Remittances
Watch Civic's CEO Talk About His New Cross-Border Payment System
The Civic Wallet is a noncustodial money transfer system that uses your face instead of complex keys.
This Tiny Crypto Startup Has Lessons for Libra's 'Unbanked' Dreams
If Facebook’s Libra project truly aims to serve the globe’s 1.7 billion unbanked, Hong Kong-based Bitspark might offer some insights.
Overstock Caps Series A for Bitcoin Startup Ripio With $400k Funding
Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures has added the South American bitcoin payments startup to its stable of blockchain-focused investments.
Why Bitcoin Regulation Lags Where it's Needed Most
Africa has significant market potential for bitcoin companies, but its challenging regulatory environment is deterring development.
Bitcoin Startups Bring Rebittance Service to Argentina and Mexico
Volabit and SatoshiTango have opened a bitcoin-powered international money bridge to transfer fiat between Mexico and Argentina.
Traditional Remittance Provider Adds Bitcoin Services in Latin America
Bitex.la has joined with More Money Transfers to offer customers fiat-to-bitcoin deposit services across Latin America.
Boston Fed Researchers: We’re Bullish on Bitcoin as a Technology
CoinDesk speaks with researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to learn more about their thoughts on bitcoin and its role in payments tech.
Bitcoin Powers New Worldwide Cellphone Top-Up Service
Mobile payments pioneer mHITs has created a bitcoin platform it claims is the "easiest way" to send phone credit across borders.
Palarin Brings Coinbase-Inspired Bitcoin Services to the Philippines
Palarin offers simple-to-use bitcoin-based financial tools in the Philippines, helping ease remittance pain points.
