New cryptocurrency exchange promises to bring virtual currencies to everyday purchases
The LBX Dragoncard will be accepted anywhere that takes Visa (so, everywhere)
A new London-based exchange for cryptocurrencies is being opened, offering conversion of pound sterling to a variety of different digital currencies, as well as a pre-paid Visa card (the Dragoncard). ...
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Facebook Pay rolls out in the US following India trial
Facebook Pay joins an increasingly crowded market for online payment, with Google launching banking services next year
Google plans to offer current accounts to customers via Google Pay
Google's banking service will be offered in partnership with Citigroup
Blockchain could kill off the City of London and the taxes that pay for the NHS
Blockchain will render the City of London irrelevant, taking with it the personal and corporate taxes that effectively fund the NHS, warns Business 5.0 expert John Straw
Backbytes: Why do banks make it so difficult to do banking in their own branches?
Banks and retailers trying to drive customers to their online channels are undermining their own 'unique selling point' against pureplay online rivals
London overtakes New York and San Francisco for number of fintech investment deals
But San Francisco still tops the list for total deal value