Remittances
Bitcoin-to-Cash App Abra Raises $12 Million Series A
Abra, the startup developing a bitcoin powered remittance app, has raised just over $12 million in new funding.
AXA Eyeing Bitcoin for Remittance Market
AXA is eyeing bitcoin to help streamline the remittance market, the general partner of its VC fund has told CoinDesk.
African Remittance Firm Beam Stops Bitcoin Service in Pivot
Beam has announced it will no longer focus on using bitcoin in an attempt to disrupt the Ghanaian remittance market.
Coins.ph Launches Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin App for Southeast Asia
Bitcoin services firm Coins.ph has launched Teller, an Abra-inspired mobile app in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Backs Mexican Exchange Bitso
Bitso has closed a seed funding round led by the Barry Silbert-backed investment fund Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.
Ben Parker: Bitcoin Has Potential in Fragile States
Ben Parker, co-founder of IRIN, a humanitarian news service spoke to CoinDesk about bitcoin's potential in fragile states.
Dubai's BitOasis Opens Bitcoin Buying Service at TechCrunch Disrupt
Dubai-based startup BitOasis has announced the launch of a bitcoin buying platform aimed at underbanked consumers in the Middle East.
Western Union: 'Too Early' to Discuss Ripple Labs Pilot Project
Global payments giant Western Union is keeping quiet about its rumored plans to tap distributed ledger technology.
Former Netscape Director Launches Bitcoin Remittance App Abra
Bill Barhydt, the entrepreneur and former Netscape director who gave the first-ever TED Talk on bitcoin, has debuted a bitcoin venture called Abra.
Igot Expands Exchange and Remittance Services to Kenya
Bitcoin firm igot has expanded to Kenya following the acquisition of a local cryptocurrency exchange and integration with a mobile payments platform.
