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Cryptocurrencies are the Future of Payments: Here is How Merchants Fit In

Retail TouchPoints

Bitcoin, along with many other cryptocurrencies today, finds itself in a rather unique position. After a couple of late gains, Bitcoin began to garner serious attention in 2014 when notable companies like Microsoft, Dell and PayPal began accepting payments through Bitcoin. How Big Institutions are Cashing in the Crypto Hype.

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FARFETCH Joins Gucci and Other Luxury Brands in Accepting Crypto Payments

Retail TouchPoints

Luxury platform FARFETCH will accept cryptocurrency payments for all purchases on the FARFETCH Marketplace, with plans to expand to FARFETCH Private Clients in the coming months and to all customers in the U.S., FARFETCH customers can scan a QR code to access their cryptocurrency wallets and use more than 60 popular forms of crypto payments.

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Cryptocurrency Regulations In The United Kingdom – A Guide To Follow

365 Retail

In essence, Cryptocurrency isn’t really considered to be a legal tender model in the UK. Here’s what the stature of Crypto’s regulatory scrutiny looks like – If you want to create a Crypto-based firm or company in the UK, registering with the FCA will be a must for you. Is Cryptocurrency Legal In The UK?

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4 Ways Retailers Can Add Crypto Successfully

Retail TouchPoints

Many people in finance and retail considered 2021 the “year of the cryptocurrency.” While the NYC payroll department likely cannot do that, it signals the mayor’s intentions to encourage cryptocurrency adoption. These machines function the same as traditional ATMs, with the extra capability of purchasing and storing cryptocurrencies.

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Practice Empathy To Reduce Insider Risk

Forrester eCommerce

Fears of recession, tightening financial markets, and market downturns have led to layoffs in technology and cryptocurrency companies and have even impacted the cybersecurity space. These companies have valuable intellectual property and customer data that they must continue to protect during this tumultuous time.

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Trends Analysis: Why Cryptocurrency May Still Be Important for eCommerce

ESW

Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoin especially, are more likely to draw raised eyebrows than excited grins these days. There’s a bigger discussion about what crypto — and the blockchain technology behind it — can do for the entire eCommerce sector. This could prove to be the real story of cryptocurrency’s rise. Alternatives.

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PayPal Purchases Cryptocurrency Security Provider Curv

Retail TouchPoints

In October 2020, PayPal committed to helping shape the role that digital currencies will play in the future of commerce and financial services, and the company recently created a business unit focused on blockchain, crypto and digital currencies. Curv was founded in 2018 by CEO Itay Malinger and CTO Dan Yadlin. “As

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