Visa

NFTs

Visa Takes First Step Into NFTs With CryptoPunk Purchase for Almost $150K

Jamie CrawleyAug 23, 2021

Visa bought CryptoPunk 7610, one of 3,840 "female" punks.

Visa

Visa Adds Crypto Payments Startup Wyre to Its Fast Track Payments Program

Tanzeel AkhtarAug 19, 2021

Wyre’s push-to-debit program will now allow instant payouts of crypto holdings to users' bank accounts using the Visa debit cards.

NFTs

CryptoPunk NFTs Break Sales Record as Visa Sparks Buying Frenzy

Lyllah LedesmaAug 23, 2021

Monday set a new single-day sales record for CryptoPunks, and August sales have already set a monthly record, with prices for the NFTs averaging nearly $200,000.

Coinbase

Coinbase Is Expanding Its Payment and Cash-Out Methods

Cheyenne LigonAug 5, 2021

users with any Visa or Mastercard debit card linked in their Apple Wallets will automatically have Apple Pay appear as a payment method when transacting with Coinbase on their cellphones.

Mastercard

Mastercard Adds a Crypto Track to Its Incubator Program

Nate DiCamilloJul 27, 2021

The program may rival Visa’s Fast Track initiative for crypto startups.

Visa

Australia

Visa Approves Australian Startup to Issue Debit Cards for Spending Bitcoin

Sebastian Sinclair

The move by Visa to allow the issuance captures the growing interest in cryptocurrencies for Australia's economic market.

Visa

Visa Crypto Cards Have Racked Up $1B in Spending in 2021

Nate DiCamillo

Spending on crypto-related cards is now its own category at the payments giant, said Visa’s Cuy Sheffield.

Venture Capital

Visa, PayPal Join Crypto VC Blockchain Capital’s New $300M Fund

Danny Nelson

PayPal said it's the first time the company has invested as an LP in a fund focused on blockchain and digital assets.

USDC

Visa, Circle Team Up With Fintech Firm to Drive Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets

Jamie Crawley

Fintech startup Tala aims to use the USDC stablecoin to offer new financial tools.

Markets

Bitcoin Breaks Out, Near $58K, After Visa Adds Support for Stablecoin USDC

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin picks up a bid as payments giant Visa adds support for USDC – the second-biggest stablecoin.

Visa

Visa Settles USDC Transaction on Ethereum, Plans Rollout to Partners

Colin Harper

The pilot marks the first time Visa has accepted a cryptocurrency payment in lieu of cash for its services.

Payments

Crypto.com Expanding Payment Card to Australia After Becoming Visa Principal Member

Tanzeel Akhtar

Crypto.com is now a principal member of Visa's Australia network.