Cryptocurrency holders looking to leverage their assets can now get a loan of up to $100,000 in stablecoins, the digital-payments platform Wirex Ltd. announced early Tuesday. Under the new service, holders can borrow as much as 80% of the value of their crypto holdings and receive an almost immediate advance …

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced merchants that incurred an unreimbursed EMV or chip fraud liability shift chargeback from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2017, on a Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express credit or debit card transaction can submit a claim in a pending class …

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have had a rough time in 2022, but a trend toward mainstream adoption is gaining momentum. Equities across the board, including Bitcoin, are massively down from their 2021 highs. Tech stocks, bonds, commodities—nothing seems safe from the current sentiment. But what does that mean for the …

With restaurants scrambling to launch digital-payment options and a bevy of firms eager to satisfy that demand, the technology giant Oracle Corp. on Tuesday launched its Oracle Food and Beverage Payment Cloud Service. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company bills the new product as standing alone in offering contactless payments and …

Dining-deal Web site Restaurant.com will work with payments provider Blackhawk Network to expand the site’s gift card program via Blackhawk’s online distribution network.SpotOn, a payments provider for restaurants, has been named a preferred technology partner by the New York State Restaurant Association.Amount, a fintech specializing in the rapidly expanding buy now, pay …

Blockspaces, a company that links businesses to blockchain networks, announced it will work with Cogent Bank to use the bank’s real-time, tokenized payment platform and other services.Digital-giving platform DipJar said it is releasing early access to DipJar Online, an online version of its in-person fundraising app.Digital payments provider One Inc said insurer Union Mutual …

Chargebacks911 said it is working with AirlinePros, a distribution company for airlines, to combat chargebacks wrongly filed against air carriers as air travel continues to recover.In related news, the Mastercard Economics Institute estimated 1.5 billion more passengers will book flights in 2022 than did so last year, indicating a rebound for air travel …

The confluence of the explosion in digital transactions the past two years, hyper-inflation, and pent-up consumer demand has created a perfect storm that is allowing fraudsters to lure consumers into online traps that result in financial losses. A recent report from Sift Science Inc. reveals that such scams account for …

Linxens Holding SAS has become the global provider of biometric smart cards produced with technology from Linxens and Idex Biometrics ASA under a new agreement. The cards feature fingerprint sensors from Idex and an NFC antenna inlay from Linxens.Blockchain-based gaming platform Aqua said it has hired former Facebook executive Sean Ryan as chief …

At a time when the values of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are collapsing, interest in the utility of stablecoins for payments appears to be on the rise. On Wednesday, a blockchain-based online marketplace called Dibbs said it had integrated with Circle Internet Financial LLC to allow buyers to use Circle’s …