Visa Pilots Blockchain Business-To-Business Payments Service
Credit card giant Visa has recently rolled out the first phase of its its blockchain-powered business-to-business payments service called B2B Connect.
The platform is intended to ease cross-border payments by handling direct payments between institutions, eliminating the middleman.
There are already a number of banks working with Visa on the project which includes Union Bank (Philippines), Shinhan Bank (South Korea), United Overseas Bank (Singapore) and Commerce Bank (U.S.).
These banks are currently testing the technology and the platform is set to launch in the market in the middle of 2018.
European Company Cointed Brings Cryptocurrencies To The Main Street – Launches Crypto-ATMs for Mainstream Use
Cointed has recently seen a great potential for a new generation of cryptocurrency-ATMs to drive mainstream adoption of the digital currencies.
The company does not only provide a crypto-ATM experience to their consumers but also further develops the system to be more efficient and usable.
Cointed features much lower fees which is half compared to other offerings.
It also has a more advanced ecosystem which uses high quality cooling which allows a much more efficient operations.
It uses its own API system, PayCo, which enables users and customers to interact with the machines more easily to target POS users in retail, for example.
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