington DC office.
Discover gains Checkout.com partnership during global expansion
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US retailers integrate Twitter’s ‘Buy Now’ button
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CardFlight receives EMV approval for POS solution
As a new payments liability shift for merchants comes into force today, CardFlight, a mobile point of sale (POS) firm has gained approval from industry regulators to release its suite of mobile payment solutions.
Canadian Tire gamifies mobile payments app
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Digital asset firm Safe.Cash raises $1.12m from FinTech players
Safe.Cash Technologies, a California-based digital tokens group, has raised over $1m from multiple FinTech leaders as it looks to release its digital token encryption platform later this year.
Samsung Pay comes to the US, but will it be a success?
Samsung Pay has finally been released in the United States, a month after its successful debut in South Korea, but can the payments platform capture the US market and overcome Apple Pay?
Iran to host inaugural FinTech conference
Iran has become the latest country to join the FinTech revolution, as it looks set to host its first digital finance conference.
