2022 has been a meaningful year for Coinbase’s international expansion, and before we draw it to a close, we are delighted to share some additional good news! Coinbase has been granted approval by the Central Bank of Ireland to operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), meaning that Coinbase can continue to provide products and services to individuals and institutions in Europe and internationally, from Ireland.

OKX, the world-leading cryptocurrency platform, has issued updates for the week beginning December 19, 2022.

OKX lists BNB for spot trading

Bitgreen, the company building blockchain’s epicenter for sustainability, activates its parachain on Polkadot. Going live just two months after winning its parachain auction, Bitgreen paves a way for sustainability and impact-investment projects to build communities and raise funds through its blockchain platform.

Despite latest news reports citing plunging crypto prices, a quarter (25%) of Brits would like Amazon to offer cryptocurrency as a payment option.

Medius, a leading provider of AP automation, announces the appointment of Daniel Ball as the new EVP of Product, the latest move to further accelerate the company’s growth.

Skyscend Inc., a leading SaaS platform provider for supply chain finance, today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program, speeding up the process of integrating with Visa, allowing Skyscend to more easily leverage the reach, capabilities, and security that VisaNet, the company’s global payment network, offers.

Viva Wallet and J.P. Morgan announce closing on a 48,5% ownership stake in Viva Wallet Holdings Software Development S.A. (Viva Wallet). Haris Karonis and Makis Antypas, founders of Viva Wallet, secure their majority shareholding after the closing of the Transaction, as they hold 51,5% of shares in Viva Wallet. As part of the Transaction, J.P. Morgan is also converting Viva Wallet's Convertible Loan Note and as a result Viva Wallet Group eliminates its debt.

Researchers at Visa have been investigating how to enable automatic recurring payments for self-custodial crypto wallets.

In a new technical paper, the researchers investigate how to bring the commonplace automatic recurring payment option to the world of crypto and blockchain.

Tide, the UK's leading SME-focused business financial platform, today announced the promotion of Kumar Shekhar as Deputy Country Manager, Tide India. The announcement follows Tide’s recent market entry into India, with two business banking solutions – the Tide Business Account and its RuPay-powered Tide Expense Card (issued in partnership with Transcorp - an RBI-regulated PPI issuer). With this, Tide aims to tap into £100 million revenue opportunity in India and create a sizable business in the country in due course.

Fibank (First Investment Bank) has successfully implemented voice menus in some of its ATMs to help blind people withdraw money from them. The service is available on 60 devices of the bank located in key locations in major cities. The innovation is in line with the best global banking practices to facilitate the use of everyday banking by the visually impaired.